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Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2007
The author talks about the strong relationship based on mutual respect between Pope Kyrillos VI and the late President Jamāl ‘Abd al-Nāṣir and how the latter assisted the pope in building St. Mark’s Cathedral in ‘Abbāsīyah.
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2007
The press continues its investigations into the case of Muḥammad Aḥmad Ḥijāzī, an Egyptian citizen who has converted to Christianity. He has filed the first ever lawsuit to formally prove that he has become a Christian by changing his ID and other official papers. A broad range of opinions and...
41. A press message from a Coptic citizen to the ‘illusionary’ leader of Egypt’s Copts Michael Munir
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Albier ‘Āzir Bārih sends a press message to Michael Munir, chairman of the U.S. Copts Association, in which he criticizes his frequent attacks at the Egyptian regime. Bārih accuses Munir’s statements of causing sectarian tension in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
A Coptic laymen’s group called for radical changes in the system and rules of the Coptic Orthodox patriarch elections. The suggestions were severely rejected by the church and a wide range of Copts. Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, purportedly the leader of the laymen’s group, wrote an article explaining his...
Date of source: Monday, July 30, 2007
Although leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church have repeatedly declared that Pope Shenouda III is in a healthy condition, some news has revealed that he might be too sick to run the church. Thereby, the church’s five leading figures have established a committee to fulfill the pope’s tasks.
Date of source: Sunday, July 29, 2007
Wafā’ Waṣfī publishes a secret letter from Bishop Gregorius, the former general archbishop of the post-graduate theological studies and Coptic culture, to Bishop Bīshūy that was dated back to September 1, 1985, in which Bishop Gregorius condemned Bishop Bīshūy’s frequent attacks against him and...
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2007
‘Amr Bayyūmī reports on a secret report prepared by a former employee at the Christian satellite channel ‘Sat 7’ accusing it of adopting Zionist tendencies and planting seeds of sectarian sedition in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2007
Although the Sharif Bible is rejected by the three Christian denominations in Egypt, it has been greatly circulated among Arab communities in Europe. The Sharif Bible is believed to be written in a language used in Islamic writings.
Date of source: Sunday, July 29, 2007
The Egyptian judicial system lacks the unified stance and rules that regulate the cases of conversion and its consequences at the Department of Civil Status.
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2007
The article reviews the historical facts regarding the relationship between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian Church.
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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.