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Date of source: Thursday, March 30, 2017
Pope Tawāḍrūs, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark, anticipated the expected attacks accompanying the Church’s preparation of the Holy Myron oil next Tuesday at the Monastery of St. Bīshūy in Wādī al-Naṭrūn. This will be the thirty-ninth time in the history of the church [to prepare...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
As a follow-up to my interview with a Cairene Protestant pastor, I asked Cornelis Hulsman, Editor-in-Chief of Arab-West Report, for an interview on pious fraud. “I first learned about the term Pious Fraud from my long-time friend Dr. Otto Meinardus, German scholar and former pastor of the Maadi...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Arab-West Report talked to an Egyptian pastor about the situation of Christian Communities in Egypt. Our interview partner, who prefers not to be mentioned by name, is an Egyptian who has been living for several years abroad and returned to Egypt to work for the benefit of the Christian community...
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2017
The Coptic Orthodox Church has been celebrating the day of the glorious Ascension [Holy Thursday, The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday] since this morning, on Thursday, May 25th.
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2017
Aḥmad ʿAbd al- Ḥamīd al-Nimr [Ahmed Abdel-Hamid El-Nemer], the supervisor of Coptic archeology, revealed that Coptic heritage is one of the most important historical legacies left for all of us. Some of the most important aspects of the Coptic heritage are the stories and narratives that have...
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2017
The Coptic researcher Rūbīr al-Fāris [Rober al-Faris] presents a simplified explanation for the Coptic religion in Egypt. Al-Faris explains that Coptic Christians only worship one God, contrary to the popular misconception that they worship three gods.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2017
Although the Egyptian church allows women access to a number of important positions, such as: nun, devotee, servant, and Guardian of Service and Hymns; there remain other domains that the Church completely prohibits women from accessing.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2017
One of the most important problems under the reign of Pope Kīrullus VI concerned those who were suspended from obtaining marriage permits.
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Metropolitan Bīshūy, an Orthodox Copt is seen by many as a controversial figure for his outspoken statements in regards to other Christian denominations. In this interview, he is asked to comment on the Christian traditions in Egypt and refer to the Bible stories in regards to the Holy...
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The Holy Family (Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph) are believed to have visited Asyūṭ, Egypt around 2000 years ago. This revelation is very important to Coptic Christians in Egypt, and the monastery is therefore a place often visited by them. The degree of significance and...
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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.