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Date of source: Thursday, December 13, 2007
The three main churches in Egypt, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant, have called for the activation of citizenship, and the formation of a committee to tackle sectarian clashes.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The following presents an investigative report authored by Mads Akselbo Holm, an intern for Arab-West Report, on the issue of Muslims leaving their faith. This study provides an excellent background to the commotion caused by Muḥammad Ḥijāzī announcing his conversion to Christianity.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church spokesperson Bishop Marqus has stated that the church has no relation with the Kemi T.V. satellite channel affiliated to Coptic expatriates because the church refuses the exploitation of media to spread spirit of enmity and/or attacking homeland.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2007
Karam Jabr reflects on the fuss that was created over the statements of the Coptic billionaire Najīb Sawīrus who gave out some remarks about Ḥijāb and the expansion of conservatism in the Egyptian streets.
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2007
Egyptian Churches have criticized the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) for not inviting them to attend the party’s annual conference. They re-affirmed the necessity of speeding up the activation of the enforcement of the concepts of citizenship and religious freedom.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
A number of Coptic organizations in the West have sent Pope Shenouda III a letter for his approval on launching a TV satellite channels from Egypt that would serve their interests.
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2007
This article sheds light on the conference to be held to bridge the gap between different Christian denominations. The Orthodox Church says it knows nothing about this conference. The conference takes place after a series of disputes between different sects and within the one sect. Therefore it...
Date of source: Monday, October 8, 2007
The article reports on the statements of Yūsuf Ma‘āṭī, a well-known scriptwriter, concerning his meeting with Pope Shenouda III, in which he discussed the details of his new movie ‘Hasan and Marqus’ which discusses Muslim-Christian relations.
Date of source: Thursday, October 4, 2007
The author hails Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah as being an open-minded clergyman who has taken a decisive stance with key problems that the Coptic Orthodox Church has recently faced.
Date of source: Friday, September 28, 2007
New applicants to the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Seminary were astonished when asked to submit their voting cards as an obligatory paper for housing. The church has stated it is an attempt at encouraging Copts to effectively participate in politics.
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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.