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Date of source: Monday, April 3, 2023
On Monday, 698 tourists from various countries around the globe visited the historic city of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula. They visited several important religious, spiritual, and tourist sites in and around the city, including Mount Sinai and the Holy Valley. The city of Saint Catherine...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2023
Egyptians and historians have rejected the proposed change of St. Catherine's official name to that of “the Greatest manifestation” (al-Tajallī al-Aʿẓam). They emphasized that to do so is to erase the popular and Egyptian identity associated with this name by which the site has been known...
Archeologist suggests the name “Museum of Peace” for exhibition halls at Saint Catherine’s Monastery
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2022
The archeologist, Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, General Director of Research, Archeology and Scientific Publications for South Sinai at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced a permanent museum exhibition within Saint Catherine’s Monastery. Since its establishment in 2001, the museum has...
Date of source: Saturday, February 20, 2021
Despite the difficult circumstances caused by the Coronavirus, the Egyptian government has decided to continue its economic reform programs, including the “Great Transfiguration over the Land of Peace” Project, which seeks to develop neglected tourist areas in the St. Catherine Monastery region.
Date of source: Saturday, May 30, 2020
Archeologist Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, general director of research and archeological studies and scientific publications in south of Sinai, confirmed that the library in Saint Catherine’s Monastery is considered the second most important collection of manuscripts following the Vatican. In a...
Date of source: Saturday, May 30, 2020
Archeologist Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, general director of Research, Archaeological Studies, and Scientific Publishing for the archeological sites in southern Sinai, confirmed that pilgrimage to the sacred Ṭūwā Valley in Sinai began when St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, went on pilgrimage...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Diana Sakakini [Diana al-Sakākīnī] was born in Milan, Italy, from the prestigious al-Sakākīnī family of Christian Syrian origins that has left indelible marks in Egypt as the majestic al-Sakākīnī Palace in Old Cairo testifies. She was educated in Italy but later returned to Egypt where her parents...
Date of source: Saturday, August 17, 2013
The security forces closed the monastery of St. Catherine in south Sinai for an indefinite period, due to lack of security and out of fear of an attack against it. Meanwhile, thousands of Egyptians took part in the formation of popular committees to protect churches in various provinces. A...
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2018
Dr. ʿĀṭif ʿAbd al-Laṭīf, head of the Travelers Association for Tourism and Art and one of the organizer of the St. Catherine World Peace Forum dubbed ‘Here we pray together’ revealed the details of the forum’s program and its accompanying events.
In his press statement on Monday, ʿAbd al-Laṭīf...
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2014
The Court of the Council of State in Ismaelia has ruled in the Saint Catherine Case that was earlier discussed by al- Fath to have experts travel to St. Catherine Monastery in order to measure its area and decide if there has been any transgression over other areas as well
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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.