Displaying 11 - 20 of 33.
Date of source: Friday, June 14, 2013
Many Luxor Copts went to Saint Mark Cathedral in al-'Abbāsīyyah yesterday evening (June 13, 2013) to demand Bishop Ammonius' return from a 13 year suspension imposed upon him by the Holy Synod (Ahmad al-Sa'dāwī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, June 14, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II explained that Egypt is ready to receive the Ethiopian Patriarch at a time of his choosing; However the representative of the Coptic Church in Addis Ababa has received a letter from the Ethiopian Patriarch postponing his visit to Egypt for the resolution of the Blue...
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2013
American Organization Christian Solidarity International has issued a statement calling on Christians to pray for Egyptian Copts on June 22, 2013. The Egyptian Christian community are increasingly at risk due to allegations of disdaining religion, a crime punishable by imprisonment. The event named...
Date of source: Sunday, June 9, 2013
The Presidency and Muslim Brotherhood are holding intensive talks with the Church in order to persuade Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II to tell Copts not to participate in demonstrations on June 30, 2013 and to intervene with the Ethiopian Church in order to end the Blue Nile crisis (Mustafá...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II returned to Cairo yesterday evening (June 4, 2013) following a pastoral trip to Austria. Papal sources stated that President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī) is scheduled to meet with Pope Tawadros to discuss the Renaissance Dam crisis, before meeting with the Ethiopian...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Church sources revealed today (June 4, 2013) that the Presidency is arranging a meeting between President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī), Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and the Ethiopian Patriarch to resolve the Blue Nile crisis (Ahmad al-Sa'dāwī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, June 4, p. 1). Read original text in...
Date of source: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Several Coptic activists protested outside the North Cairo Criminal Court in al-'Abbāsīyyah yesterday (April 24, 2013), demanding the release of Samuel Subhī and 'Atif 'Awad arrest in the incidents of Saint Mark Cathedral (Yusrī al-Badrī, 'Imād Khalīl and Fādī Francis, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Apr. 25, p...
Date of source: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II welcomes the visit of His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimanot to Cairo in mid-June. The meeting was originally set for July 19, however it has been re-scheduled to an...
Date of source: Thursday, May 30, 2013
"Coptic Alliance Without Borders" movement called on Muslims and Copts to protest off the Ethiopian Embassy in Duqī district of Cairo, to protest against the Renaissance Dam crisis. The movement stated that the purpose of the protest is to reinforce Egypt's claim on the Nile waters, and to...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II denied rumors that President Mursi or the presidential office called him to involve him in discussions about Renaissance Dam crisis in Ethiopia. This came during a meeting between the Pope and Austrian President Heinz Fischer in Vienna (Ahmad al-Sa'dāwī, al-Shurūq...
Pages
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.