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Date of source: Friday, August 4, 2006
The review deals with the controversial issue of Max
Michel, who defected from the official Coptic Orthodox Church and set up his own church proclaiming himself
patriarch. He recently visited the United States.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
Former Dutch Prime Minister Andreas van Agt visited Egypt to support the foundation of the Center for Arab-West Understanding.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
Some Egyptians have filed lawsuits against the grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyīd Tantāwī calling for his dismissal for his "unacceptable" opinions about the hijāb in France and his position regarding the Danish cartoons against the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
Evā Roumānī presents a study on the life of an Egyptian Copt who devoted
himself to creating a better legal, intellectual, patriotic, social and political system in his homeland.
Dr.
William Sulaymān Qilāda was also a Coptic thinker who tried to establish complete citizenship
for
Copts.
Date of source: Friday, March 17, 2006
Christians who convert to Islam then change their minds and want to return to Christianity face legal problems concerning the religion category on their national identity cards.
Date of source: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Five–day visit of Prof. Dr. van Agt to Egypt in support of the development of CAWU.
The real test of freedom of thought.
The Holocaust denial of David Irving.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Wafā’ Sh‘ira reports on the efforts of the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Maqārius in Wadī al-Natroun to maintain a piece of church property that the government is seeking to acquire.
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2003 to Friday, June 6, 2003
The Administrative Court will decide next week about a lawsuit filed by a Coptic lawyer against the Minister of Interior over the Hamayouni law concerning the procedure for obtaining permits for church building. The lawyer argues that the Ministry of Interior has issued a decree regulating church...
Date of source: Thursday, March 23, 2006
The article reports on a ruling issued lately by the Administrative Court which requires the Egyptian Church to give permission to Christian divorcees to re-marry, a ruling which is rejected by Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2003
Priests as well as sheikhs and imams have always been exempted from paying taxes. However, a recently issued decree by the Taxation Authority stipulates that the sum collected by priests in return for the religious services they perform in churches and for registering marriage contracts are subject...
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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.