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Date of source: Saturday, December 11, 2010
Majdī 'Āshūr, MP and prominent dissenter in the Muslim Brotherhood, said that a wide number of parties including National Democratic Party (NDP) had asked him to join but that he had rejected.
'Āshūr added that he will follow the MBs ideals he was raised with even if they reject him and that he...
Date of source: Monday, December 6, 2010
The East Cairo prosecution listened to Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary candidate Majdī ‘Ashūr’s testimony after his family accused members of the group of kidnapping him.
He said that members of the group restricted his freedom and put him under a lot of pressure, but did not kidnap him.
‘Ashūr’s...
Date of source: Thursday, December 30, 2010
Ahmad al-Khatīb writes that there is currently no law which states that the Muslim Brotherhood is officially banned, but he adds, "We can still say that they are disbanded."
The National Democratic Party (NDP) had filed a report to the public prosecutor that tried to convict the Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox has begun sending Christmas mass invitations, personally signed by Pope Shenouda III.
Pope Shenouda announced that he will soon return to Ohio for a doctor-recommended health checkup. He is expected to return to preside over the Christmas mass and give his usual sermon.
Church...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The Public Attorney's release of 70 detainees in the Naj‘ Ḥammādī incidents [Reviewer's Note: this is obviously a mistake. The release refers to those arrested in al-‘Umrāniyyah.] came only two days after the church leaked reports concerning Pope Shenouda's anger and speculation that he will...
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2010
The author argues that the Wafd party is not secular. He says that secularism entails total separation between the state and religion. However, the Wafd members do not advocate abolishing the second article of the Constitution, which stipulates that Islamic sharī'ah is the major source of...
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
Ahmad talks about how yesterday’s parliamentary elections saw all sorts of fraud, bullying, and violence as early as the night before. He says that it was reported that at least one person was killed and thousands were injured at the hands of NDP-hired bullies. He also says that a lot of people...
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 2010
Majdī says that if you look closely, it is clear that someone was behind last Wednesday’s ‘Umrāniyyah riots, arguing that it is more than a coincidence that 400 armed Copts from different governorates turned up to protest. Father Mīnā Zarīf told the press that it is highly likely that someone used...
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2010
A National Democratic Party candidate in Beni Suef sparked controversy for distributing campaign flyers with his photo set next to a photo of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in an attempt to win over the Coptic vote. Ibrāhīm Sharīf with the Egyptian Union for Human Rights said that the actions...
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Community Council announced its disappointment at some of its members who are running for parliament. The council yesterday separated themselves from ‘Īsá Girgis, who earlier alleged that the council disapproved of Coptic resentment towards the National Democratic Party for...
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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.