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Date of source: 16 Apr 2024
Egypt’s Institute of Coptic Studies (ICS) is a renowned educational institution dedicated to Coptic history, heritage and culture. Affiliated with the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate and chaired by Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria, the ICS was established in January 1954 by the Millī (Community) Council...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Apr 2024
Family difficulties often result in unfortunate consequences, particularly affecting children who bear the brunt of family instability, especially when fathers use financial means to exact revenge on their wives.
According to the first article of law no. 25 (bis 18) of 1929, husbands were legally...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 Apr 2024
Wives, according to the text of Article 1 Law No. 25/1920, are entitled to receive their sharīʿa rights of nafaqa (alimony) from their husbands starting from the date of the marriage contract. This includes provisions for food, clothing, housing, and medical expenses.
According to Article 20 of Law...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Apr 2024
The timing of the announcement of an agreement between Israel and Indonesia to normalize relations might have gone unnoticed under different circumstances, especially before the aggression on Gaza following the events of October 7.
Previously, there had been an atmosphere of Arab normalization with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 Nov 2023
Germany's interior minister, Nancy Faeser, has called on Muslim groups in the country to explicitly condemn the October 7 attacks by Ḥamās on Israel.
“I expect the Muslim organizations to position themselves and uphold their responsibilities in society,” Faeser said in an interview with German...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Apr 2024
Security forces in the Upper Egyptian province of al-Minyā and the deputy governor rushed to al-Fawākhir village after reported assaults by extremists on Copts over rumors about the construction of a church.
The extremists attacked Copts’ houses with stones and chanted slogans against them while...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Apr 2024
Egyptian security forces were able to restore calm in the village of al-Fawākhir, Samāllūṭ town, in the southern Egyptian governorate of al-Minyā, after violence erupted there on Tuesday evening (April 23).
The village witnessed attacks on Copts by a group of people over rumors that a new church...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 May 2017
The Islamic Research Academy on Thursday, May 11, 2017, held an extraordinary meeting under Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, to discuss the crisis sparked by cleric Dr. Sālim ʿAbd al-Jalīl’s statements regarding Christianity.
The meeting, which reviewed the remarks by ʿAbd al-Jalīl,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Mar 2024
Shaykh Khālid al-Jamāl, a preacher at the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments), praised the idea of the program Nūr al-Dīn (Light of Religion) by Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former grand muftī of Egypt, and said the senior scholar touched on several important topics.
Commenting on the 16th episode,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Apr 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders is participating for the first time in the 38th edition of the Foire Internationale du Livre de Tunis, or the Tunis International Book Fair, which will be held from April 19 to 28 in the Tunisian capital.
The council’s participation in the event aligns with its mission...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Mar 2024
A Coptic researcher has criticized the lack of representation of women and Christians in the Bar Council following its 2024 elections.
“The Bar Council is nearly without representation of women and Copts, despite the presence of more than 300,000 eligible voters, 45% of which are women,” said Isḥaq...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Apr 2024
When the book ‘al-Mawāqif wa al-Mukhāṭabāt’ by al-Nafarrī was published in Cairo in 1934, the late novelist and Nobel laureate Najīb Maḥfūẓ was just 23 years old, having already graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Department of the Egyptian University, now known as Cairo University. ...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Apr 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, spoke about one of al-Asmāʾ al-Ḥusna (99 Fairest Attributes of God), which is al-Ḥalīm, or the Clement.
“The word comes from clemency, as Allah is always forgiving, and is never provoked by the anger or sin of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Jan 2024
On Wednesday (January 10), The Cairo Criminal Court’s sentenced defendants to five years’ imprisonment terms in the retrial on the case known in the media as “Shiite sedition.”
The two defendants – Ḥasan Muḥammad and ʿAbd al-Wahāb ʿĀshūr – had received verdicts of 14-year imprisonment terms in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Mar 2024
The Abrahamic Family House celebrated its first anniversary since opening on Saʿdīyāt Cultural District in Abu Dhabi in February 2023.
Reflecting the UAE's commitment to unity among people and cultures, the Abrahamic Family House showcases the nation’s diversity and is a place for education,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Apr 2024
Led by Dr. ʿAlāʾ ʿAbd el-Hādī, the General Union of Arab Writers and the General Syndicate of the Egyptian Writers Union expressed their sincere support for the Grand Imām Aḥmad el-Ṭayyīb and his courageous and noble stance towards the Palestinian issue and what is happening in Gaza in particular....
