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Date of source: Monday, April 30, 2001
Azhar scholars were asked about the role of debating religion in the peace process and how it could serve to stop blood shed in Jerusalem. Dr. Abdel- Mo’ti Bayoumi said that religious debate is still trying to establish itself and that religions should debate among themselves to stop this assault...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2001
Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi and Bishop Bissenti differ concerning Eve’s creation from Adam’s rib. The former rejected the idea, arguing that it would belittle women’s position and stressed that it was not mentioned in Islam. Bishop Bissenti said that this fact is assured in the three heavenly religions...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2001
Dr. Zaghloul Al-Naggar wrote an article on the cosmic verses in the Qur’an. In this article he wrote that the revealed books before the Qur’an were all lost or altered. Therefore, the Qur’an is the only book where reciting it is like praying. The author believes that Al-Naggar should not have...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Pope Shenouda stressed that he had good relationships with the political leadership in Egypt. He advised emigrant Copts to work for keeping the reputation of Egypt, explaining that the Christian leadership there has the ability to understand the situation in Egypt more than any other outside group.
Date of source: Thursday, April 26, 2001
Bishop Bissenti of Al-Masara stressed that Egypt’s Islam and Christianity is something that belongs to Egyptians and that the US do not care about Muslims or Christians. He added that he did not care about abolishing the Hamayouni law. He just wanted churches and mosques to be treated in the same...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2001
The Bishop of Tanta stressed that there was no difference between the children of Egypt [Muslims and Christians], pointing out the support the state gives to the building and restoration of churches.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2001
President Mubarak issued a decree abolishing the Hamayouni Law governing the building and restoration of churches in Egypt. Still, many prefer to go ahead with building their churches without obtaining licenses, and then apply pressure on the government to legalize them. The Bishop of Shoubra Al-...
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2001
At the time of the visit of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to Egypt, Saad Eddin wrote a declaration on the Coptic issue. He wrote that Copts are historically the origin of Egypt and one of its two major socio-demographic components. However, they have occasionally been...
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2001
The Egyptian Court of Cassation is looking into an appeal filed by the prosecution against Al-Kosheh sentences, amidst expectations of announcing its acceptance of the appeal.
Date of source: Monday, April 30, 2001
The information in the press release of the US Copts Association is misleading, Orthodox Christians in Beni Suef say. Several statements are not true and important information is missing. According to the church in Beni Suef the court case is closed and the children are still with the mother.
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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.