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Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2006
Rober al-Fāris discusses the
phenomenon of the jokes that Copts tell
about their priests, citing the opinions of a number of men of
religion on the issue.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Rober al-Fāris responds to an article published by al-Kirāzah
magazine,
mouthpiece of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, on church trials.
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2001
Nairouz
[Coptic new years’ day]
is originally a Persian word that means the new day. The Pharaohs were the first
ones to celebrate the Nayrūz. As
a Christian feast, it continued to be celebrated during the Islamic rule
of Egypt and Muslim rulers gave it special
attention.
Date of source:
Lawyer Mamdouh Nakhla
said
that more than a lawsuit was filed to nullify the list of Tharwat Basili in the elections of the Majlis al-
Milli. The former head of the Patriarchate Media Center denied being one of the opposition. Dr. Mamdouh
Bushra
Wissa asked for judicial supervision over the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2001
The number of articles published about Christmas reflects the attention the Egyptian press paid to celebrations of it. The article gives a list of the articles published in five newspapers.
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
The article tackles the long-running problem of constructing churches in Egypt.
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: Saturday, September 9, 2000
Akhbar al-Youm, received an angry comment from
father Morcos Aziz regarding its article
of last week [see RNSAW week 36, art.10] in which Amal Othman
strongly criticized him. al-Arabi urged rapid intervention to
prevent the collapse of an important
monument. al-Qahira weekly published a...
Date of source:
The priest of the
Hanging Church, Morcos Aziz, and the Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni, exchanged
accusations on
the pages of two newspapers, following a deep disagreement regarding the restoration of the prominent church
and the introduction of an entrance fee for the monument.
Date of source:
In the past some Copts have
been complaining that the Egyptian press has not given
(enough) attention to Christian religious feasts. This is why we have
listed the articles related to
Easter.
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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.