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Date of source: Monday, September 14, 2020
The churches of Northern Shubrā are presenting a series entitled “A Historical Documentary of the Churches of Northern Shubrā” prepared by one of the deacons at St. George [Mār Jirjis] Church. It documents the history of every church from their founding to their service.
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2010
A dispute over land and a housing complex in a small town north of Cairo is saturated with tensions between its Muslim and Christian inhabitants.
Date of source: Sunday, March 7, 2010
This article deals with a number of different ways in which the Muslim-Christian relationship is thought of and portrayed in Egypt, as well as the influence of expatriate Copts. The article begins with describing how some prominent Muslims believe that it is Copts outside of Egypt who mostly incite...
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2008
The author laments the difficulty involved in constructing service buildings with any suspected connections to a church. He blames security for this and waits for a unified place of worship law, along with several other Egyptians.
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2008
The author writes about the planned new church and social service center on land belonging to the Bishopric. The building was denied by authorities after a long delay and the land was usurped by a previous owner. The people of Mit-Namā still wait for approval to build their much needed church.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007
The under-secretary of the Community Council of the Coptic Orthodox Church suggested including a text in the Constitution stating that the Egyptian people are composed of Muslims and Copts in order to emphasize that Copts are not absent from society, and to help address the abuses made against them...
Date of source:
All the papers that
addressed the issue of the services building of the Church of Shubra al-Khaymah recounted the
whole story of
its destruction, at the hands of the local authorities. Rose al-Youssef published two letters
thanking
President Mubarak for his decision concerning the rebuilding...
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2003
Copts living in the Manshiyat Abdel Mona’am Riyad district in Shoubra Al-Kheima are dissatisfied as the police prevented the building of a staircase in the Anba Bula Church despite the fact that a presidential restoration decree had been issued.
Date of source: Sunday, March 17, 2002
The article is an advertisement by the Bishopric of the Orthodox Copts in Shubra Al-Kheima calling people to donate for putting the finishing touches to Anba Bola services building in Shubra Al-Kheima.
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2001
The author thanked President Mubarak for his decision concerning the services building of the Church of Soubra Al-Kheima. He said that Mubarak did not hesitate to grant approval for any application filed with him in this respect. The real problem lies in the long, tedious and humiliating journey...
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.