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Date of source: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The elections for the presidency of the university were held today in Beni Suef. There are four competitors, the most prominent of which is Prof. Rābih Ratīb Bastā, University vice president for social services affairs and a professor in the Faculty of Law. He is considered the first Copt to run...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sāmih Mahrūs remembers Wafā’ Constantine (Wife of a Coptic priest who wanted to convert to Islam, but remained Christian in the end); and Kāmīliyā Shihātah stories'; writing that there was another priest's wife who might eligibly be the next crisis.
This wife, and her family (including her priest...
Date of source: Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sāmih says that the building of churches has always been a controversial issue in Egypt that causes a lot of sectarian friction.
He says that the issue is a result of the huge gap between the legislative and constitutional frameworks. The Egyptian constitution does not mention anything about...
Date of source: Sunday, December 19, 2010
Mahrūs talks about an article by ‘Abd al-Nāsir Salāmah in al-Ahrām that he says is based on reports by extremist websites known for their negative attitudes towards Copts.
He says that the report created a crisis, causing the newspaper to apologize and publish a large number of articles responding...
Date of source: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Sāmih talks about the recent incident in Qena where rumors of a relationship between a Muslim girl and Coptic boy resulted in a fire that destroyed 23 homes. He criticizes the authorities’ reluctance to prosecute causers of fitnah. He says that those who cause trouble have ensured that even...
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sāmih talks about the frequent visits of “millionaire businessmen,” Najīb Sawīrus in particular, to the Pope at the papal headquarters and claims them to be for the purpose of discussing political favors. He criticizes the contrast between how lovingly the Pope treats the aforementioned businessmen...
Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2010
Pope Shenouda III met five members of the Coptic Orthodox Community Council for three hours last Sunday. One member of the council, Dr. Georgette Qallīnī, described the meeting as personal and absolutely unofficial. She made clear that the Pope did not discuss the current sectarian situation with...
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2010
Sameh says that only one side of the Kamilia story is being represented in the media, which has led him to seek the other side's point of view. He explains how he managed to contact Abba Tadawos and Mawas Monastery Bishop Abba Aghabious by phone and how as soon as they found out he was a journalist...
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2010
This article deals with the ordaining of bishops by Pope Shenouda III. These bishops work around the world to help the Pope's message reach all Coptic Christians.
Date of source: Sunday, April 25, 2010
An article explaining the reasons behind Pope Shenouda’s recent decision to limit bishops’ travel to only trips which have his express permission.
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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.