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The arrival of the American committee investigating religious freedom
in Egypt resulted in widespread
reactions from all Egyptian circles, which mostly rejected the committee’s
activity in Egypt. Pope Shenouda
rejects receiving the Congress’ committee and the Grand Shaykh said that
bonds...
Date of source:
Pope Shenouda announced his
"Marmorqos"
[St. Mark] list of competitors in the Majlis al-Millī elections. He said that not only should the
candidate
be a good person, but that he is required to work in harmony with the rest of the members. There are a
small number of candidates from the...
Date of source:
The Criminal Court of Sohag gave its verdict in al-Kosheh case, in
which
57 Muslims and 39 Copts were accused. Ninety-two defendants were set free and four Muslim defendants were
sentenced to between one and ten years imprisonment. No one was convicted of murder, although 21 Christians
were...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2001
Hani Labeeb
wrote to al-Usboa criticizing the reaction of some Coptic religious men towards the serial "Awan al-
Ward,"
as being extremist. Two articles in al-Ahram praised the series, confirming that there is love between
Muslims and Christians. The writer of the serial told al-Raya al-Masri...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
On Tuesday, thousands of Copts and 80 bishops converged in St. Mark’s Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsīyah to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Pope Shenouda’s consecration as the pope of Alexandria. The celebration was marked by speeches from bishops from the Coptic Orthodox Church, and...
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After the big fuss made about a conference entitled, ‘Laymen
and the Church,’ the conference sessions were completed and
recommendations were announced. The following
lines shed light on the conference sessions, on its final recommendations and
on the aroused echoes.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
Al-Hayat and al-Akhbar praised Pope Shenouda’s invitation to those who participated in the series of "Awan al-Ward" to the annual Ifṭār party of the Coptic Orthodox church. Both papers wrote about the support of the Minister of Information for the series. Rose al- Youssef reported the details of a...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The controversy around the TV show Awan al-Ward, which presented a mixed marriage between a Muslim and Christian, escalated this week with three cases filed against its author. Many Egyptian and Arabic-language papers dedicated much space to the film. Al-Ḥayāt said Awān al-Ward raised controversy...
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The author discusses the upcoming seminar initiated by Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá under the auspices of the Egyptian Society for Enlightenment, which will discuss topics such as Copts and citizenship; the relationship between clergy and laymen; laymen participation in church affairs; church trials and the...
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Egyptian Coptic laymen organize a conference entitled, ‘A Laymen’s Look at the Problems
of the Church.’ The
conference faces severe opposition from main figures in the Orthodox Church of Egypt
for the problematic issues it plans on
handling. The review presents information about the conference...
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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.