Date of source: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
CIDT’s Jayson Casper speaks to Sheikh Ahmad al-Sayih, a professor of Islamic doctrine at Al Azhar University who is originally from the governorate of Qena, about the attacks against Coptic Christians in Nag Hamadi.
Date of source: Thursday, January 14, 2010
In the wake of the Najc Hammādī killings prevailing Egyptian sentiment has asserted the essential unity between Muslim and Christian, presenting the Christmas massacre as an aberration of the norm. The dominating idea is that Egypt is a country with two religions, but one culture. Muslims and...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Ayman Labīb, in a paper entitled “Faith Based Conflict Resolution for the Muslim – Christian Conflict in Egypt” explores how faith can be used in the peace building process. While some advocate that civil society in Egypt and interreligious relations would do well to minimize religious focus due to...
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The recent attack on Christian worshippers exiting Coptic Christmas Eve mass in Nag Hamadi, January 6, 2010, has focused Egyptian attention on Muslim-Christian violence which has also been witn
Date of source: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Al-Maydān reports about Maoris Sādiq’s request to impose international supervision on Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, August 23, 2009
This article sheds light on Niqādah monasteries, whose plants, inanimate objects like icons, dust or water are sacred and can heal various ailments.
Date of source: Thursday, August 13, 2009
The article highlights a strange change in the attitudes of the Coptic activist Hālah Hilmī Butrus, known as Hālah al-Misrī, in dealing with the Coptic file.
Date of source: Sunday, October 18, 2009
A reconciliation session is expected to be held between a Muslim family and two Coptic ones involved in revenge incidents. The reconciliation session is expected to be held when Bishop Bimen of Qūs returns from a trip abroad.