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Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2007
‘Abīr ‘Aṭīyah presents the opinions of Copts on the idea that the Coptic Orthodox patriarch can be married.
Date of source: Saturday, July 28, 2007 to Friday, August 3, 2007
A film featuring the life of Mother Īrīnī is expected to cause a crisis between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Protestants as it discusses debatable issues from an Orthodox perspective.
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
al-Jawhar is the publication issued by Max Michel, who assigned himself head of a new Orthodox denomination; namely Saint Athanasius Church. The eighth page of the publication indicated articles by pastors of the Evangelical Church who seem to have friendly relations with Michel.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The author discusses the history of Egypt’s Protestant community with the aim of furthering knowledge and understanding.
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
The Baptist Church is facing difficulties in obtaining authorization to establish houses of worship. The author
attributes the difficulties to its split from the Community Council of the Evangelical Church, the only Protestant body
recognized by the Egyptian government, and to its suspicious...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
For the first time in Egypt, the Synod of the Presbyterian
Church ordains a female presbyter. While figures from the Evangelical Church approve the ordination, Father Basīt of
the Coptic Orthodox Church says that women in the Orthodox Church perform the same function but without the official...
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
‘Amr Bayyūmī reports on the statements of leaders of the Evangelical denomination in Egypt regarding their future plans to appoint females to the post of pastors.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Despite the fact that the Evangelical community has the lion’s share in democracy when compared to other Christian communities in Egypt, the signs of divisions and differences recently began to show among synods and the Evangelical community.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The Synod of al-Ni‘mah churches has witnessed an internal conflict, which has been ongoing for a few years, over the chair of the Synod’s presidency.
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Rev. Kamāl Faraj from the Evangelical Church calls to change the electoral system of choosing the head of the Evangelical Church to allow for a greater democratic participation for all members of the 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.