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Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Councilor Labīb writes on the history of the church in Egypt since its establishment by Saint Mark, throughout the Islamic era until the present day. He also hails Pope Kyrillos IV as the leader of reform in the church. Labīb highlights the Egyptian Muslim rulers’ who have honored the head of the...
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2008
Copts of Cyprus have closed Limassol Church and call to reinstate Bishop Benyamin who was ordered to return to his cell in Saint Bula Monastery in the Red Sea after rumors about his financial transgressions.
Date of source: Thursday, January 10, 2008
The author calls for the establishment of centers for Coptic studies in Egyptian universities that study all aspect of the Coptic era.
Date of source: Thursday, November 15, 2007
In the article, the author briefly reviews the patriotic history of the Egyptian church, showing painful feelings as some Egyptian Christians abroad have been calling for foreign interference in their own homeland.
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2007
Samīr Murqus writes about the danger facing religious diversity in Egypt. He explained that building churches in Egypt is a sign of Egyptian religious and cultural diversity.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2003
For three consecutive issues, Rose al-Youssef devoted a special file for comments on the Egyptian identity under a general title ?Egypt is First and Before All.? Part of the file is three interviews with poet and writer Ahmed Abdel-Mo’ti Hegazi. Among his comments on the effects of Arab nationalism...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Dr. Isaac Fānūs freely spoke his mind about the issues he found important. Dr. Fānūs was critical about ecclesiastical institutions and leadership, including those in his own Coptic Orthodox Church. In this interview religions are described as societal entities that humans have created and...
Date of source: Saturday, October 28, 2006
This article sheds light on one of the most important manuscripts that covers the
history of Egypt from the first century AD until the modern era. The manuscript was recently reviewed and published
after important annexes and references were added.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This
article analyzes the contradictions in
Yūhannā al-Nīqūsī’s testimony on the seventh
century Islamic conquest.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 13, 1997
Those who build
churches and mosques build
them for God. God dwells in the mosque and the church. Egyptians have lived for
thousands of years in one country.
Many religions have been in Egypt. Even during pagan times, not one
religion dominated, neither were there
religious fights. There...
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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.