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Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
“What is of importance to us in the Egyptian church is the stability of the nation and the person capable of achieving the ambitions of our great people,” he said. [Husnī Mīlād and Fāyzah al-Janbīhī, al-Akhbār, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius said the church is not taking sides in the presidential election, adding Egyptians must be free to choose whoever they believe is good for the nation.
Bishop Pachomius made the remarks while he was casting his vote on Saturday (June 16) in Damanhūr, the capital...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah said Egypt is ushering in a new stage of its history that requires everyone to stand hand in hand for the sake of its progress.
“All Egyptians must accept whatever the ballot boxes brings and the next president must fulfill his pledges to achieve the hopes of...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
“Egypt is a democracy. We all have to welcome the results and cooperate for the re-building of Egypt,” said Tayīb, adding persons who boycott the runoff round have wronged their own nation. [‘Abd al-Jalīl Muhammad and ‘Amr ‘Alā’ al-Dīn, al-Akhbār, June 17, p. 10] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, who cast his vote in a ballot station in Heliopolis, called on all Egyptians to participate in the presidential election in a free and fair process. [Muhammad ‘Abd al-Khāliq, al-Ahrām, June 17, p. 3] Read text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Security agencies arrested 22 persons carrying Palestinian, Syrian and Jordanian passports, including nine who entered Egypt illegally, in the cities of Rafah, Port Said and al-Ismailia, while the search is on for a number of Palestinians who infiltrated into Egypt.
Security sources revealed that...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Shātir, in a report published The Washington Post’s David Ignatius on Tuesday (June 12), expected tensions in Egypt if Shafīq wins the presidential election, adding Egypt has to smoothly move to a new system or expect the worst. [Sāmih Lāshīn, Muhammad Fū’ād and Rāmī Yāsīn, al-Ahrām, June 17, p. 9...
Date of source: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Father Rafīq Greish, the official spokesman for the Coptic Catholic Church, said the opinions by youths are totally different from their families’ thanks to the fact that candidates are varied.
Dr. Andrea Zakī, the deputy head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said Egyptians’ participation in the...
Date of source: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Dr. Mahmūd ‘Azab, an advisor to Grand Shaykh Tayīb and a member of the National Council for Women (NCW), said that the Azhar will soon issue a paper on its vital and ambitious project to enhance the status of women inside their families and the society.
He noted that the top Sunnī establishment...
Date of source: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah appealed to Egyptians to avoid violence and conflicts while they are casting their votes in the presidential elections and not to pay attention to calls that spark divisions.
“The Egyptian people’s will and results of the elections must be respected and...
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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.