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Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Khālid al-Jandī, a preacher, attacked Egyptian film director Aynās al-Daghaydī, for her assertion that sex is a personal freedom even when it occurs outside of marriage. He went on to allege that there is an organized conspiracy in society claiming that drinking is permitted in Islam and attacking...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Speaking at a press conference, Majdī Sābr, the Media Coordinator for the Union of Maspero Youth, said that the denigration of religion continues apace in Egypt. He castigated what he sees as the denigration of Islam saying that often, judicial rulings are levied quickly in the name of Islam while...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
During a press conference, President Sīsī refused to characterize Copts as a minority saying, “Egypt doesn’t have Christian minorities.” He went on to claim that the expression “minorities” is not used in Egypt because Christians are Egyptians who enjoy the same rights and the same duties as other...
Date of source: Monday, December 19, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood Murshid (Guide) Muhammad Badī' made a phone call Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III to enquire after his health and congratulate him over his return home safe from a treatment trip in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Church sources aid that the St. Mark Cathedral is considering sending...
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2011
A leading Salafist said that the West knows well that dignity and progress of the nation lies in the implementation of the sharī’ah, for the sake of which lives can be sacrificed. “We are ready to lose our lives for the sake of implementing the sharī’ah and we welcome martyrdom in order to attain...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Tāriq As’ad, a lawyer for the defense in the Kardāsa Church burning trial, reported that a church sponsor submitted a report claiming the innocence of the 71 accused that were sentenced to life in prison over the incident. The report claims that none of the accused was present inside or outside of...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
The Cairo Center for Development prasied an administrative judge’s ruling requiring children of ‘Urfī marriages to be registered temporarily with the father’s name until a judge makes final ruling regarding the paternity of the child. The Center explained its praise saying that the ruling follows...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
The conflict between the Copts over personal status laws entered a new phase as many are beginning to resort to ‘Urfī marriages in light of the difficulties many face in getting divorces. Coptic jurists consider ‘Urfī marriage adultery which therefore guarantees no rights to either the husband or...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III said Copts will be celebrating the New Year and Eastern Orthodox Christmas normally because they are not scared of any possible threats, noting peace and quiet are prevailing in Egypt thanks to the efforts of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
At a UNESCO conference called “Freedom of the Press in the World Today” Egyptian Ambassador Mīrfat al-Tālawī said that for her, the value of the conference lies in getting to know the challenges facing women in becoming leaders of media organizations and in being able to secure decision-making...
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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.