Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2000
Secretary General of the Arab League announced that the Arab League intends to propose a plan to church leaders in Egypt aiming at facing the allegations of Zionist Christianity. He stressed that those who adopt this extremist religious theory seek to achieve political gains that will cause...
Date of source: Monday, February 27, 2006
The 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches has convened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to discuss some key issues among which were the Muslim-Christian relations in the Middle East.
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The author reports about the week of prayer, organized by the Middle East Council of Churches, to bring together all Christians from different churches and denominations in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
Last Friday morning an agreement was signed by the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi and Pope Shenouda III.
Dr. Al-Sammaan, the deputy head of the Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-religious Dialogue, stated it is for the good of Islam that the Azhar Committee maintains good...
Date of source: Sunday, June 5, 2005
The Women Committee affiliated to the Middle East Council of Churches held a forum in Cairo where the participants debated citizenship, pillars of coexistence for all citizens, the risk of marginalization, reasons behind some youths’ poor belonging to the country and disengagement between religion...
Date of source: Thursday, December 20, 2001
The press release summarizes the text of the charter the Arab Christian-Muslim Working Group which is working closely with the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC). The charter expresses a shared commitment of Muslims and Christians to engage energetically in "working together to promote...
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2001
The leaders of eastern churches are to meet at the Middle East Council of Churches in Cairo to join in the Coptic Church’s celebrations of 30 years of Pope Shenouda III being in the chair of Saint Mark.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 29, 2001
The Syrian president welcomed Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of Antioch, the president of the Evangelical Council, the Archbishop of Baalbak and the General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches. He praised the patriotic stance of Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Monday, June 4, 2001
The Middle East Council of Churches has organized a new series of Muslim-Christian debates to take place during a conference to be held in Kuwait between November 5 and 9.
Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2001
The Middle East Council of Churches held its meetings in Iran this time. The Council’s leaders had a Christian-Muslim dialogue with Iranian leaders regarding the Palestinian case as well as issuing a statement condemning the Israeli attacks on the original inhabitants of the country.