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Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 1999
The repairing and renewing of the Church of the Virgin in Haret Zuweila, which was founded six centuries before the city of Cairo, will cost more than 28 million [Egyptian] pounds. The Holy Family is said to have passed the location of this church in their journey in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 1999
Cairo has criticized a report recently published by the American Foreign Ministry which accuses Egypt of religious persecution against Copts.
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 1999
The report of the American Foreign Ministry concerning religious freedom in the world spoke about the climate of religious tolerance in Egypt, and it said that the [Egyptian] government had decided to support the teaching of both Coptic and Byzantine history in the schools, just as [also] the...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 1999
A dialogue between Dr. Maurice Asad, who has known Dr. William Sulaymān Qilāda for probably more then 50 years, and Drs. Kees Hulsman, who also knew Dr. Qilāda personally.
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 1999
Dr. William Suleiman Qilada was really one of the most respected examples of the strong Coptic-Orthodox lay-person who has the courage to voice his convictions and opinions. He was totally dedicated to his Egyptian citizenship. It is not by chance that his last book was on "the principle of...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
Bishop Sawirus, bishop and head of Deir Al-Muharraq writing to Watany newspaper explains the monastery’s policy on evictions of tenants from land belonging to it, and presents evidence that suggests that the murderers of the monk did not do so because he was allegedly going to evict them. In fact,...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
In our country, Egyptians, whether Muslims or Christians, live together peacefully. Our unity is not a slogan, but a nature that has been planted in us many years ago. We believe that the country belongs to all people and religion belongs to God.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Emigrant Egyptians all over the world can now follow the news of their country via the Internet. One particular site provides Muslims all over the world with fatwas in their religion from the Mufti of Egypt. Pope Shenouda also publishes a weekly message on the web to the emigrant Copts.
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Priest Ibrahim Abdel Al-Sayyed died. He had the right to be honored by the church which he had served all his life. God says in the Holy Bible "To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense" (Deuteronomy 32: 35). But now this holy verse has become "To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense", the...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
In the continuing absence of Pope Shenouda outside Egypt on a trip to America, the Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassia refused to give permission for prayers to be made over the dead body of the priest Ibrahim Abdel Sayyed pastor of the church of Mari Girgis [St. George] in El-Maadi, in any church of...
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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.