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Date of source: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
A background on monasticism in Islam, Christianity, and Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
In 1990 the Greek Orthodox Church decided to sell its church in Rosetta however ever since the Muslim buyer tried to tear down the historic building there have been tensions over who owns the land and building. On September 19, a group of men broke into the church and caused severe damage.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced the closure of a number of monasteries until October 14.
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2008
The article covers issues that have made the headlines in Egypt in the last month and includes the story of a postman was detained for two months, a fatwá thatwas issued declaring that non-Muslims are not apostates and the contentious issue of a piece of land near St. Macarius monastery that has...
Date of source: Sunday, May 18, 2008
A group of reporters and journalists have visited St. Makarius monastery in the Western Desert to show their condemnation over the government’s sale of the land to investors, despite the fact that it may contain items of substantial archaeological worth.
Date of source: Sunday, May 11, 2008
Watanī has investigated the case of a Coptic teacher who was accused of trying to convert his Muslims students. The teacher has denied the charges but his life has been changed irrevocably by the events.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
A secret front formed by bishops in Upper Egypt is discussing the idea of choosing a bishop to compete for the papal chair in case of Pope Shenouda’s death.
Date of source: Sunday, May 11, 2008
The author discusses the need to preserve the Egyptian heritage, and how everybody should immerse themselves in this process, providing examples of how historical areas have been allowed to fall into disrepair.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
An article is distributed to university students dictating the means of dealing with non-Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
The article details the findings presented by the National Council for Human Rights on the condition of human rights in Egypt.
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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.