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Date of source: Monday, January 10, 2011
AWR continues its media monitoring of coverage on the Alexandria church attack, with one report alleging that the American embassy in Cairo recorded the entire bombing via Google Earth...
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
During a seminar at the Virgin Mary and St. John Church in Alexandria, Dr. Muhammad ‘Abd al-Salām Mahjūb called Pope Shenouda III Egypt’s “security valve” and praised him for the important roles he has played in various national security threatening cases. Father Ruways Marqus denied the church's...
Date of source: Thursday, November 11, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Church is still considering boycotting the parliamentary elections due to the National Democratic Party’s failure to choose any of its Coptic candidates in Alexandria. The Church says that it awaits the Pope’s decision on the matter. Meanwhile, the Coptic Orthodox Community...
Date of source: Sunday, October 26, 2008
The author describes the emotional and impressive homecoming of Pope Shenouda after his medical absence in the U.S. The author also discusses the many issues within Egypt and the church that the pope is now faced with addressing. These include several postponed rituals, decisions, and the review of...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The head of the National Council for Human Rights has thanked the Ministry of State for Local Development for facilitating the work of human rights organizations to monitor the recent local council elections.
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
January 7 is the day when Copts, in accordance with the Coptic calendar, celebrate Christmas. The occasion received a significant amount of attention in the Egyptian press that published a considerable number of articles about Coptic issues in general and the Christmas celebrations in particular....
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Egyptian press continues to focus on the health condition of the ailing head of the Coptic Orthodox Church who celebrated the 36th anniversary of his consecration in the See of Saint Mark.
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2007
The re-allocation by the local governorate of a parcel of land purchased by the St. Marina Church has caused much controversy. This article discusses the details of the reallocation, as well as efforts by Coptic protesters to stop government construction of a road on this piece of land.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The article discusses an incident of violence between Muslims and Christians. The incident started with a simple quarrel on the street, which appeared to have been resolved until the following day when the violence erupted.
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2007
The Egyptian press has widely covered Christmas celebrations held by the Coptic Orthodox Church and presided over by Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
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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.