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Date of source: Sunday, January 25, 2009
Pope Shenouda has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Both an Egyptian human rights organization and the Swedish Copts Organization have claimed that they proposed the idea. Copts are hoping that the grand imām of the Azhar will support the pope’s nomination but are worried about...
Date of source: Sunday, January 18, 2009
A Coptic organization abroad rejects the violence against the innocent people of Gaza.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
‘Abd al-Rūsūl highlights the positive changes achieved in Egypt regarding the Islamic groups. He points out the recent efforts to achieve a compromise between the Egyptian government on one hand and al-Jihād organization and al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah on the other.
Date of source: Saturday, January 6, 2007
Pope Shenouda III has reportedly urged Copts to participate in politics and announced that the church is reconsidering the bylaw on nominating for the patriarch post.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
The article discusses the Coptic Orthodox Church’s disagreements with Waṭanī newspaper and its intention to issue several newspapers that address church’s issues.
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
Ṭal‘at Jār Allāh believes the state’s rejection of Pope Shenouda nominations for the Shūrá Council’s elections was a letter to the Copts who wish to integrate into political life to stay away from the church and to separate religion and politics.
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
The relationship between the ruling party presided by President Mubārak and Pope Shenouda reached an impasse after Mubārak ignored a request submitted by Pope Shenouda to appoint three Copts in al-Shūrá Council.
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2007
Mubārak responded “impossible” to a request submitted by Najīb Sāwīris who aimed to win Mubārak’s approval before establishing a party.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Police authorities finally arranged a meeting between prisoner Abū ‘Umar and his family after detaining him in an unknown location for three years. Abū ‘Umar had been arrested by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its Italian counterpart, in Milan in 2003 over his alleged relations with...
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The police authorities gave the head of the Jihād Group, ‘Abbūd al-Zumur, a temporary release for 24 hours to spend time with his family. Sources from the family asserted that this was a step toward the permanent release and the end of the group’s crisis.
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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.