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Date of source: Sunday, May 10, 2009
The issue of culling and executing all pigs in Egypt dominated the discussions of the Shūrá Council last week.
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
January 7 is the day when Copts, in accordance with the Coptic calendar, celebrate Christmas. The occasion received a significant amount of attention in the Egyptian press that published a considerable number of articles about Coptic issues in general and the Christmas celebrations in particular....
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Egyptian press continues to focus on the health condition of the ailing head of the Coptic Orthodox Church who celebrated the 36th anniversary of his consecration in the See of Saint Mark.
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Former navy officer engineer Ahmad Hasan Ma’mūn sent a letter to the author in which he expressed his astonishment at the allegations of persecution and discrimination against Copts. He indicated that Copts were assuming high-ranking posts in the army during the 1973 war.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
The author of the article describes the bureaucratic and legal difficulties that the Monastery of the Holy Virgin has experienced in trying to establish a small wooded area near its premises.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Aḥmad al- Sa‘dāwī reports about the two 2007 New Year’s ceremonies held in Egypt by Pope Shenouda and Father Maximus.
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2007
The Egyptian press has widely covered Christmas celebrations held by the Coptic Orthodox Church and presided over by Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Egyptian President
Muhammad Husnī
Mubārak yesterday opened the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo, recently renovated at a cost
of L.E. 30 million.
The renovation was made through a $300 million from the Japanese government, the
Egyptian minister of culture,
Fārouq Husnī said.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The
author focuses on the Coptic library of Mar Marqus which contains a
large number of rare manuscripts and books, as
well as Pope Shenouda’s decision to appoint 40 Coptic public
figures to the library’s board of
trustees.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
With the attendance of a large number of Egyptian religious and
political figures,
Bishop Antonius Najīb, 71, was ordained yesterday as the new patriarch of Coptic
Catholics in Egypt at
the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Nasr City, Cairo.
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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.