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Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Bishop Bīshūy rejects the propositions of a group of laymen to change the list of regulations for electing the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He also announced the Holy Synod’s approval of a new paper by the metropolitan of Jerusalem prohibiting Copts from traveling there.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2007
Laymen believe that the Coptic Orthodox Church does not have real laws and relies on legal texts scattered in the fathers’ books and the researches that were written in different eras. A number of their proposed reforms are discussed in this article.
Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2007
Ṭāriq Ṣabrī hails Pope Shenouda III as a loyal patriot who has always been known for his patriotic stances. The commendation was issued upon Bishop Mūsá’s report on Pope Shenouda, a report stating that the Coptic Orthodox Church is not involved in Muḥammad Ḥijāzī’s controversial conversion or...
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The author discusses the opening of the St Athanasius and St Cyril Theological Library in Los Angeles, and the library’s objective to promote a further understanding of Biblical text and church fathers.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Recently, there have been several calls for an administrative change in the Coptic Orthodox Church. A member of the Community Council announced that the church has formed a committee to discuss the proposed changes and amendments. The following lines will present different clergy and laymen’s...
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2007
Defrocked Coptic Orthodox clergymen blame Pope Shenouda and influential bishops for receiving bribes and discriminating against the poor, yet church figures deny the allegations and stress the church’s decency.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2007
A Coptic Orthodox newspaper is withdrawn. Rumors spread about the involvement of Waṭanī and the Egyptian security apparatus. Meanwhile, Yūsuf Sīdhum, editor-in-chief of Waṭanī declared that the Supreme Council of Journalism was responsible.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Hānī Labīb refutes the arguments of those who attacked a group of laymen calling for reform in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Former Iranian President Khatamī created uproar in the Coptic Orthodox Church when he declared that the first church in the world was in Iran during the first century and that it was a refuge for Christians during times of persecution.
Date of source: Friday, August 10, 2007
Prior to leaving to the United States for his annual visit, Pope Shenouda discusses a number of controversial issues in his weekly sermon. He stresses that the Coptic Orthodox Church opposes female circumcision, and called on Copts to cease the practice. He further stresses that donating blood to...
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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.