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Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Today (Saturday), Pope Tawāḍrūs inaugurated the Church of John (Yōḥanā) the Baptist in the neighborhood of al-Basātīn in the city of al- Khayālla. This is the 181st Church that has been inaugurated by the Pope since that start of his term.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II expressed his extreme disapproval at the events unfolding in Palestine, where bombing, devastation, and killing were taking place. He stated that “Our hearts are in pain at what is happening in Gaza, and at the large numbers of deaths and victims, as well as the wounded and the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
As part of Egypt’s interest in building houses of worship in the New Republic and President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s keenness on strengthening the bonds of citizenship and coexistence, the Greek Orthodox Church has announced that a plot of land was appropriated for it in the New Administrative...
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2023
On Saturday (September 30), the Heliopolis Evangelical Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in the presence of President of the Evangelical Churches in Egypt, Andrēā Zakī, Chairman of the Synod of the Nile, Rāḍī ʿAṭallāh, and the church pastor, Yūsuf Samīr, as well as dignitaries of Egyptian...
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2023
Egypt has experienced security and stability during the past ten years, and the Copts of Egypt have experienced this first-hand as they have lived through a period of consolidation of rules of citizenship with the power of the law.
Date of source: Sunday, October 1, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that participation in the forthcoming presidential election is a “strong and important patriotic act for all Egyptians,” adding that “The Holy Book taught us that ‘The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore, we his servants will arise and build...
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2023
Minister of Justice, ʿUmar Marwān, said that the new personal status law for both Muslims and Christians has been finalized, adding that the law for the Christians is a “historic” one as it is the first of its kind in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church inaugurated the Virgin Mary church, affiliated to the Central Cairo Churches Sector, in the Garden City district, on Saturday (September 23, 2023), after rejuvenation work there had been finalized.
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2023
Secretary-general of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Priest Rifʿat Fikrī, said that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī was transparent in his words and actions before and after he began his term. He explained that this could be seen in his repeated interest in the construction of churches...
Date of source: Friday, September 8, 2023
Governor of Asyūṭ, Maj. General ʿIṣām Saʿd al-Dīn, ignored all the requests presented by the Dayrūṭ and Ṣinbū Parish to get a license to rejuvenate the Anbā Karās Church, which was burnt down in April when a fire consumed the entirety of the wooden building.
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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.