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Date of source: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Dr. Maḥmūd al-Habbāsh, the Chief Justice and Adviser to the Palestinian President for Religious Affairs, appreciated the reception and welcoming of Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, Head of the Evangelical community in Egypt, stressing the depth of Egyptian-Palestinian relations.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 1, 2021
On Tuesday evening, the “The Holy Footsteps” ceremony started on the occasion of the feast of Christ’s Entry into the land of Egypt. The event was organized by Martyria Foundation for Culture & Development and took place at The Holy Virgin church in Maadi, in the presence of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, a...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Bishop Julius [Yūliyyūs], general bishop of Old Cairo, said that the Coptic Orthodox Church is an essential pillar in Egypt and wants to participate in initiatives that serve the nation.
Date of source: Thursday, October 29, 2020
In light of the controversy caused by the recent comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron, al-Ahrām Portal talked to three Coptic intellectuals who agreed that insulting Islam, religions in general, and prophets is unacceptable from a Christian perspective. However, some of them also...
Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2018
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Diaconia Office for development projects, affiliated to Coptic Catholic Church, organized on Friday a forum on the role of women in the Egyptian society, and the various forms of violence exercised against her.
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
In an interview with Al-Ahram newspaper, Counselor Munsif Najīb Sulīmān, legal advisor to the Coptic Church, discussed a number of important Church-related issues. The Houses of Worship law featured prominently in the discussion.
Date of source: Monday, May 18, 2015
When asked about the standardization Easter holiday date, Pope Tawādrūs commented, “We have proposed Sunday ,the 3rd of April each year as the standard date for Easter, there are churches who have agreed and others which are still thinking.” Most Theologians have agreed with the proposal, they find...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Hānī Shukr Allāh, the press secretary for the Episcopal Church in Egypt, announced the convening of a second conference for the “Together for the Sake of Egypt” project. The conference includes representatives from al-Azhar, Orthodox and Episcopal Churches, as well as several intellectuals and...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Anba Sarabamon al-Shāyeb, head of All Saints Monastery in the village of al-Ṭūd of Luxor, criticized priests who support the electoral campaigns of parliamentary candidates, stressing that all religious clerics should not be involved in politics.
Date of source: Sunday, July 21, 2013
Monday, July 15, morning, “Egypt’s Copts coalition” forwarded an urgent appeal letter to the Col. Gen. ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, as well as Minister of Defense, asking for a quick intervention to stop the bloodshed in Sinai. Copts are constantly...
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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.