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Date of source: Thursday, April 4, 2002
Lord Cromer, the British High Commissioner to Egypt during the British occupation of Egypt, wrote a book called “The Modern Egypt.” In this book he claimed that Islam is the reason behind the backwardness of Egypt and that the Orthodox Church is the least among the Christian denomination in...
Date of source: Saturday, July 17, 2004
Lord
Cromer, the British High Commissioner during the British occupation of Egypt. wanted to deal
with Egyptians as different ethnic and religious groups and not as a united national community.
Cromer left Egypt and Egypt was librated from occupation but others did not learn the lesson and...
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
Last Friday night, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom arrived in Cairo in a secretive atmosphere. The Commission delivered a brief statement concerning the objectives of the visit, which takes place between July 16 and July 23. The Commission is paving the way for the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2001
The article gives an overview of the patriotic role Copts played throughout the history of Egypt. It also speaks about Christianity in Egypt and how it stood against atheist movements and laid the foundations of true Christianity for the Christian world.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2001
There is a relationship of a special kind between the nation and the Copts. That relationship was represented in individual Copts who were rich or highly educated who had special relationships with the governor. The author is of the opinion that if a group of Muslim and Christian wise men is formed...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2001
The Higher Council or Culture published a translated book titled "Women and sexism in Islam," by Laila Ahmed. Sheikh Abdel-Azim Al-Matani wants the book banned along with another book about the early years in the life of Mohammed. Farouq Hosni, Minister of Culture, defended publication of these...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2001
The picture of linking the face of Egyptians to the Sunna, the head to the Shi’a, the heart to the Copts, and the bones to the Pharaohs, is said to be a tool to divide the nation. It focuses attention on differences and not similarities. Pope Shenouda III believes that Copts will be happier and...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 2, 2000
Foreigners have always tried to intervene in the affairs of Copts, but Copts were the first to refuse this interference. Since the era of Isma’il, we find that the ruler and the government dealt with all Egyptians alike. Copts entered the Shura Council then elected. Egypt became united, citizenship...
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2000 to Friday, January 21, 2000
Why did Al-Azhar close its doors before the Copts after it had embraced the prominent ones? Why did the Copts forget their uprising against the last Coptic Prime minister?
Why does not the state adopt a national project to finish off the demon of fanaticism?
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2000
Without any introductions, it is known that playing with the Coptic issue is an old colonial card. Cromer used it, the Zionists used it, and nowadays, the Americans are using it to harm national unity! The latest scandals: 5 Copts going to America to find solutions for the problems of Copts! ...
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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.