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Date of source: 19 Sep 2024
On Monday, September 16, which was the occasion of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Prophet Muḥammad’s Birthday), Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, made a speech that triggered wide-scale controversy in religious and media circles.
Delivered in the presence of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Oct 2024
A protocol of cooperation between Egypt Healthcare Authority (EHA) and Bayt al-Zakāt, also known as the Alms and Charity House, was signed during a ceremony attended by Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar. It focused on the treatment of low-income and uninsured patients at al-Azhar...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Oct 2024
Religion, with all its official institutions, is one of the ideological organs of the state, being used as a mechanism for control, legitimacy, and justification of policies and practices, to the extent that a degree of religious sanctity is given to these institutions, which monopolize the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Oct 2024
According to a Health Ministry official, Egypt’s female circumcision rate has significantly decreased, especially for girls under the age of 19.
In statements on the show “Kol al-Zawāyā” (All Corners) on the ON E TV network, Dr. Amr Ḥasan, the Health Minister’s advisor for Population & Family...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Oct 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, highlighted the role of ministries and institutions of culture in Arab nations in attaching importance to the Arabic language.
“Cultural institutions contribute to creating sources of Islamic and cultural knowledge, which are capable of attracting...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Oct 2024
Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, a well-known media personality, stated that Egypt is a civil state and that religion has no bearing on the government’s service operations.
During his talk show Ḥadīth al-Qāhira on al-Qāhira wa al-Nās TV station, ʿĪsa stated, “The government must stand against religionizing politics...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Oct 2024
According to a legislator, international accords governing refugee conditions were consulted to develop the new draft law on foreigner asylum to Egypt, which the House of Representatives Defense & National Security Committee recently adopted.
“The new law aims to provide a comprehensive legal...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Sep 2024
Renowned press and media personality, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, made a statement rejecting any connection between the October 6, 1973 war and the Operation Al-Aqṣā Typhoon, which was carried out against Israel by Ḥamās on October 7, 2023.
During the talk show, Ḥadīth al-Qāhira, on al-Qāhira wa al-Nās TV...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Oct 2024
Whether or not you support what happened on October 7, the aftermath has changed the world in a way that guarantees that it will not be the same as it was before. National and international changes that have already taken place will affect the shape and future of the region.
The October 7 operation...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Oct 2024
Al-Azhar declared a state of mourning for the “heroic martyrs of the Palestinian resistance” after Israel announced that Yaḥyā al-Sinwār, the leader of the Ḥamās movement, had been killed during fighting in the southern Gaza city of Rafaḥ, on Thursday, October 17.
“Al-Azhar al-Sharīf mourns the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Oct 2024
As the birthplace of Jesus Christ, the Church of the Nativity in Palestine, is extremely significant to Christians, and all denominations travel there to receive its blessings, especially during the Christmas season.
According to the official website of the Bethlehem Municipality, the Church of the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Oct 2024
After a full examination of the body at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv (Abū Kabīr), the Hebrew newspaper, Ynet, announced that the Israeli occupation authorities have taken the body of Yaḥyā al-Sinwār to a classified location to keep.
According to the article, it is now unclear what...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Oct 2024
Under the patronage of Prime Minister Muṣṭafā Madbūlī, Dār al-Iftāʾ held a symposium titled, ‘Fatwā & Character Building,’ in which a documentary that reviewed efforts by al-Azhar as a source of enlightenment and moderation was screened.
The documentary confirmed that the priority of the Grand...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Oct 2024
A researcher in the Faculty of Archeology of Cairo University said the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt is considered to be one of the most important events in history as it was based on a sacred revelation and divine orders.
In an interview with Ṣadā al-Balad news website, Bīshūy Damyān Ḥilmī said...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Oct 2024
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Translator Noha Heraiba, Rajāʾ Maḥmūd Ismāʿīl
Date of source: 8 Oct 2024
During the launch of the symposium that was held in promotion of the presidential initiative titled, 'A New Beginning to Build Egyptian Humans,' under the patronage of President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al Sīsī and hosted by Dār al-Iftāʾ, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said:
“By building humans,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Oct 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, received the General Bishop and Chairman of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC), Anbā Irmīyā, to discuss the role of religious institutions in boosting people’s awareness and the joint effort of the institutions to...
