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Date of source: Friday, January 6, 2012
A young Copt, Kyrillos ‘Ayyād, sat on the ground inside the St. Mark Cathedral carrying a large photo of Shaykh ‘Imād ‘Iffat, who was killed in the recent incidents off the cabinet office in downtown Cairo, during the visit of Dr. Tayyīb, Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah and Minister of Awqāf...
Date of source: Friday, January 6, 2012
“Muslims and Christians in the East make a united national fabric. Past dictatorial and despotic regimes have harmed both Muslims and Christians,” Dr. Tayyīb said during a meeting with Patriarch Gregory III Laham of the Church of Antioch on January 5.
The top Sunni Muslim cleric also appealed to...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The church’s insistence on the invitations it has sent to SCAF members and Islamists on one hand and calls by the opposition to stage protests off the cathedral on January 5-8 on the other are putting both sides on the horns of a dilemma, reads an opinion article in al-Ahrām daily.
Many Coptic...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A St. Mark Cathedral source welcomed initiatives by the January 25 revolution youths to protect the cathedral, emphasizing Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III’s confidence in the interior ministry and the army and, above all, God in the protection of the Eastern Coptic Christmas Mass on January 7....
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
The Eminence of the Grand Imam Dr. Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭayib, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, visited the Cathedral of St. Mark in Al- ʿAbassiyyah yesterday to congratulate Pope Tawadros II and the Coptic brothers on the occasion of the Easter Feast. The Grand Imam was received by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
On Thursday, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī sent the Secretaries of the Republic to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in al-ʿAbāsiyyah to congratulate His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria, the Patriarch of St. Mark and the Orthodox Copts on the Day of Resurrection and the Easter...
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
The Bahraini King Ḥamad Bin ʿĪsā Al- Khalīfah, expressed his pleasure in visiting the Cathedral of St. Mark in al-'Abbāsīyyah for the first time, praising the role of the Egyptian Church in national history.
Date of source: Sunday, April 17, 2016
Dr. Muḥammad Mūkhtār Jumʿah, the Minister of Awqaf, said on Sunday, that the Ministry will publish a book in the few coming weeks under the title “The protection of churches in Islam”, which was prepared by a group of specialized scholars.
Date of source: Saturday, April 16, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the Saint Mark , said that the Coptic Orthodox Church has cordially welcome the historic visit of the Saudi King, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salmān bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd.
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In light of growing rates and allegations of religious persecution, the United States decided to adopt religious freedom as one of the main pillars of its foreign policy in 1998. This piece of legislation, referred to as the Religious Freedom Act, stirred considerable controversy....
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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.