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Date of source: 28 Sep 2015
Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Haile-Mariam Desalegn could not receive Egypt's Primate personally as he attended the 70th UN General Assembly session in New York.
Pope Tawadros II visited today the Sebeta Getesemani Nunnery and presented the icon of the Holy Virgin Mary as gift to the nunnery's nuns. [...
Reviewed by Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 28 Sep 2015
Hijāb pointed out that Egypt needs 'a new culture' in the coming stage, adding that culture, social justice, as well as democracy will help dry out sources of terrorism.
He further urged the new minister of culture, Helmi al-Namnam, to reconsider the ministry staff members which his predecessor, `...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 27 Sep 2015
The World Economic Forum is a non-profit organization that promotes dialogue between political leaders and the business communities worldwide.
Egypt's ambassador to the U.S.A. and spokesman of the presidency `Alā´ Yūsuf stated that President Al-Sisi had confirmed the importance of the strategic...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 27 Sep 2015
Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt and Egyptian Ambassador in Ethiopia, Archbishops of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and several other dignitaries welcomed Pope Tawadros II. The Papal visit will cover several churches and monasteries. His Grace is the chief guest celebrating the finding of the holy...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 27 Sep 2015
He added that the situation in Egypt is now improving, pointing out that the Arab countries are always keen to support Egypt financially.
He continued saying that the Muslim Brotherhood made a mistake when they refused to admit their failure during their rule, thinking that they do all their...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 27 Sep 2015
According to a verbal complaint lodged by Bad`ī's family to the member of the National Council For Human Rights (NCHR) Muhammad `Abd al-Quddūs, claimed that Bad`ī has been beaten by a police officer in the van bringing him to his cell after a hearing session at the court last Saturday. `Abd al-...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 27 Sep 2015
In a statement disclosed to Al-Bawāba News, Al-`Attār announced that the anti-Muslim Brotherhood discourse delivered by the Coalition will have its impact on the public opinion, especially among the voters.
He further warned that the political finance will play a crucial role in the winning of...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 26 Sep 2015
Tawadros II was received by Ethiopian Patriarch Mathias I of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa in an official reception.
The Egyptian pope headed to Ethiopia heading a delegation from the Egyptian Orthodox Church.
In interview with Al-Ahram daily newspaper...
Date of source: 25 Sep 2015
The visit was organized by:
- Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU), an Egyptian NGO founded in 2007.
- Stichting Arab-West Foundation, a Dutch NGO with ANBI status founded in 2005 which
supports the work of CAWU.
Members of the...
Date of source: 21 Sep 2015
Cairo’s Chinese community numbers around 10,000 members of highly diverse social class, income, religious, ethnic and professional backgrounds (Egypt Independent). During the China Day, many different members of the Chinese community in Egypt had the chance to meet, interact and network. Chinese...
Date of source: 21 Sep 2015
In his message to al-Sisi, Pope Tawadros extended his sincere wishes and those of the Egypt's Coptic Orthodox church to “our Egyptian [Muslim] brothers and sisters, praying to God for the success in building the modern Egypt.”
The Pope, further, expressed his hope in the fulfillment of the...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 21 Sep 2015
The report said that the congestion inside cells exceeds 160 per cent of the prison’s absorptive capacity and more than 300 per cent in police stations, according to official statements.
Families of the detainees have complained that Egyptian authorities deliberately refuse to offer medical...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 20 Sep 2015
Namnam strongly believes in the Prophet Muhammad's saying «You know best the affairs of your worldly life,» noting that this is the kind of Islam he defends, and not the Islam as perceived by Al-Baghdādi, Usāma bin-Lāden, or Ayman al-Zawāheri, who are all branches of Hassan al-Banna's and Al-Sayed...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 20 Sep 2015
He further added that voters should be cautious of candidates who have conspired with terror groups against their homeland, stressing that the country has never stopped applying Sharī`a according to the 'spirit' of Islamic teaching, and will not resort to the ideologies of terrorists in...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 20 Sep 2015
The demand of the EOHR came after a large number of appeals as well as claims were submitted to the State Council by candidates on the ground of defamation or misuse of the right of litigation.
