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Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2012
A Coptic human rights activist sent an urgent message to Foreign Minister Muhammad Kāmil ‘Amr asking him to summon the Israeli ambassador in Cairo to notify him of the strong protest and discontent of all Egyptians – Copts and Muslims – over an Israeli Knesset member’s desecration of a copy of the...
Date of source: Saturday, July 21, 2012
The constitution-writing panel is facing two fresh crises as differences erupted once again over the drafting of Article II as well as the status of the army and the military establishment’s influence in the state. [Hamdī Dabash, Dālyā ‘Uthmān and ‘Usāmah al-Mahdī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 21, p. 1...
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2012
The salafī al-Asālah and al-Nūr parties excoriated the Azhar over the top Sunni establishment’s reiterated calls to keep Article II as stated in the 1971 Constitution. [Muhammad ‘Anaz, al-Ahrām, July 22, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2012
The United States wants a successful democratic transition in Egypt in a way that would fulfill the Egyptian people’s ambitions and promises of the January 25 revolution, adding how this can be achieved is up to the Egyptian people alone to decide, said U.S. State Department Spokesman Patrick...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
A meeting convened at the Azhar conference center in Nasr City, organized by the Sufi-Coptic Alliance on Tuesday (July 17), vociferously criticized the Muslim Brotherhood and salafists. [‘Usāmah al-Mahdī and Mahmūd Ramzī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 18, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Monday, July 16, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox and Catholic churches and a large number of Coptic activists refused to meet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Egypt on Sunday (July 15) out of rejection of the United States’ interference in Egypt’s internal affairs. [Husnī Mīlād and Ahmad ‘Abd al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Representatives of Christian denominations and some Sufi Muslim leaders met several times to discuss ways to promote moderate ideologies in the society, disseminate the culture of acceptance of others and advance the rule of law, lawyer Amīr Ramzī revealed. [Ahmad al-Sa’dāwī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd,...
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2012
Human Rights First on Saturday (July 14) urged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to put the issue of enhancing Egyptian women’s rights on her agenda of talks with Egyptian President Muhammad Mursī. [Basmah al-Mahdī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 15, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Thursday, July 5, 2012
Dr. Nājih Ibrāhīm, a member of the al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group) Shūrá Council, said the Egyptian society is not read now for the implementation of the Islamic sharī’ah, urging the people in power to seek socio-political justice and public freedoms. [Munīr Adīb, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 5,...
Date of source: Thursday, July 12, 2012
Scholars of the Azhar said the appointment of a Coptic vice president is permissible in Islam as long as this step would maintain the interests of the nation and the people, citing examples of Christian officials serving in Islamic caliphate countries. [Marwah al-Bashīr, al-Ahrām, July 12, p. 35]...
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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.