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Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
A man named ‘lantern’ finds a buried treasure, and with the money builds a church and extends a priesthood. If only all tales of Coptic Orthodox churches were so adventurous. (Some are.)
The village of Qufādah, home of the Virgin Mary and St. Abaskhiroun Church, is about a 30-45 minute drive from...
Date of source: Monday, May 20, 2013
Repeatedly we hear of reports that Muslims are attacking Christians. One such recent report is a clash in Alexandria in which one Christian died from a heart attack. “A fight started between two young men, one Copt and the other Muslim, when the Copt allegedly sexually harassed the latter's sister...
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This report provides critical background and previously unpublished details on the event
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Review of Elizabeth Edward’s “Coptic Orthodox statistics and migration in Maghagha”
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The crisis of Maghāghah ends and the personal status law for non-Muslims sees light.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Churches' lands have become the cause of many problems between governors and bishops in Egypt, the crisis between governor of al-Minia and the bishop of Mghāghah is an explicit proof of that.
Date of source: Friday, July 30, 2010
Rose al-Yūsuf unveiled a conspiracy by some extremist expatriate Copts to form a committee to pursue the so-called Islamization of Coptic women in Minia.
Date of source: Friday, July 30, 2010
Following his dispute with the governorate of Minia over the construction of a new Cathedral, Bishop Aghathon declined to attend a meeting called for by the governor and renewed his threat to stage a protest in front of 'Abāsīyah Cathedral in Cairo.
He also confirmed that his steps are supported by...
Date of source: Thursday, January 27, 2011
As Egyptian opposition protests enter their third day, some leaders in the Coptic Orthodox Church are urging their members not to participate, which has caused a reaction by some Christians who feel the church should be involved...
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2008
Lutis Kiwān and Sāmī Jād al-Haq report on sectarian incidents in Minyā University.
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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.