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Date of source: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Royal Institute for Inter Faith Studies (RIIFS) held a lecture entitled “Arab-Christian Heritage and Christian-Islamic Dialogue”, delivered by Dr. Wajīh Yūsuf. Several scholars, including clergymen and Muslim religious leaders participated in this lecture.
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2021
Dr. Rev. Andrea Zakī, President of the Evangelical Community and Head of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), praised ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sisī’s declaration of making 2022 the year of Civil Society and launching a national strategy to promote human rights in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2021
Bishop Daniel of Sydney is now subject to a police investigation following allegations of serious fraud within the church.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2021
The Logos Forum for Coptic Orthodox Youth continues its activities for the seventh consecutive day, under the slogan: “Enjoying the Roots”, in the presence of Pope Tawāḍrūs.
Date of source: Friday, July 30, 2021
The Coptic Orthodox Church Media Center has released its latest project, sponsored by Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria. The project aims to photograph with 360-degree technology the landmarks of Egyptian historic churches in order to provide interactive tours of the ancient churches and monasteries.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
February 15, 2015, still and will always remain a vivid memory for every Egyptian, especially Christians. On this day, ISIS broadcasted a video clip of the slaughter of the kidnapped 20 Egyptian Copts at the hands of terrorism in Libya. President ʿAbd al-Fatāh al-Sīsī’s response was extremely firm...
Date of source: Friday, July 10, 2020
Sources from within the Church informed al-Dustūr that the bishop of Sydney, Bishop Daniel [Dāniyyāl], will return to his diocese after eight months of absence. Bishop Daniel had come to Egypt in November last year to attend a seminar by the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Following the...
Date of source: Saturday, June 20, 2020
Bishop Bākhūm, official spokesperson for the Catholic Church, said that the Catholic Church in Egypt finished the personal status law for Copts and that it has been handed over to Pope Tawāḍrūs II so that it can be handed over to parliament afterwards. Bishop Bākhūm added that the Catholic Church...
Date of source: Thursday, May 28, 2020
Churches have settled on a group of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus among churchgoers whenever they return for religious services. This is in addition to a forthcoming decision by the Egyptian Cabinet about reopening houses of worship in mid-June. Measures...
Date of source: Monday, June 8, 2020
On Monday, the Monastery of St. Macarius [Abū Maqār] in Wādī al-Naṭrūn commemorates the 14th anniversary of the death of Father Mattā al-Miskīn. Father Mattā al-Miskīn was born in 1919 in Banhā with the name Yūssuf Iskandar. He was from a rich family and graduated from pharmacy school in 1943 and...
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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.