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Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2001
The priest of the Hanging Church said that the State gives no allocation to the Church, which is only funded by the donations of its children. He denied that emigrant Copts send lots of money to the Egyptian Church. The pastor of the Church of Ain Shams said that the financial affairs of the Church...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
The Mufti of Egypt, labeled marriage to Israeli women haram [religiously forbidden]. He said that Israel aims to destroy the Arabic existence by encouraging such marriages.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2001
The General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities inaugurated the wall paintings restoration project, in Anba Antonius Church [in the Monastery of Antonius], in the Red Sea governorate. He said that the restoration of the 13th century-paintings had been done by an Italian group, under the...
Date of source: Friday, March 2, 2001
Pope Shenouda visited the Mufti to congratulate him on the Greater Bairam. Their conversation did not address anything political. It confined itself to how to consolidate national unity, the Islamic-Christian dialogue and Dar Al-Ifta joining the Committee of Inter-Religious Dialogue.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
In his book "I Confess," Gamal Asa’ad tells the story of his sad experience with the Tagammu party, especially its leaders, their unexplained position toward him, and their constant actions to contradict their beliefs. He believes that the Church is partially responsible for sectarian strife in...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2001
A leader within the Egyptian Gama’a Al Islamiya thinks that the Copts of Egypt should be considered as Kufar [unbelievers] with whom Muslims have no peace treaty. By doing this he has given permission for extremists to kill Copts, and capture their women and children, to exchange for the group’s...
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2001
Seven Coptic MPs are preparing to issue a report declaring their rejection of a visit from the Congress’ Committee for Religious Freedoms. The report might be issued in coordination with some Coptic figures. The Coptic point of view is that the visit touches upon things that are related to the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
The introduction of the Coptic researcher Hani Labib’s "Religious protection crisis.. Religion and the state in Egypt" is written by Prof. Mohammed Selim Al-Awa, an Islamic thinker. Labib believes that the most dangerous tool of globalization is religion. Religion is the most explosive and...
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2001
The author compares the reaction of some MPs to the publication of three sexy novels by the Ministry of Culture and theirs reaction to Al-Kosheh rulings. He wonders why none of the MPs thought of raising questions, with the Minister of Justice or the Minister of the Interior, concerning the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
The priest of the Church of Archangel Michael in Al-Kosheh rejected the accusation of the president of the criminal court of Sohag who had said that three Christian men of religion had not cooperated with policemen to calm down people and prevent inciting violence.
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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.