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Date of source:
More than 10,000 Muslims and
Christians attended the ?National Conference to Support the Palestinians? that was held in the St. Mark Cathedral upon
the call of Pope Shenouda. The conference was an expression of Egyptians? objection to the Israeli practices against
the Palestinians. Pope Shenouda...
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2002
Even after the end of the Christmas celebrations, articles on
Christmas are still published in the Egyptian press. The strength of national unity between Muslims and Christians was
highlighted in almost all articles.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī was excommunicated from the Coptic Orthodox Church following his latest offense against Pope Shenouda. The study published on the internet and summarized by Rose al-Yūsuf aroused the anger of the Coptic Orthodox Church who held an emergency session of the Holy Synod. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
The angry demonstrations of the people of Naj‘ Ḥammādī in al- ‘Abbāsīyah Cathedral against Bishop Bīshūy’s decision to dismiss Bishop Kyrillos, which forced Pope Shenouda to reconsider the decision, reveal that Copts can no longer stand the oppression of priests.
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
The present tension in the Coptic Church has been brought about by Coptic groups, similar to the political Islamic groups that use religion to achieve their own political goals. The Coptic Church is under threat of destroying its leading role in national unity and Egyptian history.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Dr. Isaac Fānūs freely spoke his mind about the issues he found important. Dr. Fānūs was critical about ecclesiastical institutions and leadership, including those in his own Coptic Orthodox Church. In this interview religions are described as societal entities that humans have created and...
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2007
The author discusses Christianity in Egypt, and what it means to be a Copt living in a society that constantly struggles with social issues.
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
The article discusses Isaac Fanous’ contributions to Christian art and iconography.
Date of source: Thursday, January 11, 2007
In media it is now usual to criticize the racial discrimination culture and to suggest solutions by sympathizing with women by calling them “half of the society” and with Copts who are called “the other part of the nation tissue” without realizing that these names emphasize separation and division.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The author pays his respects to the passing of Fayek Matta Ishak, and highlights Ishak’s contributions to
Coptic scholarly works, as well as his contributions to furthering the understanding of Coptic beliefs and
traditions.
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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.