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Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2016
Nādir Marqus, a member of the General Congregation Council (the Milli Council) of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria, said that a young man breached the church of St. Mary in al-Maʿ ūrah Beach area, east of Alexandria, on Monday. The man smashed the suspended cross on its facade and the...
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2016
Dr. Kamīl Siddīq Sawiris, Secretary General of the Milli Council of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, said that "with regard to the decision to ban the travel of Copts to the occupied lands of Jerusalem to visit the holy sites, the decision was made by the Holy Synod during the reign of...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria, the Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese, received on Wednesday Counselor Aḥmad Jamāl ad-Dīn, President of the Court of Cassation and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council. Ad-Dīn headed a delegation of judges to offer greetings to the Pope on the occasion of...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
Yesterday (May 5, 2013), Egyptian Copts celebrated Easter and received greetings from fellow Muslims; however representatives from the Freedom and Justice Party were absent. Coptic Orthodox Archbishop Silwanous, General Bishop at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, emphasized the need for...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2010
This article discusses the third annual Coptic Studies Symposium at the University of Toronto (U of T), and its importance.
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2010
Muhammad al-Barādi‘ī’s visit to Saint Mark's Cathedral for the Easter Mass created considerable controversy. While some people appreciated the greetings, others considered it a gesture that gives the church an undue political role.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Pope Shenouda, Patriarch of Alexandria, and the See of St. Mark insists, in his weekly sermon, that Copts and Muslims should be visiting the Holy places in Palestine together, not only the Copts.
Date of source: Friday, November 6, 2009
In his weekly sermon in Alexandria, Pope Shenouda refused to absolve a Coptic woman who visited Israel, violating his commandments and calls on Copts to take church news from the church, referring to the unauthentic church news reported by some newspapers.
Date of source: Sunday, June 28, 2009
Pope Shenouda is back in Alexandria after a 12-week absence.
Date of source: Thursday, June 25, 2009
Bishop Bīshūy announces that Pope Shenouda III will return to meet the Coptic public in Alexandria.
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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.