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Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2008
Dr. Zaynab Radwān, the deputy speaker of the Egyptian People’s Assembly created heated debates in Egypt when she stated that a woman’s testimony in court is equal to that of man and that the non-Muslim wife of a Muslim husband should enjoy the same rights to inherit from her husband. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Labīb highlights the history of the Community Council in the Coptic Orthodox Church and its authority to manage the church’s financial affairs. The Community Council was formed in 1872 and then again in 1974. Many obstacles hindered the development of the Community Council, and troubles resulted...
Date of source: Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tarek Heggy writes on the phenomenon of the increase in the number of students attending religious educational institutes.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Al-Sayyid discussed the decline of Christianity in Arab countries and the Middle East. Emigration, foreign invasions, and internal conflicts are highlighted in the text as the main reason for the decline in Christianity in those countries.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Al-Sa‘dāwī reports on reactions of the Coptic Orthodox Church to Max Michel’s allegations that he has a CD that contains information about the increasing number of conversion cases of Coptic Orthodox under the mandate of Pope Shenouda III.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Egyptian press continues to devote attention to the different reactions to the Supreme Administrative Court ruling allowing Christian divorcees to remarry. The church rejected the ruling and considered it against the Bible and church codes. Some authors highlighted the tragic influence of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Councilor Labīb writes on the history of the church in Egypt since its establishment by Saint Mark, throughout the Islamic era until the present day. He also hails Pope Kyrillos IV as the leader of reform in the church. Labīb highlights the Egyptian Muslim rulers’ who have honored the head of the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 16, 2008
Ranā Mamdūh reports that the Administrative Judicial Court, headed by Counselor Muhammad al-Husaynī, the deputy head of the State Council, decided to adjourn the judgment in 12 lawsuits filed by Christian converts to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2008
Spokesman of the Catholic Church in Egypt, Father Rfīq Grech responded to the accusations of bribing Sudanese to convert to Christianity and explained that the Catholic Church offers aids on humanitarian bases regardless of people’s’ belonging, alluding to the numerous social services the Catholic...
Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2008
During his sermon, Pope Shenouda warns young Copts against visiting Evangelical churches to avoid being affected by Evangelical thinking.
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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.