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Date of source: Wednesday, August 30, 2006
The author refutes accusations against the Coptic Orthodox church of it trying to become a
state
within a state, to dominate Christians in public and political matters and its intolerance of
opposition or
criticism from Coptic intellectuals.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Eva Meinardus comments on her late husband Dr. Otto Meinardus’ opinions and visit to H.H. Pope Shenouda.
Foreign groups show interest in AWR work on the status of human rights in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, August 25, 2006
A fierce controversy has renewed between Coptic Church and
‘Adel Iskandar, a Christian businessman. The Church accuses ‘Adel Iskandar of seizing
al-Awqaf and properties of the Church and beating the priests. Iskandar in turn accuses the
priests
of being moneygrubbers.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah opens the controversial file of religious schools in Egypt. In
an
earlier issue, several articles tackled schools of the Muslim Brotherhood, like the Muslim Generation
School in
Marsa Matrūh. This article, however, sheds light on Coptic Sunday schools.
Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2006
This article explains
that the patriarchal chair should only be filled
by a qualified person who is elected according to the laws of the
church.
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: Friday, August 4, 2006
The author speaks about the role that could be played by laymen within the
Coptic Orthodox church.
Date of source: Friday, July 28, 2006
The author affirms that the only
way for the church to avoid fracturing and to treat its wounds optimally is to start considering a dialogue from
within. He suggests that a valuable three-volume study written by a revered monk could help in overcoming the
church’s problems.
Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2006
The author talks
about the Coptic Orthodox Church and the significance of its past role in
Egyptian society.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
The author calls for full reconsideration of the rules and regulations of the Coptic Church.
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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.