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Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2023
On Wednesday, a number of legal amendments will be submitted for approval by the Egyptian House of Representatives. One amendment concerns Article 6 of Law 26 from 1975 and will grant women of foreign origin the ability to pass on their nationality to their children, changing the original amendment...
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2023
The Public Relations Committee of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church recently held a conference titled ‘Contemporary Challenges in Egyptian Society’, which aimed to affirm the role of the committee and strengthen the ties between the church and state institutions. During the conference, a...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
A member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Bahrain has praised the close relationship between Bahrain and Egypt, following the inauguration of Egypt’s Islamic Cultural Center, which he described as affirming Egypt’s position as a beacon of moderate thought and enlightenment. Dr. ʿAbd al...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
The Papal Office for Projects organized a celebration to honor Egyptian women and recognize the integral role that they play in society. The event was organized in partnership with the National Council for Women and was inaugurated by Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The celebrations...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
In a speech to mark the last ten days of Ramaḍān, and Laylatul-Qadr in particular, the Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī gave a speech in which he offered his congratulations to attendees of the religious celebrations and emphasized the importance of the occasion. He identified Laylatul-...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
During a speech made on Tuesday the Egyptian President, ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, spoke on the need to spread more moderate teachings of Islam and an accurate representation of the faith. He made the comments during celebrations held at the al-Manāra International Conference Centre in New Cairo, to...
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2023
Dr. Yāsmīn Fūʾād, the Egyptian Environment Minister, has spoken on the cooperative relationship between her ministry and the Coptic Orthodox Church, highlighting it as a valuable and productive partnership. Dr. Fūʾād highlighted the church’s role in raising awareness of the dangers of climate...
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church has spoken on the current status of Copts in Egypt whilst welcoming a French delegation of politicians, journalists and writers. When asked whether Copts are persecuted in Egypt, Pope Tawāḍrūs II explained that this was not the case under President al-...
Date of source: Monday, March 20, 2023
The Egyptian President, ʿAbd al-Fattaḥ al-Sīsī, has revealed that work is underway to draft a law stipulating that any verbal divorce lacking official documentation will not be accepted. The President cited statistics from the Dār al-Iftāʾ stating that it deals with hundreds of thousands of divorce...
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2023
Rawān Lāshīn, a member of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Relations Committee, has stated that the new Personal Status Law will serve the interests of the family as well as preserving the rights and well-being of children. She revealed that the new law, which is being submitted for final...
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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.