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Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 2, 2004
The latest rumor about sectarian unrest has been about a Christian woman who was assaulted in Awlad Ragab [a supermarket] in Cairo. The story is merely an incident of misbehavior and impoliteness by a security worker of a supermarket. Some priests at the churches warned Christian women against...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 14, 2004
The death of the priest of the village of Taha Al-‘Ameda and two members of the church council was about to stir up sectarian strife in the village. The fire of the sectarian strife was rapidly quenched thanks to the wisdom of the villagers and the good relations [between Muslims and Christians]...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 21, 2004
Al-Musawwar partly published the response of Archpriest Emile Mikhael of Samalut. They left out elements that could be explained as critical for the reporting of Al-Musawwar or authorities.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 21, 2004
The mulid [celebration] of Virgin Mary is an occasion shared by Muslims and Copts alike. According to statistics, the most recent mulid attracted more than two million visitors, including one million Muslims at least. Virgin Mary’s Mulid at Gabal Al-Teir is one of seven celebrations of the Virgin...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 31, 2004
In 1989,
the Coptic Museum in Cairo began a project to restore icons in cooperation with the Dutch Susanna
Skalova. The Coptic Orthodox Church and the Supreme Council of Antiquities have also begun a big
project, funded by an American research center, to count and study more than 2000 icons.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2005
The Bible says “no divorce except for marital unfaithfulness.” Pope Shenouda insists on applying the Biblical text literally thinking, that he should obey God, not the people.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2001
Mohammed Al Mahi does not think that families of the victims of Al-Kosheh riots will take revenge following the sentence. Bishop Wissa says that he will not stay still and he won’t take part in any reconciliation.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 13, 2000
Seventy-four Copts are running for the coming parliamentary elections. In spite of this relative large number and in spite of the psychological support they are getting from the political leadership, their path is not furnished with silk. They are facing many problems and hard competition in the...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2000
Pope John Paul II will go on Saturday to Saint Catherine’s mountain to make true an old wish that he has been waiting to fulfill. In the monastery of Saint Catherine a service led by the Pope and attended by 300 people chosen by the Catholic Church will be performed...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2000
It was expected that the visit of Pope John Paul II would start in Iraq, as did the trip of Abraham. He would then go to Egypt passing by Palestine. It was hoped that this trip would draw attention to the suffering of the Iraqi people and the hunger that was harming children before adults. However...
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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.