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Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007 to Friday, June 22, 2007
The article is based on a file that was issued by Rose al-Yūsuf magazine on the role held by religious men in both Christianity and Islam in society, and their disputes with each other.
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2007
The Coptic Group for Church Reform is the signature that recently appeared in an announcement distributed in churches and on Web sites. The real identity of the group is as of yet unknown, providing an opportunity for rumors to spread. All the group pamphlets are opposed to Bishop Bīshūy.
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
In a conference held at the Bibliotheca Alexandria, Bīshop Bīshūy attributed the Arabic translation of the Bible to the efforts of the Umayyad and Abbasid Orthodox caliphs. He further accused everyone who considered Jesus Christ as God to be a polytheist.
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2007 to Friday, June 8, 2007
From a personal experience, the author calls on Copts in general and organizers of the laymen’s conference in particular to devote more confidence to the church represented by Pope Shenouda III, whom he hailed as a remarkable figure in spiritual and administrative issues.
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2007 to Friday, June 8, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s discourse about virtue and chastity imposes heavy burdens on Copts and creates serious problems. A priest was promoted to a higher administrative position in the church due to his restricted recommendations of virtue and chastity and his skill in fundraising.
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2007 to Friday, June 8, 2007
Counselor Labīb Ḥabīb Labīb accuses the Coptic Orthodox Church of violating the church canons in electing the pope. He presents texts of the laws in this regard and asserts that a pope who is not elected by the majority of believers is not acceptable according to God.
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Rumors spread about the Coptic Orthodox Church’s intention to form a committee comprised of some members from the Holy Synod. The committee is supposed to urge Copts, especially the youth, to be more involved in political life and prepare them to lead a political role in the country. The church...
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2007 to Friday, June 8, 2007
The crisis between Waṭanī and the Coptic Orthodox Church following the laymen’s conference seems to have become chronic. Pope Shenouda has not sent his weekly article to the newspaper for two weeks. While some attributed the issue to a new phase of the pope’s anger, sources assured that the pope...
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2007
Upon Pope Shenouda’s declaration concerning Jews being murderers of Jesus Christ, the Anti-Defamation League [ADL] accuses Pope Shenouda of anti-Semitism and stresses the necessity of teaching tolerance not only to Muslims, but to some Christians of the Arab world.
Date of source: Monday, June 4, 2007
Pope Shenouda III has sent the president a memorandum, which calls for an end for the injustice practiced against Copts in Egypt.
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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.