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Date of source: Monday, December 24, 2007
The article tackles the issue of the legitimacy of Max Michel’s new church, which is strongly rejected by the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Monday, December 24, 2007
Society needs preachers who care about the substance not the appearance and practice what they preach. If this happens, sectarian sedition will never occur.
Date of source: Saturday, December 15, 2007 to Friday, December 21, 2007
An article published in an Evangelical newspaper has reportedly called for the establishment of a Christian Brotherhood group following the model of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group.
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2007
Egyptian Churches have criticized the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) for not inviting them to attend the party’s annual conference. They re-affirmed the necessity of speeding up the activation of the enforcement of the concepts of citizenship and religious freedom.
Date of source: Monday, October 22, 2007
The author sympathizes with the expatriate Copts and asserts that they are not collaborators but part of Egypt. They left Egypt after the 1967 setback and are still psychologically affected by the dictatorial regime which prevailed at this time.
Date of source: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran’s statement provokes hostile reactions from some Muslim and Azhar figures in Egypt. The cardinal stated that the “absolute interpretation” of the Qur’ān makes dialogue between Islam and Christianity difficult.
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
Max Michel organized an Iftār celebration that was attended by representatives of different Christian denominations and Christian and Muslim public figures. At the Iftār Pope Shenouda III was severely criticized and only the journalist Louis Gries supported him.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Max Michel invited 22 Evangelical pastors to a session to discuss his vision to bring the different Christian denominations in Egypt together. The author observed the reactions of some participants and Coptic Orthodox clergymen.
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
A tough campaign led by thinkers and politicians has targeted the proposed manifesto of the banned Muslim Brotherhood’s political party for its decision to rule out non-Muslims and women from assuming leading positions. The platform also stipulates an elected board of prominent religious scholars...
Date of source: Saturday, September 22, 2007
The U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report 2007 has strongly criticized the Egyptian government for engaging in procedures that stifle the religious freedom of its religious minorities.
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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.