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Date of source: Monday, August 28, 2017
Shaykh Aḥmad Abū Rāshid al-Jabālī, chief of the Jabāliyya tribe and advisor to the Monastery of St. Catherine on Sinai tribal affairs, denied the news on social media about the closure of the monastery in Christmas for security reasons.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article outlines a working paper released by the Vatican outlining the issue of Christians throughout the Middle East.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
A Muslim convert reports on converts’ conditions in Egypt and Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt of the Coptic Orthodox Church reports on the church’s stance.
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2009
Christine Chaillotis the author of a number of books on Oriental Orthodox Churches. Her first visit to Egypt was in 1981 and since then she has visited the region countless times and feels that the Orthodox Church has become her spiritual home.
Date of source: Thursday, December 18, 2008
A number of interesting reports and papers written by Arab West Report interns are featured in this week’s edition. These reports cover issues such as church building, disputes over church property and a report on a recent international congress about Ibn ‘Arabi that was held in Cairo.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
In this issue’s editorial Drs. Hulsman highlights the complications of the Rosetta church issue as well as discussing the recently released US International Religious Freedom Report, which has provoked widespread reactions in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, April 7, 2008
After selling a church to a Muslim businessman, the Greek Orthodox Church is negotiating its return. The new owner failed to sell the church to any of the Christian denominations in Egypt. While the Greek Orthodox Church asserts that it is prohibited by law to change the function of the church...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Al-Sayyid discussed the decline of Christianity in Arab countries and the Middle East. Emigration, foreign invasions, and internal conflicts are highlighted in the text as the main reason for the decline in Christianity in those countries.
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2008
The author reports on a scientific agreement between a UAE center and the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria for preservation processes of church manuscripts.
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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.