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Date of source:
Magdy Khalil, a Coptic writer in the US, wrote a series of three articles in Watani
newspaper under a general title "A Returnee from Cairo." In this series, he comments on the conditions of Copts in
Egypt. al-Arabi, mouthpiece of the Nasserist Party, and Islamic independent Aqidati highly...
Date of source:
Akher Saa, al-
Arabi and al-Ahali approached Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christian clergymen, from Egypt and Palestine, and
asked them to comment on the crisis of the Church of the Nativity. They all criticized Sharon?s practices against the
birthplace of Jesus Christ and against the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2001
Nairouz
[Coptic new years’ day]
is originally a Persian word that means the new day. The Pharaohs were the first
ones to celebrate the Nayrūz. As
a Christian feast, it continued to be celebrated during the Islamic rule
of Egypt and Muslim rulers gave it special
attention.
Date of source:
The priest of the
Hanging Church, Morcos Aziz, and the Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni, exchanged
accusations on
the pages of two newspapers, following a deep disagreement regarding the restoration of the prominent church
and the introduction of an entrance fee for the monument.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
After a Supreme Council of Antiquities decision to execute urgently a fire protection system, a decision was made by the department of antiquities to terminate all restoration works, exposing the whole area to fire danger.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
The author gives an update on the ongoing arguments between priest, Marqus ‘Azīz, and Coptic intellectual Jamāl ‘As‘ad ‘Abd al- Malākabout the political role of clergymen.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Restoration works on the Hanging Church and the Coptic Museum were stopped
suddenly because of financial reasons.
The whole area is in danger of fire damage, for it is not
protected.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Al-
Maydān publishes the Supreme Council of Antiquities’ resolution no.
2129, dated July 18, 2006,
which calls for immediate restoration of the Hanging Church in Old Cairo.
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
This article discusses how the conditions of Coptic and Jewish monuments
are
neglected and gives examples of well-known churches and synagogues.
Date of source: Thursday, August 31, 2006
The author discusses
the problems facing the Hanging
Church as priests accuse a Christian businessman of encroaching on the sanctity of
the church by building
bazaars in front of the Mār Girgis church. Some point an accusing finger at the
Supreme Council of
Antiquities for supporting the...
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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.