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Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2012
This month has seen a scathing battle in the mass media over visits by some Egyptian Christian citizens to Jerusalem, soon followed by another wrangling over a visit by Muftī of the Republic ‘Alī Jum’ah to the holy city, where he led worshippers for prayers at al-Aqsá Mosque.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2011
On April 16, 2011, 18 new governors were appointed by the head of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. In Qena, Egyptians protested against the newly appointed Coptic governor ‘Imād Shihātah Michael, who replaced the former governor Majdī Ayūb, who was also a Copt. Demonstrators, who are mainly...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 30, 2010
An official source at the Islamic Research Academy said that the Virgin Mary movie is just an illusion, saying that the Azhar did not receive any script for a movie involving Virgin Mary. However, he added that the rule of not portraying prophets in movies is applicable in that case, because the...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 24, 2010
Nādīn al-Badīr writes about her recent experience at Friday prayers when she wanted to go to the mosque to pray and become unified with God.
She remembered that she is banned from going anytime because as she gets there she has to go directly to the women's section to hear a decades-old sermon that...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 5, 2010
Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, Najīb Jabrā’īl, issued a statement yesterday requesting priests to follow the Pope’s orders not to appear in interviews with the media. He said that statistics show that priests are not dedicated to their parish and, furthermore, that priests neglecting...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 11, 2010
In 2000, after violent protests against it, the anti-Islamic book translated as A Banquet for Seaweed was banned in Egypt. The widespread nature of the protests reflects the domination of religious thought in Egypt; however, the book was defended by Syrian author Hilmī al-Nimnim. According to al-...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 18, 2009
Yūsuf Zaydān has won the Arabic Booker Prize for his book ‘Azāzīl. The Coptic Orthodox Church criticized the move considering it “an enforcement of anti-religious literature.”
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 3, 2009
The Ministry of Culture has censored missionary, offensive and Shiite theological books.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 15, 2007
In the article, the author briefly reviews the patriotic history of the Egyptian church, showing painful feelings as some Egyptian Christians abroad have been calling for foreign interference in their own homeland.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 5, 2007
The disappearance of a little Christian girl during the Saint Bilāmūn celebrations, in the Monastery of Saint Bilāmūn in al-Qasr village in Naj‘ Ḥammādī, came close to igniting a serious sectarian incident in the village.
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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.