Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Jayson Casper previews the "Day of Wrath," a protest by Egyptian opposition parties that corresponds with Egypt's Police Day holiday...
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2011
Muhammad al-Misrī, a former professor of computer engineering at the University of Waterloo, begins his commentary on the Alexandria bombing with a reflection on his childhood days spent in Cairo’s predominantly Christian district of Shubra. He thereupon proclaims his conviction that “Egypt’s...
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2011
This article introduces the suggestion of Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayyib, to develop a "Family Home" iniatitive, which aims to create an atmosphere of mutual cooperation and hospitality between Egypt's Muslims and Christians.
The initiative will deal with various faith-related issues...
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2010
During his lecture at the Egyptian Society for Culture and Dialogue, Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammed Salīm al-‘Awwā called upon Muslims to hold on to their Arab heritage. He argued that the Copts' severe and often brutal mistreatment during the Roman Empire led them to perceive Muslims as potential...
Date of source: Sunday, January 9, 2011
This article reports that Coptic Christmas celebrations on January 7 went about as usual, with no reports of any trouble. The holiday comes a week after a deadly church bombing in Alexandria.
Many Muslims also attended Christmas mass out of solidarity with their Christian countrymen.
In the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2011
In mosques across the region on Friday, Muslim clerics preached tolerance and called for Muslim/Christian unity against acts of terrorism.
"Such crimes, which do not differentiate between Muslim and Christian or between a man and a woman, were rejected by the Prophet," says Egypt's Grand Muftī ‘Alī...
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2011
Egypt's Muslims showed solidarity with their Coptic brothers and sisters during Christmas celebrations. Many attended Christmas services across the country; others gathered in the street in support of national unity.
This article in the Egyptian Gazette reports that Pope Shenouda led mass at Saint...
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2011
Muslims celebrated alongside Christians at Coptic masses in churches nationwide on Thursday night, as extra security measures were taken after the New Year's attack on a church in Alexandria.
Pope Shenouda led mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, which witnessed the presence of Muslim statesmen...
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2011
This year's Coptic Christmas holiday comes exactly one year after a shooting outside a church in Naj‘ Hammādī and less than a week since a tragic church bombing left 23 dead in Alexandria. In light of these threats, AWR's Jayson Casper tells the story of how Coptic Christians celebrated the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2011
Rev. Rādī Atallah, the pastor of ‘Attārīn Evangelical Church in Alexandria, tells his personal story and explains how his church is moving forward with reconciliation efforts following last week's bombing of the Two Saints Church that left 23 dead and a community in mourning...