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Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2013
The celebration commemorating the one year anniversary of the late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III’s departure started on March 15. The celebration will last for three days (Rānīyā Nabīl, al-Sabāh, Mar. 16, p. 1). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
On Sunday Mar. 10, the Coptic Orthodox Church announced the death of ‘Izzat Hakīm ‘Atallah one of the Christians detained in Libya on charges of proselytisation. Dr. Najīb Jubrā’īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, confirmed that ‘Atallah along with the rest of the detainees, had...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
On Sunday Mar. 10, the Coptic Orthodox Church announced the death of ‘Izzat Hakīm ‘Atallah one of the Christians detained in Libya on charges of proselytisation. Dr. Najīb Jubrā’īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, confirmed that ‘Atallah along with the rest of the detainees, had...
Date of source: Friday, March 8, 2013
Bibā Bishopric had filed a complain to Beni Suef Attorney General for preserving the police records about taking over a house owned by the Bishopric. Abū Sayf had took over a land that measures 1500 meter square owned by the Bishopric. A number of Copts protested for several days.
Also, a rumor of...
Date of source: Friday, March 8, 2013
Churches and Coptic organizations welcomed the Administrative Court’s verdict to halt the parliament elections.
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said that holding the elections came to the general interest and will calm the state of tension in the streets.
For his part...
Date of source: Friday, March 8, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II congratulated the Coptic Orthodox Ethiopian Church for choosing the new patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Abune Mathias.
Regardless of Pope Tawadros’ negligence to the crisis of Sirisnā Church in al-Faiyum Governorate, Saint Mark Cathedral...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
After a five-day siege of the St. George Church in kom Ombo, Aswan, life has returned to normal. The siege began after people accused the church of kidnapping a Muslim teacher and ended when security forces found her in Sharm el-Sheikh. The violent clashes ended when it became clear that there were...
Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2013
The security agency in Sharm al-Sheikh has found the girl that caused numerous attacks on the St. George Church in Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate. In response, the Archpriest, Abānūb Wahīd Rā’ī, exclaimed how everyone can now see that the Church did not play any role in the abduction of this woman....
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
In a letter sent to Vatican Pope Benedict XVI, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros III remembered the Pope’s work and leadership of the Church (Rānīyā Nabīl, al-Sabāh, Mar. 1, p. 6). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Yesterday, Tuesday February 26, a message was posted on the “Egypt Safer – Youth Bishopric” Facebook page. Youth Bishopric is affiliated to the Coptic Orthodox Church. The message, accompanied by a picture of Abū Islām (recently convicted of religious defamation), called for a prayer so that God...
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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.