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Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2011
To be pious and religious is a wonderful thing but the problems begin when this devoutness turns into fanaticism or extremism, writes Yūḥannā Qultah Sa‘īd, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church and former vice president of the World Council of Churches (WCC), in an opinion article....
Date of source: Saturday, May 28, 2011
Dr. Mahmūd 'Azab, an advisor to Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, said that the Azhar always keeps an open door for dialogue.
He added that the Vatican has to reverse its position regarding Islam and the Prophet Muhammad and stop dishing accusations against the Muslim faith.
"The...
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2011
In his column in Akhbār al-Yawm newspaper, Muhammad 'Abd al-Qudūs, commenting on the sectarian incidents in the impoverished district of Imbābah, says that there has been severe attacks on the salafists as if they were responsible for all of Egypt's ailments and problems.
He called for fairness...
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2011
Christine Wahīb Bulus, a secondary school student living in Idfo, said that she wasn't kidnapped and no one has obliged her to convert to Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Rumors had spread about incidents in Sūl village, 'Ātfīh, Helwan governorate, where the Church of the Two Martyrs, Saint Mina and Saint George was burned by a number of Muslim extremists.
Date of source: Saturday, April 9, 2011
Husām Armanius, his wife and two daughters were found stabbed to death in New Jersey April 6, 2011, the same way Priest Dā’ud Butrus of Shatb Church was murdered in Asyut.
Date of source: Friday, April 8, 2011
The Free Egyptians Party is poised to compete the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party in the parliamentary elections, now that most of its members are Muslims," said Najīb Sawirus, a Coptic businessman and the founder of the Free Egyptians Party.
During a meeting held April 7, 2011 in...
Date of source: Saturday, April 9, 2011
Al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah announced that it would turn over a new leaf in relations with Copts, tourists and policemen, affirming that Copts are partners in the nation.
Furthermore, they denied any plans to apply the hudūd.
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Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2010
Pope Shenouda answers the questions of the public in Wednesday's meeting and confirms that priests and bishops should pay donations.
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Egyptian Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq call for forgiveness and tolerance, qualities that he says already exist in Islam. Zaqzūq provides examples from the Qur'ān that encourage and document tolerance between Christians and Muslims.
He adds that God created people with different colors,...
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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.