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Date of source: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Clerics have cautioned people against using the month of Ramadan for sleep, laziness and inactivity. Dr. Ahmad ‘Amr Hāshim, former President of the Azhar University, warned against sleeping through the hours of fasting and waking at the dusk call to prayer.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The German Catholic organization Missio asked Arab-West Report about Migration, dialogue and socio-pastoral challenges for Christians in Egypt. Father Douglas May, MM, A U. S. Catholic priest’s perspective based on 18 of the last 30 years in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) are being investigated after attending a Ramadān iftār celebration held by Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Abū al-Futūh, a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections and dissident member of the MB.
Date of source: Sunday, August 28, 2011
Last Sunday, Pope Shenouda III inaugurated the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Hungary, in Budapest’s eighteenth district. The Pope presided over an evening service ceremony during which he anointed and consecrated the altar and the icons of the church which was named for the Holy Virgin and the...
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2011
A Salafī leader in Egypt said on Monday that his political party, the Nūr Party, includes several leaders from the disbanded National Democratic Party (NDP).
Date of source: Monday, August 1, 2011
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The April 6 Youth Movement, along with 26 other political parties and coalitions, have decided to suspend their sit-in Tahrīr Square until the end of Ramadān when they will return to resume their peaceful sit in after 'Īd al-Fitr.
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Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2011
'Grow your beard before Ramadan' is the slogan of a campaign planned by the salafists, who are calling for a million men to be bearded before the holy Muslim fasting month, corresponding with August.
"I would like to see similar campaign for a million women to wear the niqāb [full-face veil],"...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Ramadān is no longer a social occasion confined to Muslims only; Copts also celebrate Ramadān. They adore it and consider it “the month of Egyptians.” Buying “yamīsh” [nuts and dried fruit], eating desserts such as “kunāfah” and going to al-Husīn have become annual habits for Copts during Ramadān...
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2010
Dr. Melad Hanna states that the crisis that threatens the unity of Egypt is the disability to accept oneself and hence the disability to accept the others.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The breakfast tables in Ramadan reflect the good relations between Muslims and Christians in Egypt.
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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.