Date of source: 14 Mar 2024
Representative Nadīm Gemayel stated, “Ḥezbollah’s profanation of pre-emptive wars has proven to be a failure, as seen in the war in Syria, and the repercussions of crises, displacement, and crimes in Lebanon.”
He posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), “To this day, the support...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 6 Oct 2024
On Sunday, October 6, the eve of the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 incidents, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church reiterated his calls for an “immediate ceasefire” in the region of the Middle East, as well as the urgency for the release of the hostages detained in Gaza.
Addressing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Oct 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs stressed the church’s willingness to join all activities that aim at raising citizens’ awareness on the importance of rationalizing the water consumption.
The pope made the remarks at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Monday, October 7. To address their respective duties in this regard...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Oct 2024
Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) said that a distorted perception of religious discourse, which is based on fanaticism and disputes over doctrinal matters, could push some young people and adolescents to have wrong ideas about religions and gradually lead them to atheism....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Oct 2024
On Saturday, October 12, a workshop with the title ‘Religious Leaders and a New Beginning for Building Humans’ was launched as part of a presidential initiative on human development under the sponsorship of the National Council for Women (NCW). At the workshop, participants talked about the goals,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Oct 2024
Background for the Mikado Library, the Katholiek Documentatie Centrum and the Historisch Documentatiecentrum voor het Nederlands Protestantisme.
This brief provides background to books and documents Cornelis Hulsman provided to the Mikado Library, Aachen, October 10, 2024.
Working in emigration...
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Translator Matthew Anderson
Date of source: 14 Oct 2024
Muslim books on Christian mission for the Mikado library
Christianity In Africa: Missionaries and Change (African Society of Social Sciences: Tripoli, Libya, 1986).
Christian Missionarism and the Alienation of the African Mind (African Society of Social Sciences: Tripoli, Libya, 1986).
I bought...
Date of source: 14 Oct 2024
Farewell speech for Professor Wolfram Reiss (University of Vienna)
I was born and raised in a conservative Christian Reformed family with beliefs such as the current state of Israel is the promised land for the Jews, negative perspectives on Islam, reading the Qur’an was wrong, the Catholic church...
Date of source: 26 Sep 2024
In his weekly sermon, Pope Tawāḍrūs expressed his deep concern over the suffering caused by armed conflicts, emphasizing the need to end the war in the region of Lebanon and Palestine, while upholding the ideals of wisdom, humanism, and mercy.
Speaking in his sermon at the Martyr Mār Jirjis Church...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Sep 2024
Al-Azhar University President, Dr. Salāma Dawūd, announced that six colleges have obtained renewed accreditation. Five were accredited for the first time and thirteen academic programs were accredited at the different colleges of the university in Cairo and provinces.
“The colleges that obtained...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Sep 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that discussion about the Prophet Muḥammad’s Birthday is no longer a superfluous matter but rather an obligation and a religious duty.
“The world is suffering from a lack of conscience regarding the reality in which we live and differs completely from...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Sep 2024
On Saturday, September 28th, the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Ḥamās, lamented the loss of Ḥasan Naṣrallah, Secretary-General of Ḥizbullah, whom Ḥizbullah confirmed to be murdered in an Israeli attack.
“We remember his struggle, full of sacrifices for the sake of liberating Jerusalem and the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Sep 2024
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa said the presence of Dār al-Iftāʾ clashes with the principles of a democratic state, adding: “With all due respect to all opinions, thoughts, persons, and institutions, but there is no democratic state that has an iftāʾ house.”
“The grand muftī position was established by...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Sep 2024
Professor of theology and philosophy at al-Azhar University, Dr. ʿAzza Ramaḍān, stated that addressing atheists in society requires extensive research and that there is no universally applicable solution to the problem of recognising and dealing with atheists.
“Each case should be thoroughly...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Sep 2024
In the context of Islam, jihād refers to the fight of Muslims to abstain from sin, which is the highest kind of jihād, as well as the defense of their beliefs and homeland.
