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Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2011
The violent clashes between Muslims and Christians in Egypt are tragic. We received an email from Rebecca Atallah, the wife of Rames Atallah, head of the Egyptian Bible Society. She asks for prayer for Egypt following the violence in the Muqattam garbage collectors area. I fully support this call!...
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2011
The Land Center for Human Rights organized a meeting on Saturday, March 11, 2011 in ‘Ayāt which is not far from ‘Ātfīh. This meeting did not discuss the burning of the church in ‘Ātfīh but dealt with the issue of corruption and bribery by government officials, the seizure of public money, and the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
'Abd al-Wahāb Sha'bān from al-Wafd relates his journey to Sūl village in 'Ātfīh.
As soon as he arrived at the village he felt that it was a big mystery. Sha'bān found 'spell papers' being circulated among the residents, assuring that they were found inside the church.
Sha'bān writes that this is...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Last night, a number of disappointing events took place when Copts demonstrators stood in front of the Egyptian television building [Maspero], intercepted October 6 bridge and prevented cars from crossing which created a traffic crisis.
Hundreds of the demonstrators joined in to destroy cars...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
More than one thousand protesters, Muslims and Christians, gathered in-front of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Tuesday evening for a second day to condemn the attacks against the church of Two Martyrs in 'Ātfīh.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
AP reported today that “thousands of Egyptian Christians demonstrated in two Cairo locations Tuesday against perceived persecution by the country's Muslim majority. About 2,000 of them cut off a main road running on the eastern side of the city and pelted motorists with rocks.” This must have been...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Hundreds of young men organized a protest yesterday evening on Bibliotheca Alexandrina's stairs condemning the fitnah of 'Ātfīh town in Helwan governorate.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
On Tuesday, March 8th, Egyptian Christians refused to end their protests over a burned down church in Helwan, even after the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces promised to rebuild the church and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Many Muslims joined Coptic demonstrators and a meeting was held...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
More than one thousand protestors, Muslims and Christians, demonstrated in front of Alexandria's Bibliotheca Alexandrina on March 8, 2011, condemning what happened in 'Ātfīh.
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Date of source: Sunday, March 6, 2011
Al-Kalimah Center for Human Rights released a press release on demolishing of the church of the two martyrs in Helwan.
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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.