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Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Al-Ahram interviewed Pope Shenouda in Canada. He spoke about the issue of building churches after the instructions made by President Mubarak and the suspended cases of Coptic personal status. He also spoke about the objectives of his visits to the USA and Canada as well as the relation between the...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
The author criticizes the fact that most Copts are unwilling to join political parties. He believes this is the peak of passivity. He urges them to join, in order to have a chance to participate in changing the general policies of Egypt, making use of the good chance given to them in the time of...
Date of source: Thursday, May 30, 2002
The pope spoke in an interview with Al-Gomhuria about church permits, the Waqfs of Copts, emigrant Copts, Al-Khula´ issue and what was said about Jesus Christ having half brothers. He also spoke about the weak representation of Copts in the People´s Assembly and the Shura Council and the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2002
The Pakistani government restored the joint electorates in the country. By doing so, it proved that it is really sincere for the national well being and solidarity. Justice and Peace Commission backs the government for the measures adopted and urges to reinstate the religious minorities, reserved...
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
Yousuf Sidhom tells the story of an Assiut lawyer who was greatly hassled and unfairly shifted from place to place without explanation in his efforts to obtain his voting card before the deadline. The lawyer accused the apathetic government employees of attempting to make him miss his deadline,...
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The author urges all Egyptians, particularly Copts, to join a secular movement that can stand against religious fundamentalism and guarantee the establishment of sound democracy.
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The Coptic Orthodox Church held a forum to discuss the reasons behind the passivity of the Copts in political life.
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
For the first time, President Mubārak pays a visit to the Cathedral, to attend the funeral of a prominent Coptic politician.
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
The author of this article quotes several people, the conglomoration of which reveals that the secular-based Coptic council, al-Majlis al-Mīllī, is very important and provides much assistance to the Copts and the Church, but that it also currently has many weaknesses which must be sorted through.
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
In this article, Sulymān Yousuf Yousuf presents his opinion regarding the different dimensions of the Coptic issue. He believes that conferences held in the US and Switzerland on problems facing Copts are the first step toward internationalizing the Coptic issue.
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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.