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Date of source: Friday, July 6, 2001
Bishop Saweris, the confession father of the expelled monk, said that he confessed his sins three months before he was expelled in 1996. The bishop said he tried to reform him after he became suspicious about his behavior. When failed to reform him, he expelled him from the monastic order and...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2001
Three million Christians and Muslims gathered on the western [Nile] bank in Assiut to celebrate the Virgin mulid. Some of the visitors were asked if they were affected by what was published on the expelled monk. They answered that nothing can affect their love for the monastery.
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2001
During a Rotary meeting, Pope Shenouda refused to comment on the incidents caused by Al-Nabaa newspaper, explaining it was in the hands of justice now. He said that he trusted the court which would give everyone his right. He added that anyone can make mistakes but to insult the monastery that...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2001
An Arab is anyone who speaks Arabic as his first language. This definition places Islam as a part of the Arab culture but it is not the definitive factor in determining who is an Arab. Building on this definition, Christian Arabs have played the premier role in forming the Arab national idea...
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2001
Thousands of outraged Copts converged on St Mark’s Cathedral to express their anger to Pope Shenouda and ask for decisive measures against the newspaper. Watani talked to the Pope and Church leaders; and conveyed readers’ questions about the truth of the story. The shocked public demanded that the...
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2001 to Friday, June 15, 2001
Catholic father Rafiq Greish, Orthodox archpriest Salib Matta, and Protestant reverend Ikram Lamai responded to Rose El-Youssef’s article "seizing an extremist Christian group" The latter two did not restrict their arguments to the Adventists, but discussed the Catholic Church and popes. The author...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 29, 2001
A representative of Pope Shenouda declared that more than seven Jewish groups had managed to penetrate the Egyptian Church. He said that these groups arrived in Egypt in the name of Jesus Christ, something the Egyptian authorities permit. They are propagating Judaism and the building of a temple...
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2001 to Friday, June 8, 2001
The author believes that while the Qur’an speaks highly of monasteries, Ra’fat Al-Meihi’s novel "Hurgada.. Love magic," describes them as places where fugitives and corrupt people hide. It also paints a stupid picture of a Christian man who is ready to make his son a Muslim to marry a Muslim girl....
Date of source: Monday, May 14, 2001
The Commission was able to reach consensus on statements summarizing the situation in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Commission decided that no statement should be issued regarding Israel and the Occupied Territories. Dr. Al-Marayati is opposed to this decision and formulated her own findings. Her...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2001
Montasser Al-Zayyat admitted that the amount of understanding in the relation between the late President Sadat and the Islamist groups was in the interests of both sides. Sadat’s interest was disfiguring President Nasser by bringing court martials, violations of human rights, and torture in prisons...
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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.