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Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
The suspension of a parish priest by the Archbishopric of J īza has caused controversy in the church. His reason for suspending Father Filop āt īr are unclear, but according to Filop āt īr himself, he was suspended for joining the Ghad party.
Date of source: Saturday, November 9, 2002 to Friday, November 15, 2002
The Evangelical church in Sanabu and the Council of Evangelical Churches of Mallawi dispute a piece of land that a Christian donated to the church in Sanabu in 1900. The pastor of the Sanabu church was removed from his post because he did not listen to the requests of the council concerning the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
The author of this article quotes several people, the conglomoration of which reveals that the secular-based Coptic council, al-Majlis al-Mīllī, is very important and provides much assistance to the Copts and the Church, but that it also currently has many weaknesses which must be sorted through.
Date of source: Saturday, February 18, 2006 to Friday, February 24, 2006
The author investigates why many Coptic young men are postponing marriage and examines their fears about divorce, which is not allowed in Orthodox circles, except in a few, rare cases.
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
The Muslim Brotherhood is arranging a dialogue session with Alexandria’s Copts, scheduled on Thursday at the Egyptian Center for Media and Cultural Development, Alexandria.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005 to Friday, December 30, 2005
The calls to revive the Coptic language are opposed by those who fear that this may cause the total social isolation of the Copts inside Egyptian society.
Date of source: Saturday, December 17, 2005 to Friday, December 23, 2005
In an interview with Rose al-Yousuf, editor-in-chief of al-Katība al-Tībīya (the Theban legion) and Pastor of the Virgin Mary and Pope Kyrillos Church, Father Mityās Nasr Mankarius speaks out on the aims of the controversial magazine.
Date of source: Saturday, December 3, 2005 to Friday, December 9, 2005
Father Filopātīr Jamīl was investigated over articles he wrote in the Theban Legion newspaper, as a result of which, he has been suspended for two years.
Date of source: Saturday, October 15, 2005
Bahā’īs are prohibited from joining political parties, running in any elections and partaking in any political activities lest this should open a can of worms with the national various political and religious powers.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
The head of the Coptic church has made public statements about the political representation quota system, which Copts have rejected, fearing an increase in sectarian tensions and arguing that the quota system runs counter to the principle of citizenship.
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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.