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Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 21, 2013
Dr. Kamīl Sādiq, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Milī (Lay) Council in Alexandria, warned that Egypt is heading towards a similar situation seen in Lebanon in the seventies, with the ignition of sectarian strife between Muslims and Copts moving towards civil war. He accused the present Muslim...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 27, 2013
The Copts of Alexandria are distressed on the constant accusations of Islamists towards the Church of allegedly igniting her flocks to spread chaos and disorder, and most recently of plotting against the ruling Muslim Brotherhood.
In a statement disclosed exclusively to al-Wafd, Dr. Kamīl Siddīq,...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2012 to الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2018
Coptic leaders and church sources welcomed the decisions by the People’s Assembly human rights committee and the ‘urfī (informal) conciliatory panel to have Coptic families forced out of their homes in Sharbāt village, al-‘Āmrīyah, return to their homes.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 27, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Community Council announced its disappointment at some of its members who are running for parliament. The council yesterday separated themselves from ‘Īsá Girgis, who earlier alleged that the council disapproved of Coptic resentment towards the National Democratic Party for...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 28, 2009
Pope Shenouda is back in Alexandria after a 12-week absence.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 2009
Pope Shenouda defrocks his deputy in Alexandria. The community council refuses the term “defrock” and calls the decision a “normal procedure.”
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 26, 2008
The author describes the emotional and impressive homecoming of Pope Shenouda after his medical absence in the U.S. The author also discusses the many issues within Egypt and the church that the pope is now faced with addressing. These include several postponed rituals, decisions, and the review of...
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.