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Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2017
I do not understand what the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (Ahmad al-Tayyeb) meant when he said that “there is a conspiracy plan for combating religion and annulling its role in giving direction in life, a plan that aims at destructing the heritage of traditions.” In my opinion, heritage and religion are...
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2011
Salafists in Kafr el-Sheikh distributed thousands of flyers demanding that people not celebrate Shām al Nīsim, saying that it is considered polytheism.
Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2010
This article outlines a number of different discriminatory statements and issues brought up against Copts in Egypt. Firstly are the statements made by Mohamed Abbas who recently said that Copts are coddled by the Egyptian government and are treated better than Muslims when both are in prison. He...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Muhammad Shibl comments on rigid Islamic thinking regarding celebrating non-Islamic feasts.
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2008
Comments on sectarian tensions during the time that Copts are celebrating Easter.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The author discusses the tradition of cooking the Chrism Oil in the desert monastery of Anba Bishoi.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The article reviews features of celebrations of Egyptian Christians for the occasion of Easter.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq,
minister of endowments, said that there is nothing mentioned in the Qur’ān or Sunnah prohibiting the
celebration of Shamm al-nasīm.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
A 14 year old girl disappeared for five days when she went out with
her friends on Shamm al-nasīm, and her family creates a problem in the church in order to find her.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2006
A fatwa that prohibits Muslims from
celebrating Shamm al-
Nasīm [Spring Festival] has been recently announced.
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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.