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Date of source: Friday, August 31, 2007
The following presents a report on poverty in Egypt, and specifically how this issue is being addressed by the Coptic Orthodox Church in an attempt to alleviate the suffering of Egyptians.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Pope Shenouda issued a document in which he called for innovation in the clerical discourse in the Coptic Orthodox Church. While the document could gain the appreciation of the Coptic Orthodox clergymen and a considerable number of activist laymen, another group of the laymen considers it both a...
Date of source: Saturday, August 11, 2007 to Friday, August 17, 2007
Dr. Murād Wahbah writes about his personal experience in the dispute between late Pope Kyrillos VI and late Father Mattá al-Miskīn.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Pope Shenouda criticizes the recent Vatican Document that was released last month, believing that the document, which attacked the Protestant and Orthodox churches, contradicts the spirit of love and unity.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Kamīl Ḥalīm, head of the Coptic Community in the United States, denies that the system governing the distribution of U.S. aid and funding has been directed at the Coptic community in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, July 23, 2007
A village in al-Fayyūm governorate experienced sectarian sedition when Coptic villagers tried to rebuild an Evangelical church and its wall that were destroyed during an earthquake which hit Egypt in 1992.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The author comments on the recent Shūrá Council’s mid-term elections. He believes that the coverage of the election was mediocre, and that poor press coverage of events is helping to further distance the concept of citizenship.
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Victor Wahīb Fām was the only Coptic candidate who ran for the Shūrá Council elections of al-Fayyūm governorate, but security pressure forced him to concede his candidacy in favor of the National Democratic Party candidate Hānī Sayf al-Naṣr.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A Copt was forced to withdraw from the Shūrá Council elections in the interest of the nominee of the ruling National Democratic Party. While the church urges Coptic youth to lead a positive role in public life and calls to establish a Muslim-Christian committee for this aim, many Coptic thinkers...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Days before the Shūrá Council elections, the electoral campaigns have witnessed heated battles between the candidates of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling National Democratic Party. Both struggling blocks have accused each other of violating the law and showing religious references on their...
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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.