However, radical organizations have misrepresented the meaning of the jihād and have even killed Muslims and defenseless...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 Sep 2024
Shaykh Ṣalāḥ al-Tījānī has recently came under public scrutiny after a teenage girl named Khadīja accused him of sexually harassing her, sharing screenshots of their chat.
Khadīja, an architect who is now living in Russia, published a post on her facebook page in which she accused Tījānī of sexual...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Sep 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, gifted President ʿAbd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī with al-Azhar’s first edition of the interpretation of the Holy Qurʾān into English during the ceremonies of the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) to celebrate the al-Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Prophet Muḥammad’s...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Sep 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center posted a statement on its Facebook page regarding the controversy surrounding the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, and the speech he gave on Monday, September 16, the Prophet Muḥammad's birthday.
“Integrity is violated when remarks are taken out of context...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Sep 2024
Each time President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī speaks on the occasion of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday), observers of Egyptian public events can identify the characteristics of a character-building approach in his speech.
“Our noble Prophet, Muḥammad (PBUH), once remarked, ‘I was...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Sep 2024
Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, stated that God Almighty alone is capable of making comparisons between divine messages. He further stated that those who believe in these messages should not make comparisons between one prophet or another or between one religion and another.
“God...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Sep 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center posted a statement on its Facebook page on the debate surrounding the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, and the speech he gave on Monday, September 16, the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday.
“Integrity is compromised when statements are taken out of context with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Sep 2024
Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), held a plenary meeting with regional directors around the country and top executives of Al-Awqāf Egyptian Authority to discuss a new work mechanism that would be implemented soon.
He stated during the meeting, “This system will be...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
The General Organization for Cultural Palaces (GOCP) is organizing a symposium on the Holy Family Trail and its role in preserving the Coptic heritage and the Egyptian identity at the al-Sāmir Theatre in the Jīza district of al-ʿAjūza.
Speakers at the symposium include Dr. Fayrūz Maḥmūd Ḥasan, a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Sep 2024
Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate speech are rampant in Western and some non-Islamic countries because anything associated with Islam and Muslims is associated with terrorism. Nonetheless, the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ is trying to disseminate a reasonable strategy to address the unfortunate phenomenon...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Sep 2024
Muslims share congratulations on the day of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī while chanting “O, my beloved Messenger of God,” a common phrase commemorating the Prophet Muḥammad's birth.
Messages such as “Congratulations on al-Mawlid al-Nabawī of the beloved al-Muṣṭafā (Muḥammad),” “May God accept your charity...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Sep 2024
The Roman Catholic Church’s Pope Francis is currently in Indonesia, which has observers confused because this largely Islamic country only contains a small minority of Christians. However, they fail to realize that since Pope Francis assumed office in 2013, the pontiff has declared his adoption of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Sep 2024
Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, expressed admiration for President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī's program, “New Beginning for Building Humans,” stating that it is crucial to raising the standard of services provided in the areas of health, sports, education, and culture.
In a statement...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2024
Media personality Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa expressed uncertainty on the future of the film adaptation of his book, al-Mulḥid (The Atheist).
“Many are asking me about the fate of the al-Mulḥid movie. I don’t know. You better ask the minister of culture or perhaps the minister of awqāf,” ʿĪsa wrote on his page...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Jul 2024
The newly appointed Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Sayī Maḥmūd al-Azharī, was born on July 16, 1976, in Alexandria, and grew up in the province of Sūhāj, Upper Egypt.
He graduated with first-class honors in 2011 from the faculty of uṣūl al-Dīn (theology), with a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Sep 2024
In a fatwā published on December 1, 2016, the former Grand Muftī, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, stated that the celebration of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī, or the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, reflects the blessing of his prophethood as well as the love and glorification of the Prophet.
The fatwā states that the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2024
According to Pope Tawāḍrūs, the president's “New Beginning” plan is a “good and serious step towards developing the Egyptian people to build an advanced and integrated society.”
In a video clip released by the cabinet's official page, Pope Tawāḍrūs stated, “In every aspect, the development of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
The newly appointed Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, holds a PhD in theology from al-Azhar University, where he majored in philosophy and theology and graduated with first-rank honors in 2003.
