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Date of source: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Dr. Kamīl Sādiq, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Milī (Lay) Council in Alexandria, warned that Egypt is heading towards a similar situation seen in Lebanon in the seventies, with the ignition of sectarian strife between Muslims and Copts moving towards civil war. He accused the present Muslim...
Date of source: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Al-Dikhīla area in Alexandria experienced a bloody night yesterday (May 18, 2013) following gunfire, as clashes broke out between residents after evening prayers. The incident lasted for several hours resulting in the death of a Muslim and the wounding of three Christians. Security services are now...
Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II surprised Saint George and Virgin Mary Church in Alexandria and visited it first rather than Sporting Church like it was scheduled. Saint George and Virgin Mary Church had witnessed sectarian incidents from eight years, at the end of year 2005 (Amīrah Fathī, al-Wafd...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Counselor Walīd Mas’ūd, head Burj al-‘Arab Prosecution Office, has ordered that the individual suspected of having killed five people in Alexandria be remanded under custody pending investigation. The suspect claims he was taking vengeance for their mistreatment of him (Shīrīn Tāhir, al-Wafd, Feb....
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2013
Pope Tawadros surprised leaders of the Church of St. Mark in Alexandria with a round of visits to some churches in order to meet the high priest and priests and to hold prayers at the churches (Amīrah Fathī, al-Wafd, Feb. 18, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2013
Reviewing his achievements since his appointment as Grand Muftī of Egypt in 2003, Shaykh ‘Alī Jum’ah has become a leading advocate for moderation. He has revolutionized the process of issuing fatwás in Egypt, transforming Dār al-Iftā’ from an institution that was the extension of one individual (...
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Copts of Alexandria are distressed on the constant accusations of Islamists towards the Church of allegedly igniting her flocks to spread chaos and disorder, and most recently of plotting against the ruling Muslim Brotherhood.
In a statement disclosed exclusively to al-Wafd, Dr. Kamīl Siddīq,...
Date of source: Saturday, February 18, 2012 to Wednesday, April 18, 2018
The parliamentary delegation as well as some MPs from Alexandria denied that what happened to the Copts in ‘Āmrīyah should be called "displacement".
The delegation stressed the rule of law and justice and expressed respect for all endeavors by citizens to reach a conciliatory deal and end the...
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2012 to Tuesday, April 17, 2018
The parliamentary delegation that comprises members of the People's Assembly human rights committee, activists and representatives of the Maspero Youth Union (MYU) prevented all journalists and media people from attending the 'urfī (informal) conciliatory session in the area of Burj al-'Arab on...
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2012 to Monday, April 16, 2018
A Muslim family hosted the family of Coptic local resident Abū Sulaymān that was forced to leave their homes in the sectarian incidents in the north Egyptian Mediterranean city.
"These families are our brethren. Not only we're hosting them in our homes but we are also hosting them in our hearts," a...
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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.