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Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2011
The Azhar will soon reverse its decision to suspend religious dialogue with the Vatican, according to al-Dustūr.
“Informed sources” told the newspaper that mediation efforts between the two parties are underway. They added that the Azhar is not expecting an apology so much as “positive...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2011
In her article Manāl ‘Abd al-‘Azīz claims that recent Muslim-Christian tension in Egypt is the result of deteriorating social, economic, and political conditions.
She wonders whether recent attacks on Copts really are the result of hidden religious hatreds or if they instead reflect a “deep sense...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Inspired by Tunisian Muhammad Bu‘Āzīzī, who burned himself and thereby triggered the Tunisian “Jasmine Revolt,” several Egyptians have set themselves ablaze during the last week.
“Egypt has not witnessed this phenomenon before, and never saw murder and killings like now,” said Shaykh Salāh ‘Abū...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
The article of ‘Abd al-‘Azīz reports about the Azhar’s indefinite suspension of interfaith dialogue with the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI’s repeated criticism on Islam and his calls for increased protection of Christians in Egypt and the Middle East are named as main reasons for the Azhar’s freeze of...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Coptic Orthodox Church did not send representatives to the founding meeting of the Azhar’s Family Home initiative on Saturday, according to al-Wafd.
A church source told the paper that two senior members of the Coptic Orthodox hierarchy had been scheduled to attend the meeting, but he...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Family Home initiative is officially underway, according to al-Misrī al-Yawm.
The paper reports that the Egypt Peace Society has convened its first conference related to the initiative, which aims to create a Muslim-Christian body to serve as a mouthpiece for both the Azhar and the Church.
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Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2011
Manāl ‘Abd ‘Azīz critically discusses Coptic calls for a civil state and the abolishment of Islamic sharī‘ah as the main source of Egypt’s legislation, as stated in the second article of the Egyptian Constitution. While she argues that such Coptic reform propositions are understandable when viewed...
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2011
This article introduces the suggestion of Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayyib, to develop a "Family Home" iniatitive, which aims to create an atmosphere of mutual cooperation and hospitality between Egypt's Muslims and Christians.
The initiative will deal with various faith-related issues...
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2011
In mosques across the region on Friday, Muslim clerics preached tolerance and called for Muslim/Christian unity against acts of terrorism.
"Such crimes, which do not differentiate between Muslim and Christian or between a man and a woman, were rejected by the Prophet," says Egypt's Grand Muftī ‘Alī...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2011
As a consequence of the suicide bombing that killed 21 people and injured nearly 100 in Alexandria, Egyptian authorities have tightened security around churches. Meanwhile, seven people were questioned about the New year's Day attack outside the the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope...
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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.