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Date of source: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
This article talks about the annual Faith Deepening
Conference which will be held soon,
and the current disputes between the church, secularists, and the
Ecclesiastical Reform Group.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The author discusses the two day conference organized by Coptic author Kamāl Zākhir Mūsa about reform that is needed in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church has been trying to prevent this conference from taking place but it will start on the same day that Pope Shenouda celebrates...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah opens the controversial file of religious schools in Egypt. In
an
earlier issue, several articles tackled schools of the Muslim Brotherhood, like the Muslim Generation
School in
Marsa Matrūh. This article, however, sheds light on Coptic Sunday schools.
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
After a visit to the Coptic Museum in 2001, students called for an opportunity to study Coptic history and language. The University of Toronto now offers Coptic Studies in the Department of Near and Middle East Civilizations. Students say that it has been a great experience being introduced to the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
The University of Toronto is now offering Coptic language instruction through the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations,
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
Kamāl Zākhir Mousa draws a comparison between the theoretical or historical meaning of the word "Father" in churches and its real meaning nowadays.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Martin Accad argues that there are many misunderstandings about certain realities in the Middle East, the first of which has to do with the use of the term "terrorist." He also discusses apocalyptic forms of Islam and Christianity, and how people can help the situation.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2006 to Friday, June 2, 2006
The article tackles the failure of
religious institutions in Egypt to come up with a
moderate discourse, as the author blames the current state of
fanatisism in the country on both Muslim and
Christian preachers.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
Kamāl Zākhir, the author,
argues that the church became involved in politics and ’the
world’ to serve some worldly interests that have
nothing to do with its spiritual mission.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The article discusses the weekly Friday sermon and the
poor
performance of the preachers, whom many view as insufficient to stand on the minbar [a pulpit inside
the mosque] and deliver sermons to Muslim worshippers.
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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.