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Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
A recent study published on Copts United website has revealed that many Egyptian Copts feel totally trapped because of the church’s restrictions on divorce. Despite having obtained divorce rulings from the state’s personal status courts, Copts are denied the right to a second marriage by the church...
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
The author believes that the ban on divorce by the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church has a practical and emotional impact. She states that many couples change their denominations, while others resort to illegal means, including forgery, to obtain a legal separation.
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
The author says that elections of the Majlis al-Mīllī are witnessing a fierce competition between the reformist camp and candidates on the pope’s so-called Mar Marqus list.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
The author wonders about priests’ private businesses and the view that clergymen have to be fully devoted to the duties and responsibilities of priesthood.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
The author writes that intellectual battles over Orthodox precepts have surfaced again between Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Father Matta al-Miskīn.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
The article is a commentary on the book Muhraqāt al-Yahoud [The Jewish Holocaust] authored by Dr. Louīsت؟Awad, professor of English literature. Dr. ت؟Awad’s book is based on the idea that one can acknowledge the Holocaust without seeing it as a pretext for the brutal...
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2006
Mustafa Bayyoumī criticizes al-Dustour newspaper and its editor-in-chief Ibrāhīm ‘Īsa for what he calls "attempts to irresponsibly incite the masses by seizing any occasion, good or bad, to stir sentiments against the government", describing al-Dustour as a "school of journalistic adolescence."
Date of source: Saturday, February 18, 2006
The German ambassador to Cairo, the author, believes that enhancing mutual understanding between the Islamic world and the West should start in schools. He proposes the formation of a Egyptian-German committee for school textbooks, which would be in charge of reviewing both Egyptian and Germans...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2006
The author remembers the accomplishments of late Father George Qanawātī and his valuable contribution to cultural life in Egypt and dialogue between Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
Pope Shenouda III said that the World Council of Churches is supporting the Egyptian church’s endeavors to give an impetus to Muslim-Christian cooperation.
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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.