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Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2012
Dr. Moná Makram 'Ubayd, a professor of political science, said there have been changes for Copts since the January 25 revolution like the Copts' first ever intensive participation in politics after a long period of isolation.
"The other positive thing for Copts is that they now can protest...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2012
Interior Minister Maj. General Muhammad Ibrāhīm said a plan was hammered out in coordination with the armed forces to secure all churches nationwide during the Coptic Christmas celebrations.
“The plan, more like the one operated to secure the People’s Assembly (parliament) elections, envisages the...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Furthermore, Pope Shenouda, in an interview to al-Akhbār on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas on January 7, said Egypt has never known fanaticism, adding all groups within the society must come together as united entity for the good of the nation through amity and sound understanding.
“There is...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Meanwhile, the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy approved in a meeting on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, amendments to the law on the Azhar, including the retirement of the Grand Shaykh at the age of 80 or upon his request.
Grand Shaykh Dr. Tayyīb, during the three-hour session, was in favor to have...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Al-Azhar vehemently rejected the setting up of a so-called Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), asserting that the top Sunni Muslim establishment is the only Muslim reference concerned with religious affairs in Egypt. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, Jan. 5, p. 14...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2012
The students formed groups and headed to their Coptic colleagues and invited them to return to school without any fears or concerns.
The governor, who also visited a number of Coptic houses, called on the teachers during a meeting to show presence in the school on January 4 without any worries. [...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2012
The churches in the governorate of al-Qalyubia, namely those in Banhā and Shubrā al-Khaymah, witnessed a large number of visiting politicians and candidates in the parliamentary elections to offer congratulations for the Christians on New Year’s Eve. [Ahmad ‘Abd al-Karīm, Al-Akhbār, Jan. 2, p. 8]
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 1, 2012
On the other hand, Maj. General al-Sayyīd al-Bura’ī, Asyut Governor, expressed his sorrow over the recent incidents that erupted in Asyut when a Christian student called Jamāl ‘Abdu Mas’ūd published images that defame Islam on his social networking media Facebook page.
[A report of the same...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2012
On the other hand, ‘Imād ‘Abd al-Ghafūr, the leader of al-Nūr Party, said that the Egyptian society would not accept a Copt as president of the republic, adding Article 2 of the Constitution, which stipulates that the official religion of the state is Islam, automatically requires that the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2012
The Imbābah fitnah case was adjourned to the February 5 session to hear the testimonies of Maj. General Hamdī Badīn, Commander of the Military Police Corps, and ‘Abīr Fakhrī, the wife of the prime defendant.
In a heated session at the Supreme State Security Court (Emergency), eighty-four...
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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.