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Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2018
In an exclusive statement to al-Dustūr, Diocesan Bishop Binyamīn (Benjamin) of al-Minūfiyah, said that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, is different from all his predecessors [state presidents], and “he is a person of great tolerance,” stressing that “al-Sīsī cannot be held responsible for the...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Dr. Maḥmūd Zaqzūq, Egypt’s former Minister of Endowments and Secretary-General of the Egyptian Family House (EFH), called for a clear and comprehensive definition of terrorism to be agreed upon by all international institutions, pointing out that terrorism is an illicit use of violence aimed at...
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2018
Within the context of its participation in the “Youth against Violence and Extremism” Program implemented in Romania during October, the youth mission of the Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights (MPDHR) made a presentation about the Egyptian culture and civilization, focusing on the major...
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2018
Pope Tawāḍrūs II and Usāma al-Azharī, the President’s adviser on religious affairs, inaugurated the “Youth and Future Industry” conference at Ain Shams University.
In the presence of Dr. Suzān al-Qilīnī and Dr. ‘Abd al-Wahāb ‘Izzat, president of Ain Shams University, the conference began with a...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Dr. Muṣṭafa al-Fiqī, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, said that the Christians of the Arab countries have been subjected to unprecedented violations, killings, displacement and aggression against their churches, as a result of escalating waves of extremism and terrorism. He added that the...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Dr. Muḥyī al-Dīn ʿAfīfī, rapporteur of the Religious Discourse Committee at the Egyptian Family House (EFH), and Hegumen Buṭrus Buṭrus, the assistant rapporteur, met with the members of the clergy and imams of Al-Azhar at the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center of the St. Mark Cathedral in al-...
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2018
Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, the professor of Comparative Jurisprudence and Islamic Law at Al-Azhar University, said that intellectual terrorism creates potential armed terrorism, that is, bloodshed, destruction of resources and violation of human rights.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
The Ministry of Youth and Sports is organizing preaching convoys under the slogan of “Together we Protect Egypt” in all governorates from March 25 until April 25.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Egypt is going through a new battle in the UN in the context of combating terrorism.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Human Rights Watch stated that the dispersal of Rāb'ah sit in was one of "systematic and widespread" killing of least 1,150 protesters, by the security forces, amounting probably to the level of crimes against humanity.
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2018
The American State Department has praised Egypt’s efforts regarding its religious minorities in its annual report to Congress on approximately 200 countries. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also revealed that an international congress will be held in Washington to discuss religious freedoms around...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2017
In a statement, the Egyptian Minister of [Religious] Endowments Muḥammad Mukhtār Jumʿah called for urgently passing a legislation to refer those who attack houses of worship to military trial, stressing that this crime should be classified as a ‘major national treason’.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Official leaders attended yesterday the inauguration Mass celebration of the Evangelical Church of Banī Mazār in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya. The church, including further 17 Coptic institutions in the governorate, was destroyed in 2013 by elements of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in a...
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2017
Slightly more than one hundred years ago on November 2, 1917, the Balfour Declaration was signed. The recently celebrated anniversary of the declaration led to expressions of appreciation, critique, hope, and fear through global media outlets, such as the Huffington Post, The Guardian, and the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Dr. Aḥmad ʿUkāsha, professor of psychiatry and a member of the National Council for Combating Terrorism and Extremism, said that enlightenment religious discourse is the main source of new interpretations for Qur`ān. He also highlighted the importance of deep thinking to understand texts and...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Dr. ʿIṣām Sharaf, former Egyptian Prime Minister, praised the ideas being proposed to renew religious discourse, affirming that this issue [also] necessitates renewing “cultural discourse.”
Date of source: Saturday, March 11, 2017
Ḥilmī Namnam, Minister of Culture, emphasized the role of the Ministry in combating terrorism and radical ideologies through encouraging creativity and developing houses of culture in order to protect the youth from terrorism and extremism. He also stated that terrorism is a global,...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Egyptian security forces have been intensifying their targeting of Muslim Brotherhood leaders and their sympathizers. Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers are suspected of mounting assaults on policemen and police installations as the government has recently arrested 82 people suspected of belonging to...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
On March 15, 2011, the Minister of Interior Affairs, Mansūr al-'Īsawī, decided to cancel the State Security and the establishment of a new department in the Ministry called "National Security department."
This department will be concerned with national security and cooperating with state's...
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2008
Fahmī Huwaydī comments on the state of emergency announced in Egypt.
