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Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The article reviews features of celebrations of Egyptian Christians for the occasion of Easter.
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The truth of the ?Protocols of the Elders of Zion? and the dramatic treatment of history are the focus of the articles commenting on ?Knight without a horse.? President Mubarak has sent a message to the Israeli president stressing that the series is not based on the ?Protocols.? The American...
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The Islamic-Christian Institution in
Jordan has recently issued a statement in
which it condemned The Da Vinci Code, saying the movie is a direct
assault on Christ which hurts the
religious sentiments of both Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2006
The
movie adaptation of Dan Brown’s controversial novel, The Da Vinci Code, will not
be seen in Egypt
when it is released worldwide on May 19, 2006, ‘Abd al-Latīf Jābir writes
in al-Sharq
al-Awsat of May 10, 2006. The controversy comes as the movie claims that Jesus married Mary
Magdalene...
Date of source: Monday, April 3, 2006
Father Marqus ‘Azīz denies having spoken on behalf of the pope regarding the Egyptian movie about Christ.
Date of source: Monday, June 27, 2005
After the recent arguments about the conditions of the Copts in Egypt, the Alexandria Christian Film Festival will begin as a means of creating balance in the society…. Jamcīya Nidā’ al-Ajrās lil Iclām wa al-Thaqāfa wa al-Tanmiya [church bells’ call association for media, culture, and development...
Date of source: Friday, May 28, 2004
For the first time in the history of artistic festivals in Egypt, the festival of Christian Orthodox Films, sponsored by Nidaa Al-Agrass “the sound of Bells” Coptic Association in Alexandria, featured 19 films. Since 1987, Christian films reached 75, with eminent actors and actresses taking roles...
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2005
In her weekly article in al-Usbou‘, Dr. Karīmān Hamza called Egyptian Copts “the happiest minority in the world.” A week later, Mr. Nabīl cUmar wrote about the same subject in Sawt al-Umma. After I had read these two articles I could not restrain myself from feeling angry not because I am...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
TV serial "Dancing on escalators," written by a Christian writer and directed by a Muslim director, continued what "Awan Al-Ward" began, presenting Egyptians who are united by their land and not separated by their religion. If aired before Awan Al-Ward, people would probably have wondered how a...
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.