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Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
On Tuesday (August 29), Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church attended the official inauguration of the movie al-Tilmīdh, screened at the theater of Anbā Rūwīs at the St. Mark Cathedral in al-ʿAbbāsīya. The movie focuses on the biography of St. Tādrus, the student of Anbā Bākhūmyūs, who...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The final night of the mawlid (birthday) of al-Sayyida Zaynab was attended by large crowds at the mosque bearing her name in Cairo. The Ṣūfī orders taking part distributed food, drinks, and sweets to visitors, in addition to organizing dhikr circles and hymns. In recent years, people have been...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2023
The 25th Session of International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) in Jeddah will begin tomorrow under the auspices of Prince Khālid bin Fayṣal, Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Governor of Makkah Province. Also included are the President of the Academy, Dr. Ṣāliḥ bin ʿAbd Allah bin...
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2022
Egypt is considered one of the foremost countries in the world when it comes to welcoming migrants of different nationalities. The United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration estimated that in 2022 over 9 million migrants, from over 133 different countries, were living in Egypt.
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Q: Can you explain to me about your learning centers?
A: Well, I have two branches, one here in Maadi and one in Ain-Shams. I decided to open my own institution in 2017 and I opened first in Ain-Shams. Before this, I used to be a teacher at Modern Education Center for Sudanese in Matariya. After I...
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Q: Can you introduce yourself?
A: My name is Nichola, I am from South Sudan. I am the principal of El-Matariya Adventist Sudanese School. We are finding many challenges. The main challenge to our school was COVID-19. Our students lost one semester, and then after the summer of 2020, we wanted to do...
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Q: Why did you open this center?
A: We decided to open this center in 2011 because we realized that children from the refugee community were especially vulnerable to not receiving an education. First of all, because most of their parents did not receive an education. Secondly, most of the refugee...
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Q: When did you open this learning center?
A: Three years ago
Q: How many students do you have?
A: 250
Q: And do you do shifts?
A: Yes, we have two shifts. The morning shift is for KG and primary school from 8:00 to 12:30, and secondary school is in the afternoon from 13:30 to 18:00 for seniors 1,...
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Q: What is the school fee you charge?
A: We charge 2,600 Egp per year, but that does not cover the expenses. The total costs are around 7,500 EgP per student per month.
Q: Is the demand higher than the places offered?
A: Of course, the school is full, and we already do shifts. Since COVID-19 we...
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Q: Can you explain a little bit about yourself and your role in StARS?
A: In the summer of 2021 I worked with StARS giving support to the development of the curriculum. I came back for two more months, and now I am giving voluntary support with registration and legal issues. I designed the...
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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.