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Mamdouh Mahran, chief
editor of the weekly al-Nabaa, claimed that a former Coptic monk had
practiced prostitution inside the
church. Mahran was highly criticized in Egyptian media and was
accused of
damaging national unity. His
article provoked angry protests by Copts in Assiut and in the main...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 19, 2001
Pope Shenouda issued a Papal decree to the effect that Christian clergy are not
allowed to run
in the elections of the People’s Assembly and the Shūrá Council. However, Archpriest Matta
Sawerus stressed that
the Pope did not issue such a decree as he had agreed to his nomination to represent...
Date of source:
The Washington Post newspaper
published a statement directed from the Copts of Egypt to emigrant Copts. The statement stressed that Copts
in
Egypt are enjoying a good life and that the last three years witnessed the exertion of great efforts, on
the part
of the Egyptian government, to solve...
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 26, 2008
The American delegation investigating religious freedoms in Egypt started its meetings with Egyptian prominent religious and public figures. The delegation’s visit to Egypt is receiving wide criticism by almost all Egyptian organisations, intellectuals, and political parties.
Date of source:
Both Pope Shenouda and the Grand Imām declared their rejection
of any foreign intervention
in the internal affairs of Egypt. The former said that he met the American committee to
defend Egypt and to
explain to its members that what the foreign press publishes and what the internet broadcasts...
Date of source:
Lawyer Mamdouh Nakhla
said
that more than a lawsuit was filed to nullify the list of Tharwat Basili in the elections of the Majlis al-
Milli. The former head of the Patriarchate Media Center denied being one of the opposition. Dr. Mamdouh
Bushra
Wissa asked for judicial supervision over the...
Date of source:
Pope Shenouda announced his
"Marmorqos"
[St. Mark] list of competitors in the Majlis al-Millī elections. He said that not only should the
candidate
be a good person, but that he is required to work in harmony with the rest of the members. There are a
small number of candidates from the...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 10, 2001
Pope Shenouda said that he will not visit Jerusalem without his Muslim brothers and that he cannot visit Jerusalem with an Israeli entry visa. But if he woud receive a visa from president Yasser Arafat, he would go. He added that visiting Jerusalem under Israeli occupation amounts to normalization...
Date of source:
The Criminal Court of Sohag gave its verdict in al-Kosheh case, in
which
57 Muslims and 39 Copts were accused. Ninety-two defendants were set free and four Muslim defendants were
sentenced to between one and ten years imprisonment. No one was convicted of murder, although 21 Christians
were...
Date of source:
The
Sheikh of Azhar’s withdrawal of his call to Muslims to visit the Aqs...
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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.