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Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2012
The three Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches expressed discontent over the constituent assembly in its current lineup as several political powers quitted due to differences between the majority MPs and independent legislators regarding the rates of representation inside the panel.
The...
Date of source: Sunday, March 25, 2012
The three Egyptian Christian denominations denied that they received a letter form the People’s Assembly to participate in the constitution panel. [‘Abd al-Wahāb, Al-Wafd, March 25, 2012, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, March 25, 2012
The three Egyptian Christian denominations denied that they received a letter form the People’s Assembly to participate in the constitution panel. [‘Abd al-Wahāb, Al-Wafd, March 25, 2012, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Al-Wafd reports about the campaigns for the constitutional referenda that took place since the January 25 Revolution. It states that these campaigns have often referred to religious sentiments despite alerts from the civil (secular) forces about the dangers of this sort of mobilization (‘Abd al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Churches are leading a battle to add the term “civic (secular) state” in the constitution’s preamble according to the article. Bishop Antonius Azīz the representative of the Catholic Church in the Constituent Assembly ensured of the persistence of the three Coptic churches in adding this term to...
Date of source: Friday, November 15, 2013
In the National Cohesion Conference, the Coptic Evangelical Society has warned against the reproduction of the Constitution of the Muslim Brotherhood. Priest Andréa Zakī, the Vice President of the Coptic Evangelical Church, has expressed his wish that the Constitution of the Muslim Brotherhood not...
Date of source: Monday, November 11, 2013
Dr. Ihāb Ramzī, former Member of Parliament, stated that the Copts will give a ‘no’ vote in the coming constitutional referendum if the quota is not institutionalized. He threatened that Copts shall boycott the coming parliamentary elections if this demand is not addressed (Abdul Wahāb Sha’bān, al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Coptic Catholic Father Rafīq Greish, media adviser for the Coptic Catholic Church, revealed that the heads of the three churches – Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic – are discussing the presentation of a proposal to the commission of experts amending the constitution, commissioned by interim...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The President’s formation of a 10-member expert committee of jurists responsible for amending the constitution has found controversy among Copts. Some remarked that the Coptic representation has been neglected in the committee whereas others claimed that it is an apolitical technical committee...
Date of source: Monday, July 22, 2013
Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, deputy head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, descried the committee as a “good step” within the framework of a road-map.
Father Rafīq Greish, media spokesperson of the Coptic Catholic Church, underlined the importance of the participation of women (‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al-...
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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.