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Date of source: Sunday, August 22, 1999
The discussion at the press conference of the New York Council of Churches on June 28 [transcript presented in last week’s RNSAW] was mainly with members of the American Coptic Union. Before the press conference Drs. Cornelis Hulsman interviewed Rafique Iscander, chairman and founder of the...
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
The first clergy who became a Member of Parliament was Bishop Yoannes in 1927. The second was father Boulis Basily in 1971.
Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 1999
Recently there has been a campaign against the emigrant Copts. But prominent writers here in Egypt [both Muslim and Christian] have recently been writing to point out that not all the accusations against the emigrant Copts have any evidence to back them up and that Copts do actually experience...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 27, 1999
The Egyptian Church has been exposed to various attempts to get it to normalize relations with the Israelis. But the Church has fought these attempts and refused them for many reasons.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 21, 1999
All countries are making preparations for the celebration with the third millennium. Since, this event will not be repeated again Egypt has to be unique in its celebrations because Egypt is characterized by certain qualities, which are not present in any other country. The author suggests three...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 7, 1999
The Armenians may stand out as a good example of Egypt’s diverse and harmonious cultural mosaic. Despite their integration into Egyptian society, the Armenians have been keen to preserve their cultural identity.
Date of source: Friday, July 9, 1999
The armed violence that was used against the Egyptian Copts aims at a lot of things. For instance planting doubt in the ability of the government to protect its own citizens and it is used against the whole country (Muslims and Christians) not just against a certain group only.
Date of source: Friday, July 9, 1999
Hanna Nashid, the counselor, is the first Christian who chairs the Cairo City Council. His election was an very significant event in the face of claims of persecution of Christians. He hopes that he can develop the methods of management and enter the new century with very cultured counselors who...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 1999
What happened in the USA stressed the fact that there is a real crisis between the emigrant Egyptians and the Egyptian government. The Egyptian mass media has failed in opening a channel of conversation between these emigrants and the government. It has also failed in making them recognize the...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 1999
The writer says that the matter of "the unity of the [Egyptian] nation" should be given top priority because ’"...every city or house divided against itself will not stand"’, and Allah commands that if one judges between mankind the judgment must be just. He suggest two solutions to solving this [...
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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.