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Date of source: Saturday, March 24, 2001 to Friday, March 30, 2001
The US Commission for International Religious Freedom met with Bishop Marcos of Shoubra Al-Kheima and asked him about the rulings given in Al-Kosheh killings, underage Christian girls turning to Islam and about the non-inclusion of the Coptic period in the history syllabus. Coptic Catholic Bishop...
Date of source: Saturday, January 27, 2001 to Friday, February 2, 2001
Bahais are no longer satisfied with the life they are leading, hiding their beliefs. They turned up at Rose El-Youssef with a list of special requests. They might have planned this so they could show up formally and declare their active presence. They have mixed origins, some were Christians and...
Date of source: Saturday, January 6, 2001 to Friday, January 12, 2001
Though Christians are not religiously obliged to visit monasteries, they often do. They are usually offered food. It is a good chance for young people to meet and get to know each other. Some church groups visit monasteries and then move to the nearest beach for a kind of entertainment.
Date of source: Saturday, December 16, 2000
With the elections of the syndicates approaching threats are raised, tensions develop and concerns are voiced. The most important issue is the penetration of the Brotherhood in those syndicates.
Date of source: Saturday, April 22, 2000 to Friday, April 28, 2000
Does Christianity despise women? Does it see her as a second-class person and a dirty creature that does not have the rights of men? Many of the beliefs concerning women that are thought to be religious are actually a result of the effect of society and its habits and rituals. Christian women...
Date of source: Saturday, March 11, 2000 to Friday, March 17, 2000
"... In the weekly sermon in Saint Peter’s Square, the Pope, made apologies for the way the church treated the scientist Galileo who said the earth revolves around the sun. The Pope also spoke about the pain the Crusaders caused for the people in the East. This will also be discussed in the meeting...
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2000 to Friday, March 10, 2000
In the time that the Egyptians were welcoming the Pope and viewing one of the most beautiful pictures of religious brotherhood, violence and fanaticism took on their worst forms in Israel. In newspapers, on radio and television and on walls in streets in Israel, there were accusations against the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 19, 2000 to Friday, February 25, 2000
Christians in Egypt constitute more than twenty-seven denominations. The Coptic Orthodox is the majority denomination, followed by Coptic Catholics and then Evangelicals who have several denominations. There is just a difference in belief between these denominations, it is not a conflict or a...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
The Ministry of Social Affairs was forced to hire a representative for the Association (the counselor Maher Samy Youssef) and remove its head Amin Fahim for committing financial and administrative violations. ... What is really strange is the situation of the ministry because the ministry made a...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
Catholics in Egypt are waiting for the visit of Pope John Paul II during the period from February 24-26. The visit represents an extraordinary event in the history of the Egyptian Catholic Church that contains seven different Catholic denominations, most prominent of which is the Catholic Copts...
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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.