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Date of source: Thursday, October 27, 2005
Judge, Fārouq ‘Abd al-Qādir, asserted that there is no legal obligation on the prime minister to make Coptic new year a fully-paid official holiday.
Date of source: Monday, August 16, 2004
The Coptic Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church started the fasting of the Holy Virgin on August 8 which continues until August 22. Most churches are celebrating the 15 days, particularly the churches where the Virgin Mary is said to have passed by. These churches include the Church of Virgin in...
Date of source: Sunday, December 22, 2002
The motto "Religion is for God and the homeland is for all of us" gained ground in Egypt during the first half of the 20th century. Egyptians believed that faiths, rituals and feasts should be mutually respected by the holders of different faiths. The author tries to answer the question: what...
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 2004
An interview with his holiness Pope Shenouda III covering the reality of the clash of civilizations, the different dates for celebrating Christmas and Easter, rumors of sectarian strife and extremism in religion and other subjects.
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 2004
Mariam [Mary] is a name that is common among Muslim women. In fact, you cannot be a true Muslim unless you greatly revere Mary and her son Jesus. The Holy Qur’an mentioned that Mary was one of the best women on earth and she was known for her extreme piety. The Qur’an also mentioned that there were...
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 2004
Sham en-Nesim is the day on which Copts go out to the gardens and eat their favorite food of eggs, onions and salted fish. They carry flowers in their hands. They believe until now that whoever sleeps past sunrise on that day will be lazy all year long. On Sham en-Nesim day, Egyptians usually...
Date of source: Thursday, January 8, 2004
Egyptian media and political leaders paying attention to Coptic Christmas.
Watani’s Editor-in-chief Yusuf Sidhom’s discusses the term ’ persecution’ in describing the position of Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 20, 2004
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the Epiphany on January 20. The writer gives a brief
historical and religious background on the different ways of celebrating the feast.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Pope Shenouda explains the Biblical verse “This child [Jesus Christ] is set for the
fall and rising again of many… and for a sign which shall be spoken against” (Luke 2:34).
Date of source: Tuesday, February 17, 2004
As the Coptic fasting that precedes the Easter started on 16 February [it
continues for 55 days], the article gives information about fasting in Coptic Christianity, its
meaning and rules.
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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.