While some candidates accused other candidates of defaming them in their electoral campaigns, others...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 19 Sep 2015
Skinner writes “Pastor X described 2011 as “a significant year in Egypt and the Arab world." He told of a pastor there who felt led by God to do something extra – not knowing what. Five days later, 5 million people gathered to protest for regime change a short walk from the church.”
That...
Date of source: 19 Sep 2015
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The concept of media gag is based on preventing conflicting media reports and public opinion from interfering with a case’ investigations, also to guarantee objectivity and fairness. Prosecution authorities are in turn supposed to release...
Date of source: 19 Sep 2015
Al-`Ajāti, who replaces former Minister Ibrahīm al-Henēdi, noted that the Government considers transitional justice a system that works independently within the Ministry of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, creating thus a link between the government and the parliament. He further stressed that the...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 19 Sep 2015
According to AFP, the first task of the new Cabinet will be to carry out the economic projects that has been delayed under the former Prime Minister Ibrahīm Mahlab.
Sherīf Isma`īl, a career engineer technocrat, was sworn in as Egypt's new prime minister; he brought 16 new faces into the new cabinet...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 19 Sep 2015
Vetogate highlights the reactions of Egypt’s feminist movements on the small number of women in Egypt's new Cabinet:
Manāl Lutfi, head of the Egyptian Women Organization Against Terror, commented that the number of women in the new Cabinet of PM Sherīf Isma`īl is an ongoing “farce” in a series of...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 19 Sep 2015
Known for his strong opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Zend was born in 1946 in Damatno, a small village outside of Tanta. He graduated from Al-Azhar University in 1970 in Islamic Law. As well as becoming a public prosecutor, he went on to hold various judicial positions in a number of Egypt...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 18 Sep 2015
According to Zeyāda, several issues should be reconsidered, such as the highlighting the problems women still face on what regard the khol` law (women's right to divorce), the right to travel without a male permission, the right or custody of children. According to Zeyāda, the age of marriage for...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 18 Sep 2015
According to Al-Bawāba News, Mahmūd Fathi took to his facebook page, inciting for acts of armed violence in an official statement, jeopardizing thus the international support that the MB Organization enjoy for the time being.
In an effort to maintain this support, Ibrahīm Munīr published a number...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 18 Sep 2015
He further pointed out, saying: “The parliamentary candidates who seek constitutional amendments in this phase are not aware that such a demand would lead the country into a dark tunnel”, and “ is evidence of their immaturity in matters of legislation”, he added. “Any amendment can be undertaken...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 18 Sep 2015
In a statement, exclusively disclosed to Veto Gate, Khairī said that the 73 NFEW candidates are able to compete in the electoral marathon, and that they would be active participants of the electoral process.
He pointed out that the NFEW electoral program represents all workers of Egypt and will...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 18 Sep 2015
Following is the complete report of AL-MONITOR:
As tensions continue between Cairo and Ethiopia over the construction of the Renaissance Dam of Ethiopia despite political efforts in both countries to overcome the dispute over sharing Nile water, the Egyptian government is involving the Egyptian...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 18 Sep 2015
In this context, the report further describes the efforts of Egypt's ministry of endowments to respond to advocates of militancy and extremism inside mosques, by enshrining a number of laws that support the spread of moderate Islam and keep out books that incite extremism.
The report further...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 17 Sep 2015
According to the Endowment Ministry, the Farewell Sermon delivered by Prophet Muhammad shortly before his death is, in the “modern sense”, the first declaration that granted equality and human rights in the history of mankind, stressing that Islam denounces the unjustified killing of a human soul...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 17 Sep 2015
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior did not comment on the death of the Muslim Brotherhood guide. Nevertheless, Egyptian authorities repeatedly confirmed that they offer the necessary medical care to the detainees, denying all claims on “medical negligence”.
