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Date of source: Friday, May 17, 2013
Prominent Copts have refused BDP’s initiative to heal sectarian divides, with Kamāl Zākhir, a Christian thinker and coordinator of the Coptic secular movement, claiming “between us there is blood, and we are still people of the dhimmah”. He cited the example of the sectarian strife which plagued...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Al-Yawm al-Sābi' interviewed a prominent lawyer and legal adviser of the Church, Ramsīs al-Najjār. Al-Najjār participated in the meeting of the Clerical Council held in order to study the Personal Status regulations for Copts, to develop a new list for the Law, including amendments to article 35...
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2013
Several advisors to the Coptic Orthodox Church, including Ramsīs al-Najār, have prepared a draft statute for the new personal status law, to facilitate the process of divorce without contravening the teachings of the Bible (Michael Fāris, al-Yawm al-Sābi', Apr. 6, p. 6). Read original text in...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
According to a source present at the meeting, representatives of the President listened more than they spoke and requested from the Coptic delegation that they meet with President Mursī to express their opinions, but the delegation refused. The participating Copts asked to send a letter to the...
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2013
Heated events occurred at the fourth sermon in Saint Mark Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsīyyah, as protesters demanded the official retraction of the statements of Bishop Abrām denying an assault on a church in al-Faiyum Governorate, and held up signs against the statements of Pope Tawadros condemning civil...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 13, 2013
In an interview with al-Yawm al-Sābi', Bishop Mūsá of Youth and one of the most prominent members of the Church renowned for his advocacy for peace, talks about the current situation in Egypt. He speaks mostly of political matters: the Constitution, the rule of the Brotherhood, and national...
Date of source: Friday, February 8, 2013
Pope Tawadros II said that wisdom is one of the virtues that characterize mankind and something that brings with it many problems. Wisdom is the fruit of life and brings mankind closer to God (Michael Fāris, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Feb. 8, p.4). Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Monday, February 11, 2013
On February 9, the Egyptian churches called for “A week of global prayer” for the unity of the churches. Representatives of the Coptic Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical churches attended the meeting in the Evangelical church in al-Fajāllah.
Coptic Orthodox Metropolitan Bīshūy of Damietta said: “...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The Libyan authorities vowed, last Monday, to find those responsible for the terrorist attack on the Egyptian church in Misurata.
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Pope Tawāḍrūs is heading to Holland on Thursday on a pastoral visit that will last until Tuesday. He will then head to France and Austria to lead a large conference of bishops and churches from around the world. The Pope himself requested special security arrangements to be made to protect him and...
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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.