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Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Official Muslim organizations – the Azhar, the Academy of Islamic Research, the Iftā’ House and the Ministry of Awqāf (Endowments) – sent high-ranking delegations to offer condolences over the death of Pope Shenouda, mourning the Coptic religious leader as a “symbol of peace and amity that will be...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bishop Armīyā, one of the nominees to succeed the pope, denied reports by newspapers that he accepted condolences by the Israeli ambassador in Cairo, Yaakov Amitai. [Ashraf Sādiq, Laylá Mustafá and Tāmir ‘Abd al-Ra’ūf, al-Ahrām, March 20, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Katātnī offered condolences over the death of Pope Shenouda during his a meeting on Monday (March 19) with Bishop Bākhūmius, who is temporarily running the church affairs pending the election of a new pope, Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy synod, and Bishop Armīyā, the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The People’s Assembly, in its session on Monday (March 19) under Speaker Dr. Muhammad Sa’d al-Katātnī, mourned the death of Pope Shenouda as “one lost great national symbol who left a large space in the political arena while Egypt is going through a decisive period of time,” calling on the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The ceremonies of the august funeral of Pope Shenouda, to be aired live on the Egyptian TV and other private stations, start on Tuesday (March 20) at 11:00 a.m. in the presence of senior state officials, government ministers and members of the two chambers of parliament, the People’s Assembly and ...
Date of source: Friday, February 24, 2012
"Rest assured because Jesus Christ will not come prior to the falling away. When this happens, Jesus will come," the pope said in reply to a question during his weekly sermon at the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-'Abbāssīyah.
He said Jesus Christ is not going to come in Egypt these...
Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2013
Leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria have celebrated the 75th year of Mar Girgis’ Church in Ghayt al-‘Inab. The celebration was held in Alexandria Library (Amīrah Fathī, al-Wafd, Dec. 20, p. 14). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Thursday, November 21, 2013
The Holy Synod shall hold a meeting Thursday (November 21). A Church source stated that the committees of the Holy Synod have completed their work and prepared a development plan for the churches and Copts. Bishop Basanti denied that the Coptic quota is an issue raised for discussion (Abd al-Wahāb...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Pope Tawadros II canceled his weekly sermon, scheduled for today (August 14), for the seventh time in a row, since the adoption of the “Road Map”. A Church source clarified that this is due to the tensions the country is witnessing and demonstrations organized by supporters of former President...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
For his part, Dr. Antoine 'Adil, leader of the Maspero Youth Union, said that the people who assault churches do not want to understand that the Church did not mobilize Copts on June 30 and that Pope Tawadros just wants what is best for the nation and the Egyptian people (Author not mentioned, al-...
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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.