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Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 20, 2014
Egyptian Churches celebrated the first anniversary of establishing the Coptic Church Council that includes the Orthodox, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Evangelical and Episcopal Churches. The heads of the five churches held a closed meeting in which they approved the regulations list for the council....
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 19, 2014
Organization Danish Halal that includes more than 53 Muslim organizations has criticized the decision of the Danish Ministry of Agriculture to ban any form of animal-slaughter without making them unconscious first. It considered this decision to be discriminatory against some religious minorities (...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 12, 2013
In a historic visit, Pope Tawadros visited the Monastery of Anba Makar [Also known as St. Macarios]. Reportedly, he has ignored the conflicts of his predecessor Pope Shenouda with most of the monks of Anba Makar Monastery and their leader Father Matta al- Miskīn. He visited the monasteryon Monday...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 11, 2014
Dr. Abbāss Shūman, deputy of the Azhar and member of the Supreme Scholars Council stated that if a scholar joins a political party this does not mean that the Azhar endorses this party. However, individuals are free to take part on the condition that they do not threaten the stability of Egypt and...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 10, 2014
Pope Tawadros II is going to the monastery of Saint Bishoy in the Wadī al- Nātrun to start the fast of Yunan (Jonah), known as the ‘Nineveh Fast.’ He shall return on Wednesday to give his weekly sermon (Michael Fāris, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Feb. 10). Read original text in Arabic.
29. AWR Daily Overview: February 9, 2014: Orthodox Church Launches “The Holy Bible for All” Festival
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2014
Under the auspices of Bishop Mūsá, the Bishop of Youth, and Bishop Martyrus, the Church of the Virgin Mary in Ard al-Sharkah district in Cairo has held a carnival entitled “The Holy Bible for All” in College de la Salle. It included performances that present explications of Holy Bible verses in a...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2014
The sufī tarīqah sheikhs announced their rejection of an EU that they believe to be an intervention in Egyptian internal affairs. The EU statement denounced “the absence of a fully inclusive process, the lack of attempts to overcome the polarization of society and reducing political space for...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 7, 2014
Political factions rejected new initiatives calling for reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood including the initiatives of the [Muslim Brotherhood led] National Coalition in Support for Legitimacy and the last initiative of Cairo University Professor Hassan Nafaa [a liberal]. Dr. Wahīd Abd al...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 6, 2014
The first unit in the Administrative Court headed by judge Muhammad Qishtah postponed the lawsuit by a Copt to allow him a second marriage. The lawsuit was filed by Shukrī Abd al- Shahīd against Pope Tawadros and Bishop Bola (Amanī Mūsá, Copts- United, Feb. 6). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 5, 2014
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church shall meet on February 20th to examine and discuss the regulation list of 1957 for papal elections and its amendment. According to a clerical source the meetings, headed by Bishop Rafael, started yesterday in the monastery of Saint Bishoy in the Wadī al...
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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.