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Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2006
The article deals with the reasons behind splits in the Egyptian church like
the defection
of Hābīl Tawfīq and Max Michel, who both want to set up churches independent
from the mother
Coptic Orthodox church, in addition to attempts by the Mormons to build their own church in al-
Ma‘ādī, in...
Date of source: Monday, August 14, 2006
American citizens living in Egypt submitted an official request to
establish a Mormon church
in Egypt. The authorities turned them down stating that it is not an appropriate
time to grant them permission. The
author met with the head of the denomination and other Christian figures
in Egypt to...
Date of source: Monday, July 31, 2006
The author presents
his views on the way the west is trying to paint Islam and
Muslims. He also discusses the war against Lebanon and
the latest video tape from al-Zawāhirī.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Following the announcement of
a festival for Christian
films, views of critics and film directors varied between opposing “religionizing” the
cinema and demanding
these movies to be screened in normal theatres for non-Christian viewers.
Date of source: Monday, July 3, 2006
Dr. Ikrām Lam‘ī states the reasons why he thinks Egypt is heading
towards a religion-based country.
Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2006
Asmā’ ‘Abd Allāh reports on differing opinions
about
appointing a woman as head of the Anglican Church of America.
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2006 to Friday, June 9, 2006
The Coptic author investigates the concept of adultery in Christianity and
whether the
church’s position on divorce is really protecting Christians from sliding into adultery, given
that there
are a reported 40,000 cases of Christian divorce in the Egyptian law courts.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2006 to Friday, June 2, 2006
The article tackles the failure of
religious institutions in Egypt to come up with a
moderate discourse, as the author blames the current state of
fanatisism in the country on both Muslim and
Christian preachers.
49. The Da Vinci Code failed to have viewers buy fantasies about Christ’s marriage to Mary Magdalene
Date of source: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The review deals with the movie
‘The Da Vinci Code’, which is
based on Dan Brown’s controversial bestselling novel of the same
title, and the lukewarm reception of the
film during its screening at the Cannes film festival.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
Egyptian Christians call for changing the language of the Mass from Coptic into Arabic.
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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.