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Date of source: Monday, June 28, 1999
[Report presented to the New York Council of Churches] The history of seven girls mentioned in the advertisement is described. That description is followed by listing the reasons for conversion and recommendations for human rights workers, the church and the government. The text is open for...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999
Pope Shenouda confirmed in the recent press conference that the reputation of Egypt is important for the Coptic Church. He also said that Copts care about the success of the visit of Mubarak to the USA because he is the greatest symbol of this country. Pope Shenouda also insisted on the President...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999
Yesterday, Pope Shenouda held a press conference in which he praised the efforts of the government for taking care of the rights of its citizens. This happened after the Church regained its authority over the lands that were taken from it by force.
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 1999 to Friday, June 4, 1999
The Court of Cassation has recently developed a number of principles which crucially impact on the issue of remarriage after divorce for Coptic Orthodox Christians. The new legislation relates to the scope and nature of Christian law to be applied in such cases as personal status issues concerning...
Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 1999 to Friday, May 14, 1999
An anonymous Coptic Christian writes on the problem of divorced Copts. He cites statements by two legal counselors who say that the courts should decide the matter of permissions to remarry for divorced Coptic Orthodox Christians, and says that prohibition of permission of their remarriage is a...
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999
Desiring to end the problems caused by differences among the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant orders, 43-year old agricultural engineer Milad Sobhi intends to start a new one of his own, cashing in on the nagging problem of divorce to rally support for his call.
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999
Researcher Sameh Fawzy, attempting to get a feel for the problems of Copts, designed and implemented a questionnaire to identify their anxieties and suggest solutions. Three prominent public figures (including the Pope) also give their views, which include building of places of worship, divorce,...
Date of source: Thursday, April 1, 1999 to Wednesday, April 7, 1999
In an exclusive interview, Pope Shenouda III speaks frankly to Al-Ahram Weekly about the national role of the Church, the new draft Personal Status law, and other controversial issues.
Date of source: Saturday, March 27, 1999
Sub-Titles: A Christian lawyer accuses the priest of deviating from Christianity because of an [newspaper] article.
A response to the view of a Coptic priest who rejects adoption because of its pagan, Byzantine origin: a first inside the Coptic Church, last week a lawyer filed a lawsuit demanding...
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Father Dr. Christiaan van Nispen s.j., one of the members of our board of advisors, spoke with Atef Helmy, the author of the article "Fatawi Battles between Christian Denominations" in Rose El-Yousef, February 22-28, 1999 which has been strongly criticized by several Orthodox priests.
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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.