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Date of source: Saturday, April 26, 2003
A number of Egyptian bishops of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Arab Christians would not celebrate Easter, as sadness over what has taken place in Baghdad breaks their hearts. The head of the World Council of Churches said that the churches of the Middle East canceled all Easter festivities...
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2003
The author explains the spiritual value of Passion Week and how the Orthodox Church looks at this week. He also elaborates on the Passion of Jesus Christ, especially at the hands of the Jews.
Date of source: Sunday, May 12, 2002
The article speaks about the problems facing Copts to get their supposedly official holidays. Some officials haggle with their Coptic employees over their self-evident right to a holiday. The author wondered until when official silence would persist on this issue.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Pope Shenouda delegated 24 Egyptian clergymen to head Easter masses in Egyptian churches in Europe, Canada and the USA on May 4.
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: 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.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2001
Babylon’s Patriarch for the Chaldean Catholics in Iraq and the world said that Baghdad will host the Fifth Christian Conference, which will be attended by religious figures from all over the world.
Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2001
Public manifestations of Christian faith become less in Egyptian society. The celebration of palm Sunday in the Upper Egyptian village of Sarakna, 315 km south of Cairo, is one of the last villages where this is possible. The article explains Muslims in villages want their villages have a Muslim...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 3, 2001
The number of articles published about Easter reflects the great attention the Egyptian press paid to these celebrations.
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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.