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Date of source: Sunday, July 28, 2013
On the social networking site Twitter, Pope Tawadros thanked the army, the police, and the Egyptian people for protesting the day before yesterday (July 26) against terrorism and violence saying that they had created hope for everyone.
On the other hand, in the opening of “al-Kirāzah” (a Church...
Date of source: Saturday, July 27, 2013
Christians responded to the call from Coptic religious activists and leaders to fast Ramadan and have Iftār with Muslims. Churches’ bells and sunset’s Adhān (a sign to break Ramadan fast) rang together to affirm unity and the authorization to the Army to fight against terrorism and violence....
Date of source: Saturday, July 27, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II said that the Coptic Orthodox Church supports all the security measures to protect Egypt and added in a tweet: “the national responsibility of the Coptic church calls us to support all measures to protect our country and realize our freedom without violence for...
Date of source: Saturday, July 27, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II said that the Coptic Orthodox Church supports all the security measures to protect Egypt and added in a tweet: “the national responsibility of the Coptic church calls us to support all measures to protect our country and realize our freedom without violence for...
Date of source: Thursday, July 25, 2013
Dr. Andrea Zakī, deputy head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, stated that the Army needs the people’s support in these critical times, stressing that the Evangelical Church supports peaceful protests.
For his part, Bishop Yuhannā Qultah, deputy patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, praised...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Ahmad Al-Tayyīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, began his retreat from public life at his house in Luxor, protesting the forms of violence erupted at the Presidential Palace. Al-Tayyīb left the Mashyakhat al-Azhar (Azhar’s headquarters) heading toward Luxor, as he had announced in his initiative for...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Father ’Abūd was killed in front of al-’Arīsh Church in northern Sinai July 7. The funeral was attended by thousands of mourners and led by Bishop Mūsá of Youth, Secretary of the Holy Synod Bishop Raphael, Bishop Kuzman of Sinai, Bishop Maximus of Banhā, and Bishop Daniel of Maadi. Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II received the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, at Saint Mark Cathedral yesterday (June 17) to discuss the latest developments in Egyptian affairs, in particular Coptic rights. The meeting is one of many Pope Tawadros has held recently with foreign...
Date of source: Sunday, June 9, 2013
The Presidency and Muslim Brotherhood has put pressure on Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II to prevent copts from participating in the June 30 demonstrations according to a Coptic organization named, the Justice and Development Organization for Human Rights ('Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Jun. 9, p...
Date of source: Friday, June 7, 2013
In his first decision to build a new church, President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī) has licensed the establishment of the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul in New Nūbārīyah city in al-Beheira governorate. The Church welcomed the decision, and asked from the Presidency to...
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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.