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Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2001 to Friday, June 29, 2001
The author visited the monastery and claims as a result that the story in Al-Nabaa was all fabricated. He spoke to Pachomius Al-Muharraqi who explained monastic life and described the monks’ living quarters. He stated that it was illogical if not impossible for the events reported to have taken...
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2001 to Friday, June 29, 2001
The author interviewed the head of Al-Muharraq monastery who told him the history of this monk within the monastery. He said he was a monk for thirteen years but he was then expelled because he didn’t follow the rules. He was given a second chance in another monastery but he failed to follow the...
Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2001
The author believes that this crisis was engineered as a way for outside bodies to become involved in Egypt’s internal affairs. He questions the aims behind publishing the article and the timing. He claims it was not an attack on Copts but on the whole of Egypt and national unity.
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2001
A tabloid recently published an article about a monastery, which went against all ethics, and religious, social, and professional values. The author says that the reporter did not verify his facts and led people to believe the man was still a monk. He feels the monastery should have announced that...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2001
The State Security Attorney began interrogating Mamdouh Mahran, editor-in-chief of Al-Nabaa, who published pornographic photographs of Adel Sadallah Ghobrial, a former monk. They are also investigating a complaint filed by a lady who was blackmailed by him.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 4, 2001
"Be Thou There" is a new book on the trip of the Holy Family through Egypt. It is an important contribution to the history of the Holy Family, and generally to the Christian heritage in Egypt. The three writers of the book and its editor are specialists in Christian archaeology, Egyptian religious...
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2000
Subtitle: Not all the money in the world would compensate for the souls that have been lost [the victims].. and who will compensate for the property and the houses that have been damaged?
In this article, the author is trying to prove that heavenly justice precedes judicial justice. He then...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 12, 1999
Did the days of violence against Christians in Egypt return? In only two months time three Coptic Orthodox priests had been attacked. One of them was killed. So many attacks in such a short period have not happened in a long time. Copts abroad ring the alarm but Copts inside Egypt find that...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 1999
The International Coptic Federation sounds the alarm after attacks on three priests in Egypt. They claim it is proof for "a new wave of violence against Christian clergy in Egypt."
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 1999
The Assiut criminal court sentenced the murderers of father Aghnatios of Deir el-Muharraq with seven years of imprisonment with hard labor.
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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.