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Date of source: Thursday, March 2, 2023
On Monday, 27 February 2023, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights announced the launch of the "Map of Religious Freedoms" in Egypt after six years of work, with the aim of providing a documentary reference for all matters relating to freedom of religion and belief and the violations of that...
Date of source: Thursday, December 16, 2021
Last November, an Egyptian court sentenced lawyer and intellectual Aḥmad ʿAbduh Māhir to five years in prison for “contempt of religion” because of his book The Nation’s Misguidance in the Jurisprudence of the Imams, which criticized religious heritage. The court concluded that the book violated...
Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 2020
The draft of a law for Christian families in Egypt has again resulted in disagreements between churches, which were conveyed in notes sent to the government.
Date of source: Sunday, January 3, 2010
The article deals with decision of the Administrative Court refusal to allow Jehovah's Witnesses from practicing their rituals in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, January 2, 2010
A former member of Jehovah's witnesses reveals some of the secrets about the organization to Sawt al-Umah.
Date of source: Sunday, April 12, 2009
An interview with Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt, priest of Virgin Mary Church in Musturud and teacher of apologetics in Coptic institutions, concerning various issues.
Date of source: Saturday, November 15, 2008
In recent years the tensions between Christians and Muslims in Egypt have increased. In many cases Christians have been victims of violence. Is there any chance that religions can live together peacefully in the land of Nile? This is the question that Cornelis Hulsman sought to answer in his paper...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Jehovah’s Witnesses could break through the Egyptian haphazard societies to spread their preaching. The review provides the historical background of the group and the opinions of some Coptic figures.
Date of source: Saturday, July 12, 2003 to Friday, July 18, 2003
The author gives background about the history and beliefs of Jehovah´s Witnesses, Adventists and Mormons. He comments that these extremist groups try to infiltrate the Egyptian Church. That is why, Pope Shenouda has warned against them more than one.
Date of source: Saturday, March 22, 2003 to Friday, March 28, 2003
The author comments on the articles the magazine wrote about the Adventist Church and in which he and his group “Keepers of God´s Commandments” were mentioned.
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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.