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Date of source: Thursday, November 6, 2008
The compound of religions in Old Cairo is a symbol of the amazing coexistence of the three heavenly religions in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The convent of the church Abū Sayfayn experienced, last Wednesday, the death of the famous nun Īrīnī. Many people gathered to pay her their last tribute.
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
This article discusses how the conditions of Coptic and Jewish monuments
are
neglected and gives examples of well-known churches and synagogues.
Date of source: Thursday, September 8, 2005
"My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves" [The Bible, KJV, The Book of Mark, Chapter 11, Verse 17]. The words uttered by Jesus when he entered the Temple of Solomon, are pertinent over 2,000 years later, as hooligans intimidate visitors to a...
Date of source: Thursday, September 8, 2005
Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl states that he has received many letters encouraging him to continue writing about the ’emperor’ of Old Cairo, a merchant who has allegedly been buying up property in the area and has threatened priests and nuns. Thirteen priests have resorted to the senior security...
Date of source: Thursday, September 1, 2005
A merchant in Misr al-Qadīma has broken the law by building a bazaar within a historical area. His disrespect for the sacred buildings in the area is not unlike his disrespect for the priests and nuns there. The so-called ’Emperor of Misr al-Qadīma’ is said to have insulted, harassed and assaulted...
Date of source: Thursday, September 15, 2005
Father Sarabamoun Farīd, priest of the St. Barbara church writes to al-Midān about the violations of the emperor and his concerns that the authorities are supporting his actions..
Date of source: Thursday, September 15, 2005
With the beginning of a new Coptic year Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl reminds readers of the Romans’ persecution of the Church and compares it to the thuggery of what he calls the Empire of Misr al-Qadīma.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 15, 2002
The Cairo Foreign Press Association organized a visit to Coptic Old Cairo with Prof. Dr. Peter Grossmann and asked Cornelis Hulsman to write a report for the FPA Bulletin in May 2002. Hulsman pointed out that visiting Old Cairo with a scholar is very different from visiting it with Coptic clergy.
Date of source: Sunday, October 24, 2004
With its wealth of churches, the site known as Misr al-Qadima or Old Cairo is one of the richest regions in Cairo with Coptic monuments. The Coptic Heritage Lovers Society (CHLS) earlier this month held a three-day conference at the Mar Mina Church in Fomm al-Khaleeg, Old Cairo, the second such...
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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.