He graduated in May 1995 from the faculty of theology at al-Azhar University in Ṭanṭā,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Aug 2024
The al-Qādirīya al-Būdshīshīya Sufi Order, led by Dr. Mūlāī Munīr al-Qādīrī Būdshīsh, announced that the 19th edition of the World Sufi Forum is being held in the Kingdom of Morocco on September 11-16, under the title ‘Sufism and Values in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.’
In past forum editions...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Aug 2024
A unique vision for renewing religious discourse through Egypt’s religious establishment—which is recognised for its capacity to propagate ideals of tolerance, reject prejudice and hatred, and play a significant cultural role—was incorporated by the government.
In order to promote a moderate...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Aug 2024
Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, stated on Sunday, August 18, that interfaith dialogue is the best method to advance peace and understanding. He also mentioned that efforts were being made to solidify common principles as the most effective strategy to create a society that is tolerant...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Jun 2023
According to prominent Muslim scholar Shaykh ʿAbd Allah bin Bayya, Chairman of the UAE Fatwā Council and Head of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, the United Arab Emirates - led by President Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl Nahyān - has turned into a model of “happy coexistence.”
“The United Arab Emirates...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Aug 2024
The dean of al-Azhar’s Faculty for Islamic & Arabic Studies for Girls, Dr. Ḥanān ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, stressed the significance of department selection for female students aspiring to become muftīs.
In a talk show on the al-Nās TV station ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz stated: “The term ‘muftī’ is broad, so...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Sep 2024
The Center for Christian Muslim Understanding and Partnership (CCMUP) hosted the second day of A Journey of Learning program’s third edition at the All-Saints Episcopal Cathedral in the Zamālik district. Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the center’s director and honorary archbishop, was present for the events....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Sep 2024
On Saturday, August 31, Christian and Muslim locals in the province of Banī Sūwayf, located 115 kilometers south of Cairo, came together to fight a fire that had broken out inside the governorate’s archbishopric.
The people participated in extinguishing the fire and assisted the civil defense...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
After a man was found guilty of contempt of religion, the Port Said (Pūr Saʾīd) Criminal Court, presided over by Chief Justice Jawdat Mīkhāʾīl Qiddīs, sentenced him to three years of harsh imprisonment.
The forty-year-old man, identified only by his initials Y.M.ʿ and residing in Port Fouad (Pūr...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
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Date of source: Monday, January 13, 2014
By: Reuters
(Reuters) - Egyptians vote on Tuesday in a constitutional referendum, the first ballot since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Mursi and an event likely to spawn a presidential bid by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Date of source: Monday, January 13, 2014
By: Reuters
(Reuters) - Egyptians vote on Tuesday in a constitutional referendum, the first ballot since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Mursi and an event likely to spawn a presidential bid by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By: Fikra Forum
On January 14, Egyptians are expected to go once again to the polling stations to vote on the newly drafted constitution. It will be the third constitution-related referendum held in Egypt since Mubarak was toppled in February 2011.
Date of source: Thursday, January 23, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — As Egypt's interim president and ministers of defense and interior celebrated the third anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, countless authors and TV show hosts continued to smear the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak's dictatorship. On this day in 2011, Egyptians took to
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
It’s not every day that a well-known Egyptian intellectual makes pronouncements of the kind made by philosopher Youssef Zeidan. The Egyptian and Israeli media missed what he said at the end of a Dec.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
By: OnIslam.net
The word Copt is an English word taken from the Arabic word Gibt or Gypt. It literally means Egyptian. The Arabs, after their conquest of Egypt in 641 AD, called the population of Egypt Gypt, from the Greek word Egyptos or Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2014
By: Ahram Online
This week's referendum on a new draft constitution marks the first time Egyptians have gone to polls since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi on 3 July 2013.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
El-ARISH, North Sinai — Every road leading to North Sinai's only remaining church was blocked by an armored vehicle, a light tank or a Humvee surrounded by several military and special operations personnel.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
The recordings released by Egyptian journalist Abdel Rahim Ali about some activists and politicians — including activist Asmaa Mahfouz, the founder of the April 6 Youth Movement Ahmed Maher, Abdul Rahman Yusuf and former par
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
It's hard to see any winner in Egypt’s messy political arena — one that is dominated by near-daily deadly confrontations between the Muslim Brotherhood and the military-backed interim leadership.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
By: patheos
In the Roman calendar today is the feast of Macarius of Egypt. In the Eastern churches his feast is a couple of days later on the 19th.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2014
By: The Washington Institute
Given the limitations and internal divisions of Egypt's various power centers, neither the military nor any other single institution is solely in charge at the moment.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2014
By: Center for International Maritime Security
Date of source: Thursday, January 23, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Three letters written by prominent Egyptians — two from inside jail — are making the rounds on social media, punctuating the fallout of government crackdowns in a politically charged climate that appears far from reconciliation, despite calls to end polarization on the third anniversary o
Date of source: Saturday, January 11, 2014
By: Daily News Egypt
Date of source: Thursday, January 16, 2014
By: Christianity Today
In 2011, Nadia Makram, 13, was walking home from church near her working-class Cairo neighborhood when she vanished.
