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Date of source: Monday, February 8, 2016
Three years ago, on February 27, 2013, we interviewed Aḥmad Ashūsh in our office. These were the days of President Muhammad Mursī and we then made efforts to understand the motivations of the different people involved various Islamists movements. Aḥmad Ashūsh was arrested in October 2013 for the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 2016
A hiker has discovered a 3,500-year-old Egyptian seal, which is shaped like a scarab beetle.
It is thought to represent Pharaoh Thutmose III, who was considered the 'Napoleon of Egypt' as he captured 350 cities during his 54-year rule in the 15th century BC.
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This paper is an attempt to outline and illustrate the many facets of the Arab media's reaction to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the profound emotions it stirred in so many Arabs and Arab journalists.
Date of source: Monday, November 30, 2015
Egypt’s Coptic Church has refused claims of normalizing ties with Israel and affirmed that Pope Tawadros II did not meet with any Israeli officials during his brief visit to Jerusalem, according to a statement released today.
Date of source: Friday, November 27, 2015
In a move that has sent shock waves throughout Egypt, the Coptic Orthodox Pope, Tawadros II, traveled to Jerusalem Thursday at the head of a distinguished delegation of bishops from the Coptic Church. The short flight from Cairo to Tel-Aviv can be measured in minutes; the psychological distance...
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 2015
Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, visited Jerusalem in November to pray over the body of Archbishop Anba Abrahām, the leader of the Coptic Church in the Holy Land. The visit caused much controversy in Egypt, and in particular in Egyptian media, literary and...
Date of source: Sunday, December 6, 2015
When the subject is Israel, passions flare.
Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2015
In the first challenge to Pope Tawadros’ resolution restricting Egyptian Christians’ travel to Jerusalem for Easter celebrations, a number of pilgrims began the pilgrimage across Jordan heading toward Jerusalem. The Copts said that they did not regret making the decision to make the pilgrimage,...
Date of source: Friday, March 20, 2015
According to Brigade General Muhammad Rashad who is the former head of Egypt-Israel unit in the Egyptian military intelligence, “Israel supports terrorist groups in Sinai and groups such as the MB in order to destabilize Egypt”. Rashad added “Hamas is originally an Israeli project and they...
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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.