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Date of source: Friday, December 28, 2012
Disturbance erupted among the Coptic Evangelical Church after its representative in the Shūrá Council decided to withdraw surprisingly.
Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2012
Al-Misrīyūn reports, that Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II had contacted Dr. Muhammad al-Barād’ī, head of al-Dustūr Party, and Hamdīn Sabbāhī, former Egyptian presidential candidate, in order to “coordinate the stance of the Church with that of the opposition” after the dialogue meeting that...
Date of source: Thursday, December 6, 2012
in al-Misrīyūn, page 3, a source from the papal headquarters claimed that Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II had sent instructions to different Coptic unions and called them to assemble in front of the Presidential Palace.
Date of source: Sunday, December 8, 2013
The Union of Coptic Organisations has called on Europe to bring down the Egypt’s first elected President. The Union, which was prominent among supporters of Ahmad Shafīq during the presidential elections, said that civil society has to support demonstrators who want President Mursī to stand down...
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2012
Al-Misrīyūn writes that Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II urged the priests to convince members of their dioceses not to participate in the upcoming constitution referendum as the draft does not represent all segments of the Egyptian society. At the same time, many Coptic priests urge to participate...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 26, 2012
However, Bishop Bisanti of Helwan and al-Ma’sarah cast doubts over the announced figures, referring to a meeting between former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III in 1977 in which the American president told the pope, “I know you’re a religious leader of seven...
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
Representatives of the Egyptian Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches met Saturday (September 22) at the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah under acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius and all agreed to refuse the addition of an article sanctioning the Azhar to have sole...
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
Signs of a strong clash between the Coptic Orthodox Church and President Muhammad Mursī are looming after the Salafī Front accused Bishop Serapion of involvement in the film defaming the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, the head of the Coptic Evangelical denomination in Egypt, rejected Coptic Orthodox Bishop Būlā’s threats to withdraw from the constituent assembly if the constitution did not clearly state non-Muslims’ rights to resort to their own religious laws.
30-Egyptian churches denounce the terrorist attack in Rafah, Coptic movements hold Morsi accountable
Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Egyptian churches have denounced the attack that took place in Rafah, Sinai, and led to the death of 16 officers and men. Bishop Pachomius, Coptic Orthodox Acting Patriarch offered his condolences to the Egyptian people.
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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.