By: Al-Monitor
On Jan. 14 and 15, Egyptians will decide the country’s future in the most important referendum Egypt has seen in 60 years.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Sexual harassment in Egypt is a dangerous phenomenon.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
By: Al Jazeera America
Date of source: Saturday, January 11, 2014
By: Fair Observer
The EU should not monitor the Egyptian referendum, but instead push for political inclusion.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Ramy Essam is best known for his heady performances in Tahrir Square during the 18 days of the January 25 Revolution. His song, "Irhal!' ("Leave!"), became an anthem for the mass street protests against Hosni Mubarak's 30-year dictatorship: "We are all united, we demand one thing: Leave! Leave!
Date of source: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
By: Middle East Online
Egypt's Christians rang in the New Year Wednesday with prayers for peace after months of unrest, but expressed no regrets over backing the military's overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
Date of source: Thursday, January 23, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
In an interview with Al-Monitor just two days after the ratification of the new Egyptian constitution,
Date of source: Monday, January 13, 2014
By: Atlas Shrugs
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2014
By: Sitrep
Militants in the Sinai Peninsula attacked a natural gas pipeline Jan. 17, AFP reported. There were no casualties. The same section of pipeline was attacked less than a month ago, on Dec.
Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2014
By: BBC News
A proposed new Egyptian constitution has been backed by 98.1% of people who voted in a referendum, officials say.
Turnout was 38.6% of the 53 million eligible voters, the election committee said.
Date of source: Thursday, January 16, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2014
By: Fwd
Given the limitations and internal divisions of Egypt's various power centers, neither the military nor any other single institution is solely in charge at the moment.******************************The
Date of source: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
By: JPost
'Al-Hayat' reports Egyptian military chief will run in March election "in light of wide popular demand"; Mubarak not intending to return to political power
Date of source: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
The youth are the ones who launched Egypt’s January 25 Revolution.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Student demonstrations have become a daily occurrence at Egyptian universities. Reports estimate that a monthly average of 230 protests were staged on 24 campuses in the first part of the current academic year. By and large,
Date of source: Friday, January 24, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Bombs exploded across Cairo on Jan. 24 in advance of a day many expected to be bloody reminder of Egypt’s fractured political landscape.
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
By: clarionproject
General El-Sisi, the commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces and current head of
state, is essentially calling for a reformation in Islam. His bold declaration comes as the
Egyptian people approved a constitution in a vote that the Muslim Brotherhood
Date of source: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Dear reader, I know that these lines will be heavy on the eyes and on your
conscience, but I ask you to consider them and I hope that they motivate you to
take action.
I always recall my meeting with Ahmed Zaki, an Egyptian journalist living and
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
By: Geopolitical Diary
The efforts of Egypt's
top military leader,
Gen. Abdel Fattah alSisi, to assume his
country's presidency
reflect a return of the
Arab world's largest
country to the days
of its founding as a
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
By: MEMRI
Introduction
On November 24, 2013, Egyptian Interim President 'Adly Mansour approved a bill for a protest law
submitted to him about a month previously by the government. The new law sets restrictions for
Date of source: Saturday, January 25, 2014
By: New Republic
Washington should focus on shielding U.S. strategic interests in Egypt from the effects of persistent political instability, while also
encouraging Cairo to address the root causes of this instability over time.
