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Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Fr. Yūwāqīm, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Isna and Armant, has taken a pastoral visit to the Holy Land. He was accompanied on his journey to Jerusalem by several fathers and priests.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
The core argument of Coptic Solidarity for accusing him to be an “Agent' of al-Sīsī Government in the US” is that Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) prior to his last visit to the USA. They believe this is sufficient evidence for their claims.
It seems...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
This article provides an overview of the views of Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, Coptic Evangelical (Presbyterian) pastor and head of the Protestant Churches of Egypt, based on Arab media reporting as selected and summarized throughout the years by Arab-West Report/Dialogue Across Borders in response to...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Cornelis Hulsman has been invited to present a paper on disputed population data of Christians in Egypt at an international conference of the International Association of Mission Studies in Sydney, Australia, July 7-11, 2022. Estimates range between 5,09 % of population to 21,9% of population.
For...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
The 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom in the Arab World by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. government provides estimates about religious belief in various countries but figures are disputed. The percentage of Christians, Jews, Shīʿa Muslims and nonbelievers is definitely higher...
Archeologist suggests the name “Museum of Peace” for exhibition halls at Saint Catherine’s Monastery
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2022
The archeologist, Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, General Director of Research, Archeology and Scientific Publications for South Sinai at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced a permanent museum exhibition within Saint Catherine’s Monastery. Since its establishment in 2001, the museum has...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2022
On February 12, the Coptic Orthodox diocese of Northern Germany contracted to purchase a building in the city of Nordheim to be a center for the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2022
Among the publications at the Cairo International Book Fair is the Arabic translation of When Jesus Became God by the Jewish-American author, Richard E. Rubenstein, published by Dār al-Yāsmīn Publishing and translated by Usāma Naṣṣār.
The 437-page book has provoked debate since the announcement of...
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2022
Ambassador Nabīla Makram, Egypt’s Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, met with Fr. Julius [Yūliyyūs], bishop of the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Services of the Coptic Orthodox Church (BLESS), and Executive Director of Dignified Life Foundation Āya al-Qamarī....
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2022
Egyptian authorities released Coptic activist Rāmī Kāmil on Saturday, following the decision of the public prosecution’s office, after enduring more than two years in pretrial detention.
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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.