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Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2017
The Forum for Dialogue of Cultures of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services held an intellectual meeting entitled "Egypt for all Egyptians" in one of the hotels of Miṣr al-Jadīda
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
The three main churches of Egypt, Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox, are about to endorse the final version of the unified personal status law of the Copts in Egypt. Despite the internal differences between these churches, they are gathered together to try and reach a unified personal status law...
Date of source: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Ann Emil Zakī, a 35-year-old mother of four, adamantly insisted to become the first Egyptian woman to be ordained as priest right after she finished her theological studies.
Zakī, married to an American with all her four kids carrying U.S. passports, believes that the Cairo Evangelical seminary...
Date of source: Saturday, January 21, 2012
The Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo approved by majority during its annual meeting on Friday (January 20) on the ordaining of women as priests for the first time in the history of all Christian denomination in Egypt.
Pastor Rif'at Fikrī, Chairman of the ETSC's information committee, said...
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Disparity was spotted amongst Egyptian churches over Copts' participation in the January 25, 2012 demonstrations, called by groups of political movements.
Some have called for boycotting these protests on the grounds that democratization is taking place in accordance with a set timetable laid by...
Date of source: Saturday, April 16, 2016
The Supreme Administrative Court headed by Counselor Dr. ‘Abd al- Fattaḥ Abū al-Layl, Deputy Chairman of the State Council, adjourned yesterday, the lawsuit filed by Archbishop Munīr Anīs; to overrule the Supreme Administrative Ruling of denying to recognize the Anglican community in Egypt, to...
Date of source: Thursday, April 21, 2016
Despite the ban by the Egyptian Coptic Church, about 5000 Christians made their way to Jerusalem in the past few days for the pilgrimage to the holy land, which lasts for 11 days.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Egyptian Evangelical Church decided to temporarily postpone the deliberation of the issue concerning the ordination of women as “priestesses”. This decision follows a media controversy sparked after the convention of the Supreme Evangelical Synod that began Monday evening, to resolve the issue...
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Cornelis Hulsman was invited by Rev. Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo of the Barnabas Fund in the U.K. to attend a Christian conference in Cyprus that dealt with the position of Christians in various predominantly Muslim countries.
The countries in focus are Algeria, Uganda, Malaysia, Nigeria,...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Diocese of St. Mark, will preside over the Mass of the Easter Feast tomorrow evening. The Pope will also welcome the guests congratulating his Holiness after tomorrow at the papal Seat of the Cathedral of St. Mark, al-ʿAbbasiyah.
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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.