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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.
Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
Jirjis Hilmī ‘Āzir discusses the thorny issue of Egyptian Christians converting to Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2005
A discussion of the difficulties for Copts wishing to divorce their spouses.
Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
Mamdouh Nakhla, who submitted a proposal to establish a Coptic party, answers questions about the objectives of such a party.
Date of source: Sunday, September 25, 2005
A tribute to Prof. Meinardus, eminent Coptologist, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Sadly Prof. Meinardus died a few days before his birthday.
Date of source: Monday, November 8, 2004
I have been shocked when I read an article in Sawt Al-Umma’s November 1 issue by Mustafa Abd Al-Latif Darwish under the title Archpriest Zakaria Butros’s play. The article seems to be refuting what the Archpriest has said in an interview in the Al-Hayat channel, but actually it is all about...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Father Basilius al-Maqārī exaggerated in AWR, 2005, week 16, art. 46, in my opinion, the parallel between Church clericalism and Islamism. Coptic clergy have been politically active but they do not seek power as Islamists do.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 14, 2005
The exaggeration about the comparison between the role of traditional Islam and the Coptic Orthodox Church is simple. It is not the difference in attitude but in numbers/statistics. Copts simply do not have the numbers to seek power as Islamists do.
Date of source: Monday, May 20, 2002
Al-Ahram columnist Anis Mansour wrote that Jesus Christ had a half-brother called James. He claimed this piece of information came from the Bible. The reaction of Muslims and Copts to what he wrote was very angry. A Coptic thinker commented on it and explained the Biblical verses speaking about...
Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2004
Why is God in each of three monotheistic religions different from the God in the other religions? This is the scary, confusing and forbidden question that religious expert and eminent British journalist Karen Armstrong tries to answer in her latest book. Her book, “A History of God,” refers to the...
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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.