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Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Many Christians are calling for an amendment to the regulations concerning the election of the Coptic Orthodox pope.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Husām ‘Abdul Hakam and ‘Imād Basālī made an adventurous journey through Jewish synagogues in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Due to the recurrent
illness of Pope Shenouda, many Copts have called for a board to be formed,
composed of five to seven reliable bishops, to run
the church’s affairs during the absence of the
pope.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
A number of Coptic intellectuals have organized a conference entitled: Laymen’s vision of the Problems of the Church. They discussed several problems of the Church, including the regulations of election the patriarch and trials of priests.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Jehovah’s Witnesses could break through the Egyptian haphazard societies to spread their preaching. The review provides the historical background of the group and the opinions of some Coptic figures.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Al-Maydān interviewed the leader of the Washington- based U.S. Coptic Association, Michael Munīr, about his recent visit to Egypt, during which he attended a number of conferences and asked him for his opinion on a number of political issues, including the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The expected conference for Coptic Orthodox youth on the ‘Da Vinci Code’ novel and discord between Pope Shenounda and Father Mattá al- Maskīn and Max Michel has already sparked controversy.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
The author reports on the demonstrations held at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral last Wednesday. He met with protesters and tried to find out the reasons behind their anger.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
‘Imād Basālī argues that the government’s culture of secrecy has disguised the true number of Copts in Egypt. While official statistics indicate that Copts constitute 7 to 10% of Egypt’s population, the Coptic Orthodox Church says that there are an estimated 10 million Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, August 4, 2005
Hours after President Mubārak announced his candidacy in the presidential elections, the Holy Synod met to sign a document pledging allegiance to Mubārak.
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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.