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Date of source: Friday, January 24, 2014
By: Stratfor
Summary
Four explosive
devices detonated in
and around Cairo on
Jan. 24. The first of
these, a large
vehicle-borne
improvised explosive
device placed in front
of the Cairo Security
Date of source: Sunday, January 19, 2014
By: Reuters.com
CAIRO (Reuters) - Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi
was on Sunday ordered to stand trial for insulting the judiciary, legal
sources said, alongside 24 others including liberal activists who
Date of source: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
By: Demoted Egyptian editor bemoans lack of press freedom
CAIRO (Reuters) - Journalist Abdelnasser Salama had high hopes for press freedom when Egyptians took to the
streets and ended the 30-year rule of president Hosni Mubarak.
Date of source: Thursday, January 16, 2014
By: jpost
Egypt's Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meeting with Russian
delegation in Cairo, Nov 14. Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO - Egyptians who voted in a referendum overwhelmingly approved a new
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
By: Stratfor
Summary
The likely passage of
Egypt's new charter,
while a crucial victory
for the military
regime, does not
mean that stability
will return to the
country. Six months
after the ousting of
Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2014
By: International IDEA
The Arabic republic of Egypt Draft Constitution 2013.
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Date of source: Monday, January 13, 2014
By: PolicyWatch 2192
Low Salafist turnout for this week's constitutional referendum could signal a broad base of support for growing jihadist violence against
the post-Morsi government.
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Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2014
By: MEMRI
Youssef Ziedan: "We should reconsider our notions regarding the Jewish question. We are not even
aware how much this affects us. [Antisemitism] has become a common trade, benefitting all our politicians.
Date of source: Friday, January 10, 2014
By: UPI.com
CAIRO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- CAIRO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- An Egyptian opposition alliance led by the Muslim Brotherhood
called Friday for a boycott of a referendum on the country's proposed new constitution.
Date of source: Friday, January 10, 2014
By: MEMRI
Introduction
On January 14 and 15, 2014, for the second time in the three years since the January 2011 ouster of
president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's citizens will vote in a referendum on a new constitution. The previous
Date of source: Thursday, January 9, 2014
By: The Long War Journal SiteWide
A new jihadist group calling itself the
Brigades of Lone Wolves has
announced its establishment and
claimed responsibility for a number of
attacks in Egypt in two recent
statements. In its first statement,
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2014
By: Christian Today
Christian reportedly shot by Muslim Brotherhood protesters, then refused
treatment
A Coptic Christian man died on New Year's Eve from a gunshot wound to the head after three hospitals in Cairo
are reported to have turned him away.
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Confusion reigned over the educational process in Egypt following the
spread of the country’s political crises to education curriculums, which
were amended, with material added or removed as the prevailing
Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2014
By: allAfrica.com
Egypt's President Adly Mansour greeted members of Egypt's Coptic Community in Austria on the occasion of Christmas.
Mansour extended his greetings and best wishes for the Copts and voiced confidence that members of the Egyptian community abroad are very much concerned with
Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2014
By: Ahram Online
In a new book, Mariz Tadros examines the experience of Copts across
the last 10 years of Egypt's political life, inclusive of the 2011
revolution, where popular calls for rights intersected with their own
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
By: The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)
In a statement released to jihadist forums today,
the Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem
(Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) announced the deaths of a
fighter and a preacher. The fighter, identified as
Abu Arsalan Saeed al Shahat, killed himself by
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
By: Atlantic
Behind the government's political transition and security measures lies a deeply unstable country.
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Nearly six months after the mass uprising-cum-coup that toppled Mohammed Morsi, the key cleavages of Egypt's domestic political
Date of source: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
By: Algemeiner
If you want to insult your
opponent in the Muslim
world, you can’t do better
than to call him a Jew –
or worse than a Jew.
We’ve already seen Muslim
Brotherhood supporters
claiming that Egypt’s al-Sisi is
Date of source: Monday, December 30, 2013
By: The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)
Date of source: Monday, January 27, 2014
By: EUSPRING
CITIZENSHIP IN POST-AWAKENING EGYPT POWER SHIFTS AND CONFLICTING PERCEPTIONS
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Date of source: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
By: huffingtonpost
In Egypt, Arab Spring Gives Way To Military Winter
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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.