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Date of source: Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Founder of the Victims of The Personal Status movement, Hānī ʿIzzat, has called on the Christian denominations of Egypt to accelerate in submitting the by-laws on the personal status to the parliamentarian committee in charge and to come to an agreement on a unified bill on personal status law for...
Date of source: Thursday, October 4, 2018
After decades of tension between the state and the church in Egypt over many thorny issues, their relations have flourished in recent years, especially after the exclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood from the political scene in 2013.
Date of source: Monday, October 8, 2018
Dr. Fātḥī Fikrī, professor of constitutional law and member of the ten-man expert committee for drafting the constitution, said that al-Azhar has no power to submit a draft law to the Parliament except through the government.
Date of source: Sunday, November 24, 2013
Mary Mīlād, the head of the Right Party, stated that this stage is a milestone in the history of Egypt, because we went out of two large revolutions and are preparing to vote on the Constitution of Egypt. This is the first practical step in the “Road Map”. She said that there is a big difference...
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Date of source: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Pope Tawadros met with several Church and political leaders the day before yesterday (June 11) at Saint Bishoy (Bīshūy) Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn. They discussed Coptic involvement in the upcoming June 30 demonstrations and Pope Tawadros emphasized that the Church will not involve itself in such...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Personal Status Law that was presented by Coptic Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical Churches to Shūrá Council on Sunday night was welcomed by Copts marking a breakthrough for all the Christian denominations. The decision was presented after being discussed in the Ministry of Justice. Counselor...
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2013
In what could be the largest Christian Egyptian gathering in an “Islamist era”, the Council of Egyptian Churches, which is headed by Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, begins its work on Monday, February 18 (Author not mentioned, al-Sabāh, Feb. 17, p. 11). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2013
al-Wafd reported on al-Marāshdah incident as well, where Bishop Kyrillos of Qena stated that the clashes resulted in the burning of three stores and an attack on six (‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al-Wafd, Jan. 20, p. 8). Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
In an interview with al-Misrī al-Yawm, Georgette Qillīnī, a Coptic lawyer, said that she refused her appointment in the Shūrá Council because it is against the Constitution. She added that any legislation that will be issued by the Council will be illegitimate: “Mursī appointed 90 members of the...
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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.