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Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2016
Dr. Kamīl Siddīq Sawiris, Secretary General of the Milli Council of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, said that "with regard to the decision to ban the travel of Copts to the occupied lands of Jerusalem to visit the holy sites, the decision was made by the Holy Synod during the reign of...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 14, 2009
Rumors spread attributing Pope Shenouda’s repeated absence from his weekly sermons in Alexandria to alleged conflicts with the governor. Church sources deny the rumor and announce the pope will recommence his sermons soon.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 24, 2002
Sidhom placed the texts of some Copts who wrote him about Beni Walmis in his editorial. The writers lament the happening in Beni Walmis and point to mistakes outside the Coptic community. Mr. Guirguis Bishay Al-Shuqeiry notes the changed social climate over the past decades. Two other authors...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 1, 2004
The article takes the form of a letter directed to Mr. President Muhammad Husni Mubarak about the difficulties Copts face in following the procedures needed for obtaining permissions for building churches and their service-offering annexes. The author holds security authorities responsible for...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 2000
The author criticized Nabil Luka Babawi for his article "Copts and the participation in the political life" which he published in Al-Ahram. Babawi is of opinion that the slogan of "religion for God and the country for all" started to get credibility after being only mentioned in emotional...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 20, 2000
This is a statement about the recent events of Al-Kosheh. Hundreds of cultured people in Egypt signed it. These people care about the country’s concerns.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2000
Since the bloody events of Al-Kosheh took place, many officials went there in order to investigate the matters. If I had the right to search for an answer for what happened, I would have said that what happened was due to a corrupt atmosphere that was adopted by an ex-president...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 22, 1998
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria applied twenty years ago (!!) to the governor of Alexandria to dedicate a spot of land, owned by the governorate, to build a church in Al-Maamoura Beach serving thousands of Coptic residents and visitors. Until now that permit has not yet been granted.
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.