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Date of source: Thursday, May 16, 2024
To the sound of the hymns of “Sunday Dawn,” “The Resurrection,” and other songs, a boat sailed on cruise of the Nile on which there was a group of priests, tourism investors, and university professors, as well as representatives of Egyptian communities who lived abroad, to inaugurate a new...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Palestine is considered to be the cradle of Christianity, the birthplace of Jesus, and home to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the majority of Christian antiquities.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Egypt’s Institute of Coptic Studies (ICS) is a renowned educational institution dedicated to Coptic history, heritage and culture. Affiliated with the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate and chaired by Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria, the ICS was established in January 1954 by the Millī (Community) Council...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
The governorate of Damietta (Dumyāṭ), about 160 kilometers north of Cairo, is getting prepared to celebrate the mūlid (birthday anniversary) of al-ʿĀrif Biāllah al-Fātiḥ al-Takrūrī, also known as Abū al-Maʿāṭī. The courts of dhikr and Ṣūfī rituals are being prepared, with local sweet and souvenir...
Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2024
Egyptian Copts and the diaspora are preparing for this year’s three-day Nineveh fast, commencing on February 26, fifteen days ahead of the Lent. The fast is observed in honor of the Prophet Yūnān (Jonah), who remained inside the belly of a whale for three days.
Date of source: Saturday, March 2, 2024
In this article, I will continue what I said at the conference held by the Freedoms Committee of the General Syndicate of the Egyptian Writers Union on February 3, 2023, entitled “Palestine: The Essence of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.”
Date of source: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Last Saturday (February 3), the Freedom Committee of the General Syndicate of the Egyptian Writers Union held a conference under the title, ‘Palestine: The Essence of the Israeli-Arab Conflict,’ in the presence of gathering of politicians, Egyptian intellectuals, and Arabs. During this conference,...
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2024
Today (February 5), the Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates several significant events, foremost among them being the anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Abū Fām al-Jindī al-Ūsīmī.
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church has different clerical titles ranging from deacon (Shemās), priest (Kāhin/Qasīs, depending on function), archpriest (Qummūṣ), monk (Rāhib), archbishop (Muṭrān) and bishop (Usquf), as well as other titles granted to a church minister in accordance with the hierarchy he...
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2024
The main hall at the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) hosted Islamic antiquities professors for a symposium titled ‘In the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo’ to discuss the museum’s role in maintaining Egypt’s identity.
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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.