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Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2010
An unnamed source close to the Pope claimed that Priest Botros Gayd, the Pope's nephew, is responsible for the preparation, filming and distribution of the online video in which Kamilia Shehata denied rumors of her conversion to Islam. Gayd, however, denies these claims. A circulating rumor amongst...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2010
Jibrā'īl says Kamilia's video saved him the effort of engaging in a debate on live television with Abu Yehia who falsely claimed to have legal papers that prove her conversion to Islam. Jibrā'īl added that by spreading such lies Abu Yehia put national unity at stake.
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Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2010
Kheir criticizes people's obsession with the current surfacing videos made by Coptic women announcing whether they have or have not converted to Islam. He says that a person changing their religion doesn't make one religion any greater than the other. He says, "it seems like someone keeps on trying...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2010
Local authorities struggled with demonstrators outside the Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque after the Eid prayers, protesting what they called the appearance of a Kamilia Shehata "look alike" in an online video denying her conversion to Islam. The protesters demanded international intervention in the case and...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2010
Mohamed Raafat Othman called the Grand Mufti's comments on the Kamilia Shehata case "contradictory" as the Grand Mufti once said it was permissible for Kamilia to be handed over to the Church, and then later on said it was unacceptable. Islamic Philosophy Professor Amina Nasr added that what...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
The Arab-European Center for Human Rights and International Law says that it was astonished by the Egyptian Authorities and Church's response to the Kamilia Shehata incident and by their violations of Kamilia's human rights. In response to these accusations of human rights violations, an unnamed...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Grand Muftī Ali Gomma denied remarks attributed to him by a certain newspaper regarding the authorities handing over Kamilia Shehata to the Church. Official Speaker on behalf of Dar Al-Ifta Al-Misriyyah says the article was a fabrication and called on journalists to "be careful" about what they...
Date of source: Monday, September 6, 2010
Demonstrations for the Kamilia Shehata incident were held outside the Al-Kaed Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria by two groups. One group was led by Dr. Mohamed Mohey El-Din who is rumored to be running for presidency in the upcoming elections. Those praying at the mosque confronted some demonstrators...
Date of source: Monday, September 6, 2010
Sheikh Abu Yehia says that demonstrations are a good thing as long as the demands are peaceful. He added that he accepts the invitation to debate Naguib Gabraeel, Head of the Egyptian Human Rights Council, about the Kamilia Shehata issue, and that it would take him 60 seconds to prove her official...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2010
Mamdouh explains that complications between Muslims and Copts may occur everyday, for different reasons. But in the case of the Kamilia Shehata incident, both Muslims and Copts are asking for essentially the same thing: that the law be carried out. Therefore, the Kamilia issue should be considered...
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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.