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Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2004
Sawt Al-Umma published an article titled “The exact salaries of priests” by Fadi Habashi on July 26, 2004. Habashi’s claims about the financial state of Coptic clergymen reveals his ignorance. I have several comments on this article.
Date of source: Monday, July 26, 2004
The living standards of priests in the past have been an average of the people, which accords well with the Christian value of humbleness. Today, the situation has completely changed. The reason for this change is probably the growing economic power of Copts living in Egypt and the expatriate Copts...
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
Religious obsession is sweeping through Egyptians’ minds. Muslims are obsessed with having full control while Christians are obsessed with withdrawing from social activities to look for the traits and strengths of closed communities.
Such a tense atmosphere serves as a rich soil for the growth of...
Date of source: Thursday, August 19, 2004
Bishop Musa was asked if there is extremism among Copts, and in his answer affirmed that there is merely strictness among them. He further explained that religious extremism goes against Biblical teachings and those of the Coptic Church.
Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2005
‘Amr Adīb, Jindī said during an interview with Orbit channel that if he had his own way and would stand in the shoes of some senior state official, he would ban nearly half of the songs of Umm Kulthoum [a late popular Egyptian singer] due to their “libertine” lyrics.
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2004
Recently, rumors have circulated that Christian girls are being raped and forced to announce that they are Muslims, and that they have been tricked in the supermarket stores of Awlad Ragab, the Al-Tawheed Wal-Nour shops, and the fast food chain Mo’men. Anyone with any sense should simply realize...
Date of source: Monday, May 3, 2004
The Pope confirmed that rumors about Christian girls being raped in the Muslims-owned shops are not true. He said, ‘If something happened to anyone, they had better come to me now and I will resolve it.’ We waited for two weeks, but no one approached us,’ the Pope said a lecture last Wednesday.”...
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
An Evangelical pastor, Adly Bassilious has been distributing leaflets accusing a number of Evangelical pastors of stealing and converting Muslim girls into Christians. He filed a complaint at the Waily district police station accusing the Church of the Synod of the Nile owned [the Arabic text used...
Date of source: Monday, April 11, 2005
Tilwāna, the quiet village of al-Bājour, al-Munoufīya has been unstable because of the rifts between its Muslims and Copts. 10,000 citizens reside in this village, out of which 120 Coptic families have been living in harmony. The details surrounding the fire that took place at the church’s guest...
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2004
Sat-7, a satellite channel targeting Christian viewers made a
clarification saying that it does not air the program “Questions in Faith,” which outlines the
difference in faith between Christianity and Islam. The program is actually aired on Hayat TV.
The following day Pope Shenouda appeared on...
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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.