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 20 Apr 2024
President of the National Council for Women, Dr. Māyā Morsī, participated in the Egyptian Family Celebration organized by the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs, which carried the slogan “Family Health = Community Health.”
The Coptic Orthodox Church took this...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 19 Apr 2024
Years ago, two Christian watermelon sellers, who happened to be brothers, decided to hang a picture that sent message of harmony, of Sheikh Aḥmad el-Ṭayyīb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, and Pope Tawāḍrūs, above their shop. These often discuss their amicable relationship with Muslim customers, portraying...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 6 Apr 2024
Grand Imām on al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad el-Ṭayyīb, extended his congratulations to President ʿAbd el-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and both the people within Egypt and in the Arab and Islamic world on the occasion of celebrating Laylat Al-Qadr.
The Sheikh of al-Azhar also discussed the war in Gaza and the Palestinian...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 3 Apr 2024
The international Christie’s auction hall in London will offer for sale an Egyptian manuscript of the “oldest copy of the Holy Book” at an auction to be held in London next June.
The Egyptian manuscript Crosby-Schoen dates back to the dawn of Christianity and is considered to be one of the most...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Mar 2024
Priest Mūsa Iskandar Saʿd of the Mār Jirjis Church in al-Sāḥil district, which is affiliated with the North Shubrā Churches Sector, sparked controversy in the Coptic community after doubting the story of Adam and Eve as it was mentioned in the Holy Book.
General Bishop of North Shubrā Churches,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Apr 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, spoke back to those who say that Ṣūfīsm did not exist during the time of the Prophet Muḥammad and the Ṣaḥāba (the Prophet’s Companions), saying that these claims are groundless as they have been debunked on numerous occasions.
“In...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Apr 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Cathedral and the churches of Alexandria commemorated the martyrdom of eight Christians who died during a bombing attempt at the cathedral. This took place on Palm Sunday in 2017, and Pope Tawāḍrūs was in the vicinity when these bombings occurred.
The names of the eight martyrs...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Apr 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs received Monsignor Eric de Moulin Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims, and his accompanying delegation, at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Friday (April 12), during their visit to Egypt on a religious pilgrimage. The delegation of the bishops of the Catholic Church consisted of Monsignor...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Apr 2024
Archbishop ʿAṭāllah Ḥannā of the Sibāsṭyā Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem criticized the American Christian Zionists’ “trick” of sacrificing Red Heifers, flatly rejecting these “misinterpretations” of the Holy Book that are adopted by Christian Zionist groups in the United States.
The Red Heifer...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Mar 2024
In an interview on YouTube with the media personality, Ghadī Fransīs, Dr. Munther Isḥaq, priest of the holy city of Bethlehem, emphasized that the Palestinian cause must be fundamental to Eastern Christians, stating that the teachings of Jesus Christ highlight the importance of Christians not being...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 6 Apr 2024
On behalf of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Anbā Yūlīōs (Julius), General Bishop of the churches of Old Cairo, Manyal and Fam al-Khalīj, warned of an individual posing as a fake priest under the name of Father Dāniyāl. This man communicates with women via telephone conversations, offering them a job...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 6 Apr 2024
The fast of Lent, which the Coptic Orthodox Church began on March 11th to continue to May 5th for a duration of 55 days, is considered to be one of the holiest fasts of the Church.
For the Coptic Orthodox Church, the fast of Lent always lasts for 55 days, beginning on a Monday and ending on...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 1 Apr 2024
Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Shahāwī, the chief of the Shāfʿī Sufi Order in Egypt, said that Ṣūfīsm, like any other branch of science, is guided by ten principles. He added that Ṣūfīsm concerns self-exploration and the pursuit of virtuous ethics, as well as the renunciation of bad manners.
“The renowned...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Apr 2024
The recently enacted law regulating the construction of churches stands out as a significant milestone in advancing citizenship and has garnered praise from all the churches and Christian denominations in Egypt.
Over the past five years, the Coptic Evangelical denomination obtained licenses for...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Apr 2024
In a gesture indicative of the strong ties between Muslims and Copts a priest of a church in Najʿ Ḥammādī city of the Qinā governorate in southern Egypt attended an ifṭār (fast-breaking) banquet along with fasting Muslims.
