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Date of source: Saturday, April 9, 2022
Fr. Dāwūd Khalīl of the Virgin Mary Church in al-Ḥawātikah, in collaboration with Mustaqbal Waṭan party, have distributed ʾIftār meals to fasting passengers on road at sunset before al-Maghrib prayer.
Date of source: Saturday, July 13, 2019
Major General Jamāl Nūr al-Dīn, Governor of Asyut, witnessed the ceremony of enthronization of His Eminence Bishop Theophilus on the throne of Manfalūṭ of the Orthodox Copts and his ordination as bishop on the chair of the Diocese and successor to the departed Bishop Anṭūniyyūs.
Date of source: Sunday, July 7, 2019
The Coptic Orthodox Church, in accordance with the recommendation of the last Holy Synod meeting, completed the preparation of the new bishops who were enthroned by Pope Tawāḍrūs II on 9th of June: Bishop Matāʾūsʾ, Bishop and Head of the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in the Eastern Mountain of...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 23, 2018
An article in memorium of Metropolitan Bishop Bishoy (1942-2018)
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Background:Between al-Qūṣiyya, Upper Egypt, and the Monastery of The Holy Virgin Mary or Dayr al-Muḥarraq, in the governorate of Asyut, lies the predominantly Christian village of al-Saraqnā. The village of around 10,000 inhabitants is peaceful but yet overpopulation creates a tremendous strain on...
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Among the difficulties in assessing the news of Egypt is the Cairo-centrism of journalism. A problem plaguing the nation in general, all major newspapers operate from the capital attracting the best talent away from other regions in search of promotions and a better life. Quality of information...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Families, army and the police managed to control clashes erupted on May 10, 2011, between two drivers, one from Jahdam village and the other from al-'Azīyah village of Manfalūt town, Asyut governorate.
The drivers, a Copt and a Muslim, fought over who should pass first on the road linking the two...
Date of source: Monday, November 2, 2009
Dayrūt is threatened by the peril of sectarianism. People from the Upper Egyptian village appear to have a bad track record with the security forces and Islamist attacks. A considerable number of people from the village believe that the church is hiding Romānī, the young Coptic man who distributed...
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Sectarian strife in Egypt has been a hot topic of contention in the media. The following article presents a synopsis of incidents that have occurred in Egypt in the recent years. The author considers the reasons behind these attacks, the similar situations that they share, that is attacks that have...
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
The author discusses the impact of the presidential decree of December 2005, arguing that the decree has not impacted on the realities of the difficulties that churches are facing from local authorities when applying for building repair or renovation.
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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.