An undisclosed source, who is close to the...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 17 Sep 2015
Father Abrām of the Coptic Orthodox church, said that the construction of the administration annex, which was planned on a piece of land belonging to the Church to serve people with special needs, including the elderly and the handicapped, had been already approved in 2014. He added, that they had...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 17 Sep 2015
Hani Sabra, head of the Eurasia Group's Middle East and Africa Department, stated that the Egyptian regime under President Al-Sisi's leadership has indeed broken the line of the Muslim Brotherhood; according to the political expert, the Muslim Brotherhood had split into different groups, some of...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 16 Sep 2015
In this speech, Mursi outlined the challenges that Egypt is facing after the January 25 Revolution, placing the blame for the country's political and economic problems on the media, the judiciary, the secular opposition, and the former Mubarak regime, and its supporters. He, furthermore, repeatedly...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 16 Sep 2015
He added “ it is unprecedented in the history of nations to agree on a constitution, and then call for its amendment before its implementation”, stressing on the importance of daily-life experiences that help prove the failure or success of a constitution.
In response on the skepticism of some, `...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 16 Sep 2015
Hilmi, who is also professor of International Law, stressed that in order to realize integrity in the electoral process, the candidate lists should be firstly carefully selected, the awareness of the voters raised, the application of electronic voting machines, the evaluation of the performance of...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 16 Sep 2015
The Campaign, which was first conducted on the social networking websites, turned into a grassroots movement collecting signatures across the country's governorates, similar to the Tammarud movement back in 2013 which led to the ousting of President Mursi.
The No-To- Religious-Parties Campaign...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 15 Sep 2015
The ECHR's report further disclosed that while the SEC did not interfere, it was the Health Ministry that forbade the party from distributing medicines.
"The SEC should interfere and punish the party's candidates involved in these bribes. [Asmā´`Ali Badr, Al-Yawm al-Sābi`, Sept. 15, 2015] read...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 15 Sep 2015
Meanwhile, the ECHR expressed its concern on the appointment of Sherif Ismail, Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Sources, with the task of forming the new cabinet, as the new PM “lacks the characteristics required for Egypt's needs in the aftermath of January 25 and June 30 Revolutions....
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 15 Sep 2015
`Abd al-`Āti also reviewed the developments of the political situation in Egypt since the June 30 Revolution, and the detailed stages of implementing the road map. He stressed the stability of the investment climate in Egypt and its huge investment opportunities, addressing the promising...
Reviewed by Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 15 Sep 2015
Al-`Absi presented a comprehensive report on last year's account statement , since the founding of the Assembly till the present day,highlighting the importance of active contribution in the coming phase of building the country, the development of development of its citizens, and the...
Reviewed by Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 15 Sep 2015
According to an undisclosed source who wants to remain anonymous, the Minya Criminal Court of Central Egypt had sentenced different verdicts from death sentences to the acquittal of 119 people who were accused of being members of the “terror Muslim Brotherhood Organization” or charged with “...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 14 Sep 2015
Radwān was arrested late Sunday and detained for 10 hours without charge. He said that he was randomly arrested along with nine others, and only three of them were released, Al-Shurūq newspaper reported. He told the newspaper that at 7:30 pm on Sunday, a number of people blocked his way and pulled...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 14 Sep 2015
EOHR renewed its demands to amend the current Protest Law that is guaranteed by international human rights treaties and conventions, and as stipulated in Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on “Everyone's right to freedom and peaceful assembly and association”, as well as...
Reviewed by Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Al-Wasat Party: “We Disagree With The Muslim Brotherhood, But We Denounce Injustice Done Against It”
Date of source: 14 Sep 2015
He added, that the Party distanced itself from Mursi and his statement, however, it (the party) deems all injustice or means threatening to the revolutionary and detrimental to its gains”.
When asked on the participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Abu al-`Ela stressed that the Party...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 14 Sep 2015
The Egyptian workers were on their way back to Egypt, and that there are Egyptian Christians among the kidnapped, ANSA reports. Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not disclosed any statement so far that denies or confirms such news.
Taking advantage of Libya's civil strife, the IS ( Dā`esh in...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 14 Sep 2015
Jum`a highlighted the importance of national unity and cooperation between the Muslim and Christian religious institutions in the face of current challenges.
