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Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Dr. Mamdūḥ Ghurāb, Governor of Sharqia, confirmed that the Egyptian Family House [Bayt al-ʿĀʾila] aims to restore the highest of Islamic and Christian values and their common denominators to preserve the Egyptian identity.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Meanwhile, Dr. ‘Azzāzī ‘Alī ‘Azzāzī, the governor of al-Sharqia, said the Easter is a glorious occasion in the hearts of all Egyptians, Muslims and Christians alike, adding nearly a year after he was appointed as governor of al-Sharqia he has been working on nipping in the bud any attempts to...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Rānyā Khalīl Ibrāhīm, the heroine of yet another sectarian trouble sparked recently in Mīt Bashār village, Minyā al-Qamh town, al-Sharqia governorate, said that she was not kidnapped and that she left her father’s home with her own free will. [‘Ādil al-Shā’ir, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Feb. 19, p. 6]...
Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2010
This article deals with the issue of Houses of Worship. There is no unified law concerning the building of churches in Egypt currently, and Copts have been rallying behind this issue in recent times. A recent court ruling in Egypt stated that mosques are for the public benefit, and so there was no...
Date of source: Sunday, August 23, 2009
This article sheds light on a celebration held in Zaqāzīq for the new Zaqāzīq and Minia al-Qamh’s bishop, Thymothous who was warmly applauded and who stressed the love, fraternity, and tolerance among Muslims and Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2008
The article describes three examples of people who were excluded from the recent local council elections, the author bemoans the fact that when marginalized groups such as Christians and women seek more active participation in the political sphere they are hindered by the ruling National Democratic...
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2001
The Church of St. John the Baptist, in Assiut, and the Evangelical Church of Abu Hammad, in Al-Sharqiya, were given restoration licenses by the governor of Assiut and the town council of Abu Hammad, respectively. However, security forces intervened and stopped the restoration works in the two...
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.