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Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2005
Discussing the future of the Muslim Brotherhood group is a very thorny issue. The tricks they played during the presidential elections on many political parties make it clear that they should never be trusted.
Date of source: Saturday, September 10, 2005 to Friday, September 16, 2005
Bishop Yuānnis speaks about the church in the modern age, arguing that though some laws do need to be updated, there is a general failure to recognize the positive aspects of the church’s laws, in particular those forbidding divorce. He also denies claims that the leading religious authorities are...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 7, 2005
The era of President Husnī Mubārak has witnessed some kind of balanced relations in a way that was not available in the previous one.
Date of source: Sunday, September 4, 2005
Pope Shenouda’s statements of support to President Husnī Mubārak have provoked the anger of many Coptic figures. Jamāl As‘ad has voiced trenchant criticism of the Pope’s stance and has denounced the pledge of allegiance to the incumbent president in the name of all Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, September 4, 2005
Copts may think that their votes in the elections will have no effect, assuming that the same old faces that have long monopolized power will remain in their positions, regardless of the electoral results. This feeling of apathy is shared by Egyptians in general and Copts in particular. Individuals...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Churches should not adopt a unified opinion about a certain party. If they do so, what good is the constitutional amendment?
Date of source: Saturday, August 27, 2005 to Friday, September 2, 2005
The author comments that many people have been disturbed by the recent flood of often conflicting statements from the church concerning the political positions of clergymen. By putting themselves in the spotlight, church leaders are sending out a message that undermines the principles of...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
His Grace, Bishop Bīshouy, Secretary General of the Holy Synod, has declared church leaders’ support for President Mubārak, leader of the National Democratic Party, in the upcoming presidential elections.
Date of source: Saturday, August 27, 2005 to Friday, September 2, 2005
The Coptic Orthodox Church has recently been attacked by individuals that call themselves ‘opposition from within the church’. These people concentrate their attacks on the leaders of the church and allege that there is a barrier separating the pope from his congregation.
Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2005
The relentless attack waged by a number of church leaders and Christian intellectuals against Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, over his support for the reelection of President Husnī Mubārak has caused the Pope to lose a degree of control. He has begun to openly use the...
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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.