Qummuṣ (Archpriest) Rūwīs Lūwīz of the Mār Jirjis Church in Bahjūra village...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Apr 2024
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned attempts by the Israeli occupation police to evacuate the Cow Garden, which is considered part of the property of the Armenian Patriarchate in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.
The ministry said that these attempts are “invalid and unacceptable...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Mar 2024
Amidst blockades, devastation, and restrictions aimed at disrupting the lives of Palestinians, Christians in Jerusalem are attending Easter mass amidst a war that has persisted for nearly six months. As the toll of Israeli bombardment echoes alongside church bells, the faithful gather to observe...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Apr 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, received a high-level delegation from the Egyptian Episcopal/Anglican Church, led by Archbishop Sāmī Fawzī of Alexandria and Archbishop Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the honorary head of the Episcopal Church and Director of the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Apr 2024
On Thursday (April 4), Dr. Andrēa Zakī, Head of the Coptic Evangelical denomination, inaugurated the 6th edition of the 1,000 Evangelical Servants Conference under the title ‘The Standard Servant’, at the Coptic Evangelical House (Agape) in Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
The event was attended by more than 1,500...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Apr 2024
A senior clergyman in Jerusalem noted that the holy city has always been a significant destination for pilgrims during Easter, but this year, Archbishop William Shomaly, the Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, highlighted a substantial decrease in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Apr 2024
Date of source: 7 Mar 2024
On March 7, 2024, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, led by Pope Tawāḍrūs, and attended by 110 of the current 133 members, held its general meeting at the LOGOS Center of the Papal Residence in St. Bīshūy Monastery, Wādī al-Naṭrūn, Egypt.
The pope gave an introduction, speaking about the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Mar 2024
Christian churches following the Western calendar are celebrating Holy Saturday on March 30 with a mass to be led by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
This year’s celebrations saw a smaller turnout compared to previous years, as thousands...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Apr 2024
The Episcopal Church Diocese hosted an ifṭār banquet attended by esteemed guests such as Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Church of Alexandria, and Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the honorary archbishop the Episcopal Church and Chairman of the Center of Christian-Muslim Understanding &...
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Date of source: Saturday, February 22, 2014
By: Reuters
Reuters) - Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Mursi on Saturday rejected the right of a court to try him and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders on charges related to a mass jail break in 2011, security and judicial sources said.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
By: Reuters
A Christian college professor in India was finally acquitted of all blasphemy charges, although is still missing an arm -- cut off by a group of men, following accusations that some of his exams contained offensive questions about Islam's prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
By: ameinfo
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has said a presidential bid by Egypt’s Gen.
Date of source: Thursday, February 27, 2014
By: Al-Ahram Weekly
Shukrallah, the first woman, also a Copt, to chair a political party in Egypt
Date of source: Tuesday, February 18, 2014
By: Foreign Affairs
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s quick rise from obscure military bureaucrat to national idol reflects Egypt’s popular mood, which, after three-plus years of constant political tumult, desires stability in the form of a strongman.
Date of source: Friday, February 28, 2014
By: Christian Today
Egyptian and Libyan authorities have been criticised over their response to the murder of Egyptian Copts in Libya earlier this week.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
By: Agence France-Presse
Hala becomes Egypt party’s first female leader
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
By: The PJ Tatler
It’s open season on Coptic Christians in Libya.
Date of source: Sunday, February 23, 2014
By: acdemocracy.org
Date of source: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
By: BBC News
Egypt is a very important story for us... We've always been there, we believe we have been very fair, we believe we have no bias”
If convicted, they could be sentenced to several years in jail.
'Breaking the law'
Date of source: Thursday, March 6, 2014
By: christianpost
A top Islamic institute in Egypt has called for a ban on Darren Aronofsky's upcoming "Noah" movie, arguing that the Hollywood film provokes people and violates Islamic law.
Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2014
By: Christian Today
Egyptian and Libyan authorities have been criticised over their response to the murder of Egyptian Copts in Libya earlier this week.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
By: middleeastmonitor
In a letter written by Dr Salah Sultan, the former secretary-general in the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, from his prison cell to his son Dr Mahmoud Salah, he outlines the horrific treatment he and his fellow inmates are subjected to.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
By: meforum
According to Egyptian media, during his recent speech at the Dept. of Moral Affairs for the Armed Forces, Gen.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
By: Agence France-Presse
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
By: The Commentator
It's open season on Coptic Christians in Libya. A few days after seven Egyptians were
Date of source: Sunday, March 2, 2014
By: aawsat
Date of source: Thursday, March 6, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Hala Shukrallah is the first woman to lead a political party in Egypt. On Feb. 21, she won the elections of the Dostour Party with 108 votes, compared to 58 votes for her closest rival, Jamila Ismail.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2014
By: AFP
An Egyptian appeals court has postponed until Monday a request by lawyers to appoint
new judges in trials involving ousted Islamist president Mohammed Mursi, judicial
sources said.