He also stressed the importance of dialogue to achieve security, safety and peace for all people.
`Īd al-Adha will be celebrated on Thursday...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 13 Sep 2015
The Egyptians have neglected their history, and its very essences forgotten or misunderstood. Their understanding of religion and of life have deteriorated, and despite the three Divine Messages, and despite tens of prophets and God's messengers, Egypt's present state of chaos, confusion and...
Reviewed by Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 13 Sep 2015
Al-Misriyun studied the patterns of isolation that occurred in the most prominent Egyptian families, due to their different ideological stances, not only since the January 25, but goes back to the time when the Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928, by one of the Al-Banna family members, Hassan al...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 13 Sep 2015
Al-Nūr Party:
created after the January 25 Revolution,has an ultra conservative Islamic ideology, and the first party that has been described as the political arm of the Salafi Call Society, Al-Da`wa al-Salafiya
the second political power in Egypt after winning 22% of the Peoples' Assembly in the...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 13 Sep 2015
However, in Qena and Qūs, the deadline for candidacy applications has been extended to September 15 after a recent court ruling on redrawing constituency boundaries concerning independent seats.
Supreme Elections Committee (SEC) spokesperson Omar Marawan said earlier that the elections will set to...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 11 Sep 2015
The presence of Christian Copts in the lists of the Salafi al-Nūr Party is a "necessary act" to which the leaders are required by the electoral law, and is within the constitutional requirements that the political parties must first fulfill in order to be admitted to the upcoming parliamentary...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 8 Sep 2015
Belonging to any kind of religious minority in a majority Muslim country like Egypt can be a challenge or even dangerous at times, but most Egyptians still insist that they have nothing against members of a different faith, that they have Coptic neighbours, that all people of the Book [way of...
Date of source: 7 Sep 2015
Yet a court in Egypt has found that my two colleagues and I are not legitimate journalists. Late last month the court decided that because we were not accredited with the Egyptian Journalists' Syndicate – the body that manages local media workers – we could not be described as journalists. [Peter...
Date of source: 6 Sep 2015
The Tablighi Jamaat in Egypt
With the Muslim Brotherhood and militant neo-fundamentalist groups like the recently established “Province of Sinai” dominating the Egyptian headlines, little attention is given to other forms of organized Islam within Egypt. One such group that is neglected- to an...
Date of source: 6 Sep 2015
Arab hip hop: From local inspiration to global revolution
Hip hop ain't dead, it never died, it just moved to the Middle East, where the struggle's still alive.
(Arabian Knightz – Uknighted State of Arabia)
The message from the song “Uknighted State of Arabia” by Egyptian rap crew Arabian Knightz...
Date of source: 6 Sep 2015
Da’wa is a duty for every Muslim. This might help non-Muslims to understand why conversations with Muslims who believe very strongly can sometimes feel like attempted conversions. There are also organized forms of da’wa, e.g. da’wa groups or da’wa offices. I visited one of these offices in Cairo's...
Date of source: 6 Sep 2015
Attorney Samīr Sabri had filed the suit claiming to resolve the NCHR as it has failed to denounce terror's attacks against security forces, thus ignoring crimes committed against the Egyptians' right for protection against terrorists. Sabri has further required the resolutio
Sabri confirmed that...
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Translator Jeanne Middelstaedt-Rizkallah
Date of source: 6 Sep 2015
The lawyer has accused RNN, which operates on social media networks from Turkey, of spreading false news in Egypt and supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood. [Author not mentioned, Al-Ahrām Online, Sept. 6, 2015] read full text
Date of source: 6 Sep 2015
The ruling, published by the state news agency MENA, said Muhammad Fahmī, a Canadian national, Peter Greste, an Australian journalist, and Bāher Muhammad, an Egyptian producer, were by default members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, which Egyptian authorities consider a terrorist...
Date of source: 5 Sep 2015
The Hague. The new Egypt under General Al-Sisi is not exactly known as an example of democracy and progress. However, according to Emad Awny, a Coptic businessman and candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the situation in his country is definitely improving, for the Christian...
Reviewed by Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Translator Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
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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.