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Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
Catholic Priest Jirjis Wīsā Jirjis says in this interview that
the marriage of Catholic clergymen
is optional and that a priest might have the freedom not to confine his service
to one particular church all
his life.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 16, 2006
The annual celebrations of the feast of the Virgin Mary at Dayr al-Azrā’ attracted millions of Muslims and Christians and boosted economic activities in the city of Assiut.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 9, 2006
There is a
contradiction between the Orthodox church and the Egyptian legislation on the matter of
divorce. The book
‘Copts divorce’ reviews issues related to this matter.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 1, 2006
The author reports on the celebrations in the Minia governorate of the anniversary of the passing of the virgin Mary and her son through Jabal al-Tayr area in Samāllūt during the holy journey.
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
Rūbīr al-Fāris writes about the history of the Sisters of Charity
Federation, founded by St. Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac in France in 1633.
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.
Date of source: Monday, July 3, 2006
Pope Shenouda has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Education and the
Assiut Governor for
confiscating a school building linked to the church of Mār Girgis in Assiut.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006
The author advocates for a unified law for building places of worship in Egypt, citing problems in obtaining a license to erecting a house for aged care that was connected to the Holy Virgin Church in Assiut as one situation that would be solved by such a law.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
‘Imād Basālī argues that the government’s culture of secrecy has disguised the true number of Copts in Egypt. While official statistics indicate that Copts constitute 7 to 10% of Egypt’s population, the Coptic Orthodox Church says that there are an estimated 10 million Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Eulogy in memory of Father Matta El-Meskeen
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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.