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Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2005
One cannot just disregard the so-called ‘Wafā’ Costantine issue’ as a mere incident. The conversion of Wafā’ from Christianity to Islam was perceived as a desertion from the Coptic group and institution. It triggered a collective Coptic reaction expressive of feelings of total rejection.
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2005
“I believe the first problem is the construction of churches. What I am saying is that there must be a unified law in which the mosque and the church are equal…We are focusing on this issue and the constitution guarantees the freedom of worship. If we really want to observe and respect the...
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2005
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III is an extremely wise and intellectual man, a unique person who knows and understands a lot. He has a long living memory that goes back in history.
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
In a message to Pope Shenouda, Jamāl Ascad highlights the mistakes of the Orthodox Church in handling the recent sectarian incidents.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Sawt al-Umma publishes the full text of an email sent to the editor commenting on Muhammad al-Bāz’s article last week on Pope Shenouda’s handling of the most recent incidents of sectarian violence.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
I am no jurisprudent and never wished to be for I know it is enough to have faith that God is above and fellow brothers are on earth, which are all associated by a unity that is free from race, color or religion. I feel sorry for those who try to make religion a point of dispute and debate, and ask...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
We [Egyptians] have faced Islamic extremism for many years. People attempting to face Islamic extremism, were accused of takfīr [unbelief] by a myriad of lawyers who
were filing lawsuits before different courts against any opinion, headline or personality they may not like.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Recent incidents reveal that rumors fuel the sectarian sedition in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
The issue of Wafā’ Costantine raised many questions in Muslims’ minds. Dr. Muhammad Ibrāhīm al-Fayoumī said that an equal attention must be given to the cases of christianizing Muslim girls.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
I received an email from Dr. Joseph Yousuf Ghubriyāl entitled “Have mercy on the Copts of the nation.” The next day Dr. Joseph came to my office to discuss many issues. I told him that we should not solve national problems in the church. I then asked him: “Why did the church insist that Wafā’...
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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.