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Date of source: Monday, December 31, 2007
Seven sit-ins were staged in Egypt’s churches in 2007. The following lines describe some of them and Christian clergymen and laymen’s reactions to them.
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2008
There is a common belief in the West that Christians in Muslim countries are discriminated against, or sometimes even persecuted. While discrimination does exist, the situation is usually far more complex, argues Hulsman in this editorial. He also points out that while the Egyptian legal system...
Date of source: Saturday, October 4, 2008
Hānī Samīr talks about "monasticism and the future", which is the theme of the fourth conference of the Coptic Laymen, to be held early next year.
Date of source: Saturday, April 26, 2008
A new controversy has erupted after a Coptic counselor proposed an amendment over the current church bylaw on electing the patriarch.
Date of source: Friday, April 25, 2008
The author writes on the spiritual role and the hierarchy system of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Sunday, April 6, 2008
Midhat Bishāy complains about the lack of tolerance that exists between the Coptic Orthodox Church’s leaders and their opponents.
Date of source: Saturday, April 5, 2008 to Friday, April 11, 2008
The Egyptian press continues to concentrate on the current controversy surrounding the second marriage of Coptic divorcees and the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling in this regard that obliges Pope Shenouda III to give Coptic divorcees who have obtained a divorce by a court ruling permission to...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Ahmad al-Sa‘dāwī writes about a division in the members of the Coptic laymen group.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The article reports on the abandonment of both Hānī Labīb and Kamāl Ghubriyāl from the team of Coptic laymen.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The controversial court ruling that was issued recently is still creating heated discussions in Coptic and judicial milieus. While some think it is binding and necessary, religious sources reject it because it is a violation of the Biblical teaching.
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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.