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Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
A press review on a recent symposium about Copts’ participation in political life in Egypt. Participants of different perspectives expressed their viewpoints about the matter, and proposed practical steps to stimulate Copts’ participation in political life. The Muslim Brotherhood was also...
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2002
Abu Maqar monastery issued
a book titled ?The Divine Wisdom Behind the Structure of the Church.? The book tackles the role the church can play
in the political sphere. According to the book, clergymen are not allowed to play a political role. Laymen can play
a more effective role than clergymen...
Date of source: Sunday, December 3, 2006
Both Copts and Muslims are spectators in a
real-life political
show, in which the ruling party wins all the elections, be they parliamentarian,
presidential, or union.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Nabīl ‘Abd al-Malik suspects that certain articles of the Egyptian constitution will be amended while others will be left untouched. He believes that a whole integrated constitution has to be established to follow a unified political philosophy that respects the rights of all citizens, especially...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Muhammad al-Mu‘tasim writes about the possibility of a Christian
being elected as
president.
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006 to Friday, November 24, 2006
Diana al-Dabc writes about what she calls the “ghettos of Christian
students at Egyptian
universities.” She points out the isolation of Coptic students and discussed possible
reasons for this. Many students
expressed their viewpoints.
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2000
Al-Hayat, praised the Muslim Brotherhood for backing the Coptic candidate of the Wafd Party in the Waili district. The author of the article described the group’s attitude as "a new step towards an opening to other political powers and an attempt to extend the group’s efficient political tendencies...
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2007
Coptic writer Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá about his views on reform in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Egyptian youth turning to religious associations and the phenomenon of converting people. Description of a visit to the Holy Family celebration in Dayr Abū Hinnis, organized by CIDT and FPA. Support and...
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
Father Marqus, the secretary of Pope Shenouda and the spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church, comments on Pope Shenouda’s statements about the severity of church trials. He also defends Pope Shenouda in relations to discussions about his successor.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Hānī ‘Azīz refutes claims that he bought ’al-Ḥizb al-Dustūrī al- Hurr’ and that there is a plan to make this party dominated by Copts.
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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.