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Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
The author affirms in his
article that the Copts are not an ethnic
minority that is separate from the rest of the Egyptian people, urging the
church to stop trying to play a
political role and to shoulder its responsibility of encouraging Copts to
participate in the nation’s
political process...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
The article reports that nearly two million Christians and Muslims are celebrating the Virgin Mary festival, which is held annually on Jabal al-Tayr Mountain in al-Minyā governorate, Upper Egypt, marking the anniversary of the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt and their visit to this part of the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
Tradition in the Coptic Orthodox Church has it that at present day Matariya, Joseph stuck his staff in the sand and Baby Jesus stretched out His hand and touched the staff, and a well of pure water sprung up there. The Family drank from the water, and Mary used it to wash the baby’s clothes. The...
Date of source: Thursday, June 1, 2006
Apart from the four canonical gospels acknowledged by the church,
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, there are
about 15 apocryphal gospels, including the controversial Gospel
of Judas, which are taught in theological colleges
and institutes, but are not widely-known among the
general public.
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2006 to Friday, June 9, 2006
The Coptic author investigates the concept of adultery in Christianity and
whether the
church’s position on divorce is really protecting Christians from sliding into adultery, given
that there
are a reported 40,000 cases of Christian divorce in the Egyptian law courts.
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī says that Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra is used to attacking Christianity and the Holy Bible. Dr. ‘Umāra’s recent anti-Christian book Mulāhazāt ‘Ilmīya ‘Ala Kitāb al-Masīh fī al-Islām lil Duktour Michel Hāyik [Scientific notes on the book of Christ in Islam by...
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
The author continues
his series of articles replying to
Archpriest Zakarīyā Butrus’s opinions about Islam in a
program called Questions about Faith relayed
on a Christian satellite channel called al-Hayāt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A symposium
entitled, ‘How can I live as a Copt?’ held in Shubra,
discussed the role of Copts and the importance of
their effective contribution to society.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Martin Accad argues that there are many misunderstandings about certain realities in the Middle East, the first of which has to do with the use of the term "terrorist." He also discusses apocalyptic forms of Islam and Christianity, and how people can help the situation.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2006
The author of the article reviews a book by Karīma Kamāl, a journalist known for her articles discussing the problematic issue of divorce among Copts.
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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.