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The Criminal Court of Sohag gave its verdict in al-Kosheh case, in
which
57 Muslims and 39 Copts were accused. Ninety-two defendants were set free and four Muslim defendants were
sentenced to between one and ten years imprisonment. No one was convicted of murder, although 21 Christians
were...
Date of source:
Al-Ahali published a photo of Virgin Mary
on its front page under the title of "The First Photo of
the Holy Virgin." It mentioned that a Muslim woman took this photo
when the strong lights shone above the
towers of the Saint Marcos church in Assiut. al-Akhbar wrote that the Bishopric of...
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2006
Watanī publishes the response of the Ministry of Interior over incidents of young Coptic girls disappearing. Watanī asserts that the letter from the ministry contradicts the actual incidents and tries to cover the ministry’s incapacity to determine the exact facts and locations of the victims.
Date of source: Thursday, November 2, 2006
The authors
write about the demonstrations held by Muslim Brotherhood students in relation to student union elections at
‘Aīn Shams, Hilwān, and Assiut universities.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2006
Shirīn ‘Īd writes about a potential wave of sectarian
sedition in the
district of al-Marg after a Coptic tradesman shot a young Muslim.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
This review addresses the issue of the reported kidnapping of a 15-year old girl called Lorāns who is in her secondary school stage of education. Conflicting versions of the story have emerged: Sawt al- Ummah says Lorāns said that she was kidnapped by four men and a woman wearing a niqāb...
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
This article outlines the history of the Coptic Studies Institute and the
Ecclesiastical College and reviews a thesis submitted by Father Mīnā Jābir.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 24, 1997
The article
is an attack
on the consecrated houses, secret churches established in private flats in opposition to the Coptic
Orthodox
Church. It claims that from these consecrated houses, a secret pope has emerged in opposition to Pope
Shenouda III. The consecrated houses are, according to...
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
Bāsimah William writes about the celebrations of the feast of the Virgin Mary at Dayr al-Azrā’ in Jabal Assiut, which does not attract only Christians, but also Muslims and people from all over the world.
Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2006
This
press review summarizes responses from a wide variety of persons, including Coptic
leaders, clergy, and
congregants to the controversial Max Michel, also known as Archbishop Maximus I.
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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.