Date of source: Sunday, February 23, 2014
By: Ahram Online
Hala Shukrallah is the most sought-after politician by the Egyptian media. On Friday 21 February, her
political party, the Constitution, held its general assembly and elected her as president. In that moment, she
Date of source: Friday, February 28, 2014
By: PolicyWatch 2216
The military chief has some strong assets and likely staying power, but he will still face great pressure if he is elected as anticipated,
Date of source: Friday, February 28, 2014
By: TIME.com
Radical Islamist rebels running the northern Syrian city of
Raqqa have made the Christians living in the area an offer they
can’t refuse: pay for protection, convert to Islam, or “face the
sword.”
Date of source: Friday, February 28, 2014
By: European Union Institute for Security Studies
The resignation of Egypt’s government on 24
February has reignited the debate about the presidential ambitions of Defence Minister Abdel Fattah
al-Sisi. Leaving the ministerial post would have given
him the opportunity to exit the armed forces and fi-
Date of source: Wednesday, October 9, 2013
By: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is leaning toward withholding most military aid to Egypt except to
promote counter-terrorism, security in the Sinai Peninsula that borders Israel, and other such priorities, a U.S. official
said on Tuesday.
Date of source: Saturday, February 22, 2014
By: Al Arabiya News
It doesn’t figure. Or does it? In the last months of former President Mursi and the Muslim
Brotherhood’s rule, the U.S. government expressed little sympathy or even interest in the
Date of source: Friday, February 21, 2014
By: Ahram Online
Hala Shukrallah won the liberal Constitution Party's elections on Friday to succeed Mohamed ElBaradei as
the party's president.
Shukrallah won 108 out of 189 votes to become the first woman and Copt to head an Egyptian political
party.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By: BBC News
Egypt's constitutional referendum is dominating the country's media, with most outlets urging voters not to miss the
opportunity to "shape their political future".
'Democratic ceremony'
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2014
By: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—It is perhaps unsurprising that a secular center-Left party would be the first political party in Egypt to select a Coptic woman as its leader.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
The popular Arab uprisings were, at their base, national opposition movements responding to themisbehavior of the [ruling] regimes. They were neither sectarian in their demands nor in the context of
Date of source: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
By: Religion Today Blog
According to a new study, blasphemy and evangelizingaccusations are disproportionately used against members ofEgypt's Christian minority -- particularly those working ineducation, Christianity Today reports. A study to be released at
Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2013
By: Memri
Essam Heggy: "The [Egyptian] revolution brought about an important change, butthis change is not complete because one important thing has not happened. Thisis not about political decisions or about the constitution. Let me tell you, I do not
Date of source: Friday, May 31, 2013
By: Copts United
Alfy K. Hermina said that lives of the Copts in Skesaka village are threatened and their lands are seized.However police were reported, they just ignored the matter asking the victims to negotiate with the thugs.
Date of source: Thursday, May 30, 2013
By: Christian news
Jihadist persecution of Christians around the world is one of the biggest under-reported stories in media circles, says a Christian activist and expert onthe issue.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
When Mona Prince opened her Facebook inbox on April 13 and saw the message from a colleague, she thought at first that it was a bad joke. She read an
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2013
By: christianpost
Sebastian Kurz, Austrian State Secretary for Integration, said Austrians feel the suffering of Christians in Egypt, especially after the rise of the militant religious currents to power.
Date of source: Friday, May 10, 2013
By: CWN
For the embattled Christians of Egypt, “the sharing of daily suffering can become an effective instrument of unity,” Pope Francis said on May 10, as he met with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II.
Date of source: Saturday, May 18, 2013
By: FRANCE 24
A general view of a Copt Christian church is seen on December 23, 2012 in Minya, some 280 kms south of Cairo.
Date of source: Saturday, May 11, 2013
By: The Long War Journal
Egypt's interior minister announced today the arrest of three members of an al Qaeda cell who were plotting to attack a Western embassy. "The interior
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.