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Date of source: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A couple of weeks ago Ayman ʿAbd al-Rahīm wrote three articles on “why the Brotherhood should be dissolved”. Responding to this, Hāmid argues that a focus on the Muslim Brotherhood misses the point, namely the variety of political Islams in Egypt. Furthermore, dissolution of the Brotherhood at...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The Egyptian Church started counting the number of Copts in Libya in order to evacuate them to Egypt
Date of source: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
After the killing of 21 Copts by the Islamic State earlier this year, the Egyptian Church started to count the number of the remaining Copts in neighboring Libya. This contributes to an organized evacuation and helps placing them in Egypt, the United States and various European countries. At the...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2015
The important role of the church in Egypt’s political and social life has not been acknowledged by most worshipers so far. This follows the recent killing of 21 Copts by Islamic State militants, a direct consequence of Egypt’s military engagement in neighboring countries. The newly gained attention...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2015
The GCC made it clear that it supports Egypt’s fight against terrorism and seeks to reconcile differences between the country and Qatar. However, with the death of King ʿAbd Allah and his succession by King Salmān, the Muslim Brotherhood expressed hope for better relations with the kingdom. However...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2015
The terrorist organization Ānsār Bayt al-Maqdis killed a Coptic citizen on Monday morning in Sinai, according to a national Egyptian newspaper. The attack was later confirmed by a security source, according to which the terrorists opened fire on the victim until the latter was dead. The victim was...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2015
The Education Ministry and the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) called for a revision of the curriculum in religious subjects in order to combat violence and radicalization, and teach future generations tolerance instead. This curricular change is being interpreted within broader efforts by...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2015
The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced the dissolution of 169 associations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood in 9 governorates. The ministry further announced a change in the board of directors of 1083 associations which it runs/operates since the military coup in 2013.
The step is in...
Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2015
Walter Rich criticizes Obama for not being clear about the attack on a restaurant in Paris in January. The attack on the Jewish restaurant seems to have been carried out deliberately on Friday when many Jews were present. Rich noted that Obama’s vagueness about the incident and the attackers’...
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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.