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Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
For his part, Bishop Pachomius, acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, visited Mursī to congratulate him for his presidential election victory. Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Holy Synod, Bishop Mūsá of Youth, Bishop Armīyā, General Bishop, Bishop Hīdrā of Aswan, Counselor Edward Ghālib,...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Al-Misrī al-Yawm obtained lists circulating in the wings at the presidency concerning the government and the presidential team lineup.
According to these speculative lists, the government’s lineup will include leaders of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), political figures and a number of youths...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
On the other hand, ‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, in an opinion piece in al-Wafd, wrote that Copts do not care about the continuous hints of appointing a Coptic Vice-president due to the acts of violence that occurred in the early 'nineties.
There are concerns about the migration of Copts after Mursī was...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
According to page 7 in al-Ahrām, Christians had some fears about Mursī making it to power but these were gradually dispelled after the president-elect's maiden speech. They believe that as long as God chose him then it is going to be for the good, praying to God to bestow success on him in his...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The President-elect also received Public Prosecutor Dr. ‘Abd al-Majīd Mahmūd and members of the judicial bodies and the High Judicial Council.
Mursī’s political advisor Ahmad Dayf, for his part, said that the new president will use the strategy of including all segments of society and appointing a...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
In a maiden speech after he was officially announced president, Mursī called on Egyptians to stand together hand in hand for a comprehensive Egyptian renaissance, adding Egyptians will together confront conspiracies targeting the nation’s national unity and social coherence.
“I am bent with you by...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
General Shafīq, who lost the presidential race to Mursī, sent a congratulatory cable addressing Mursī as Mr. President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, wishing him success in the “tough mission given to you by the great people of Egypt”. [Ahmad ‘Adlī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, June 25, p. 3] Read original...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
Coptic business magnate Najīb Sawirus congratulated elected president Mursī over his win in a free election but criticized his campaign for announcing his victory in advance ahead of the official announcement by the High Presidential Election Commission (HPEC).
“Dr. Mursī is now facing two tough...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
Dr. Ahmad ‘Abd al-‘Ātī, the coordinator of Mursī’s election campaign, said the new president has resigned from the Muslim Brotherhood group and its political wing the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) to become president of all Egyptians. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, June 25, p. 3] Read original...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, the head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said he wishes success for Dr. Mursī and pins high hopes on him to achieve Egyptians’ ambitions for equality, freedom and social justice.
Bayādī called on all churches in Egypt to pray for the new president after he won the first free...
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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.