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Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
Discussions on the succession of Pope Shenouda heats up in the Holy Synod. Bishop Musá tops the potential nominees, with Bishop Ruwis and Bishop Yu’annis both standing a good chance. The laymen propose a new draft law to allow monks to be nominated.
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007
Khālid Salāḥ, the author, responds to the angry messages he received from Copts who reacted to his previous article, in which he criticizes the miraculous story of the moving of the Muqattam Mountain by a good Christian man during the Fatimid era.
Date of source: Thursday, July 12, 2007
Bishop Bīshūy meets with the governor of Alexandria to discuss the recent tension in Muslim-Christian relations there.
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
Coptic Orthodox activist laymen call to change the list of rules and legislations regulating the election of the Coptic patriarch. A Coptic Orthodox member of the Council of State sent a letter to President Mubārak with suggested rules.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hānī Labīb discusses the strained relation between the Coptic Orthodox Church and Waṭanī, which used to be the informal mouthpiece of the church, believing that some figures within the church tried to extort Waṭanī in order to follow certain policies that please the church.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Sulaymān Shāfīq imposes his personal perspective on the recent conflict between the Coptic Orthodox Church and Waṭanī newspaper, believing that the conflict occurred due to the different policies in running the two institutions.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Coptic Group for Church Reform has issued a statement asserting that the Holy Synod’s regulations, which were laid down by Pope Shenouda, are invalid and called to remove Bishop Bīshūy from his post.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
The author reviews a publication entitled, ‘Treasures of Coptic Art,’ that was released concurrently with the re-opening of the Coptic Museum in Cairo. She highlights factors of the book.
56. Copts accuse Bishop Bishuy of taking over the church and overthrowing the sick Pope Shenouda III
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2007
Two Coptic Laymen criticize Bishop Bīshūy and accuse him of exploiting Pope Shenouda’s absence to try and assume control of the Holy See. They called for an urgent session of the Holy Synod and Coptic men of law and religion to edit the legislation of electing the pope. They further denounced a...
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2007
The author denounces one of the most appreciated and honored miracles that Copts of Egypt believe in. He considered the continuous narration of the miracle a provocation against Muslims and an ignition of sectarian tension.
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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.