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Date of source: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The article shows the preparations made on behalf of the Egyptian Coptic Church and overseas Coptic activists to back Pope Shenouda’s nomination for Nobel Peace Prize. Fears of a possible disappointment are inherent nevertheless.
Date of source: Friday, January 2, 2009
The author sheds light on the Coptic museum in Cairo. The museum contains a collection of rare valuable books and antique icons.
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2009
Christine Chaillotis the author of a number of books on Oriental Orthodox Churches. Her first visit to Egypt was in 1981 and since then she has visited the region countless times and feels that the Orthodox Church has become her spiritual home.
Date of source: Friday, January 2, 2009
Zākhir discusses the dimensions of the conflict between the church and the laymen trend by shedding light on some of the reasons which have led to severe attacks against the laymen and their policy.
Date of source: Monday, January 5, 2009
Dr. Kamāl Mūsá sheds light on the experience of the laymen in the Coptic Orthodox community.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
A Coptic lawyer has called for international help to carry out a census of the number of Copts in Egypt, claiming that the government is not providing exact numbers. The church seems to reject the call and other civil bodies believe that cooperation in civil society is what is needed to solve the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 28, 2008
The article provides a list of places in Egypt that have witnessed sectarian attacks against Copts in the last year. However even though the Egyptian Constitution promotes citizenship principles the rule of law seems to be largely absent when it comes to sectarian disputes.
Date of source: Saturday, December 20, 2008
Sāmih Fawzī discusses Egypt’s emigration problem, the need for greater transparency and Coptic expatriates. He also calls on Christians to be active players in Egyptian society andbelieves that in the modern age socio-economic factors are more of a uniting force than religion.
Date of source: Saturday, December 20, 2008
Dr. Philippe Fargues is a researcher and professor at the American University of Cairo who has investigated the complicated issue of Christian statistics in Egypt. While Pope Shenouda states that around 12 percent of the Egyptian population is Christian, CAPMAS estimates that the figure is actually...
Date of source: Saturday, December 20, 2008
The key to encouraging people to respect other’s beliefs is education, believes Dr. Amīn Makram ‘Ubayd. According to him, state schools should promote the brotherhood of all citizens, not the followers of one religion above the others. An ideal state school system should be non religious, but...
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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.