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Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2009
Max Michel argues that chastity is not a biblical or theological condition for choosing the patriarch.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
This article discusses the fluctuating two faced relationship between the church and expatriate Copts. Although the church seeks to strengthen the role played by expatriate Copts abroad, it, at the same time, puts on the mask of being the calming force between the state and expatriate Copts in...
Date of source: Saturday, February 28, 2009
A Coptic teenager escaped from her family home intending to marry a 20 year old young Muslim man. Copts demonstrated angrily and the prosecution released the couple. The teenage girl is said to have been sent to a monastery in Cairo to be taken care of.
Date of source: Saturday, February 28, 2009
Dār al-Iftā’ issue a fatwá claiming that polygamy is not prohibited in Judaism and Christianity according to the Torah and the Bible. The fatwá aroused Christians’ resentment.
Date of source: Thursday, February 19, 2009
A Muslim passed between two Christian brothers on his bicycle, resulting in a quarrel that led to many people being injured.
Date of source: Saturday, February 14, 2009
The proposal to limit the issuance of fatwás has stirred a great many responses, some of which are detailed in this article.
Date of source: Monday, February 2, 2009
The author claims that Bishop Bīshūy is promoting himself to gain more popularity to support him in his alleged intentions to nominate himself to the papacy of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Philip Rizk, was kept under arrest for four days in Egypt for protesting about the Egyptian-Gazan border being closed. Philip was freed today but his arrest has resulted in discussions about; the freedom of demonstrating in Egypt, non-government humanitarian aid from Egypt to Gaza, police providing...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2009
"The Azhar and the West; dialogue and communication," this was the title of the conference that was held on January 3, 2009. The following lines present extracts from the words of Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, president of the Azhar University, Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, grand imām of the Azhar and Dr. Mahmūd...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Al-Dustūr features Jamāl al-Bannā and writes about his life and ideas.
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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.