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Date of source: Monday, January 14, 2008
Dr. Samīr Tanāghū, a professor in the Law Faculty at Alexandria University, writes about one of the unresolved legal issues concerning the state and the church; the Personal Status Law, and its effects on Copts.
Date of source: Friday, January 18, 2008
Hānī Labīb comments on the Rose al-Yūsuf file that was published on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas. The file was devoted to Coptic issues and contained interviews with clergymen and Coptic figures. Labīb hails the file as a valuable document.
Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2007 to Friday, October 19, 2007
Hānī Labīb presents a history of the laws adopted by the church and the government to regulate Coptic marriage and divorce.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007
The Administrative Court ruling which grants a license to remarry is unconstitutional for it violates Article 46 of the Constitution which guarantees the freedom of belief and it contravenes the Coptic Orthodox doctrine.
Date of source: Sunday, July 29, 2007
Majdī Khalīl sheds light on the difference between citizenship rights and the political activity of clergymen, and highlights the rarity of clergymen who are politically active.
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
Ṭal‘at Jār Allāh believes the state’s rejection of Pope Shenouda nominations for the Shūrá Council’s elections was a letter to the Copts who wish to integrate into political life to stay away from the church and to separate religion and politics.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
In a meeting held by the Lions Clubs International in Egypt, Pope Shenouda adopted a softer stance toward Copts who travel to Jerusalem for personal interests.
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī denounces the increasing religious influence on Egyptian society, and calls for clear constitutional texts that prohibit religious influence on public institutions.
Date of source: Thursday, December 28, 2006
Hāzim Munīr
discusses the Muslim Brotherhood’s rejection to the proposed constitutional amendments aimed at separating religion
from politics. He argues that they indirectly insist on mixing religion and politics in an attempt to religionize
politics and add a divine cover on their own beliefs.
Date of source: Monday, September 18, 2006
The Coptic writer
Jamāl
As‘ad criticizes the church’s creed affirmation conference and accuses it of being an
attempt to
affirm itself as a state.
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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.