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Date of source: Monday, May 19, 2003
Father Marcos asks readers of Sout al-Umma to understand the position of Michael Meunier but also has some words of advise for Meunier, primarily not to use the word ‘minority’ and respect the unity between Muslims and Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2003
This article criticizes the lies of the US Copts Association that were earlier spread via paid advertisements in American newspapers. This time, however, emigrant Copts were given a chance to voice their claims in the United Nations (UN) during a meeting of the Human Rights Committee.
Date of source: Thursday, June 5, 2003
The rumors of US interference in Assiut probably started with an article titled "The American embassy occupies Assiut," Sout Al-Umma, April 28, 2003 [AWR week 17, art. 3]. The Sout al-Umma article is extremely negative and one wonders if not at least part of it is the consequence of rivalry between...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
A report following discussions with young Copts in Germany claiming they had been discriminated and persecuted in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
Coptic organizations in the USA thanks President Mubarak for his decision establishing January 7, Coptic Christmas, as a national holiday for Christians and Muslims.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
Criticizing the press release of the US Copts Association. Some Copts frequently resort to claims of Islamic extremism if decisions are made they don´t like. This doens´t help.
Date of source: Saturday, December 7, 2002
Press release of the US Copts Association about the decision of the governor of Assiut instructing to remove an illegally built section of the church which the association does not mention and thereby providing only part of the information (see art. 13 and 14) needed to form an accurate picture of...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 6, 2002
The statements of Pope Shenouda are praised. The Egyptian press is criticized for criticizing Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2002
A Muslim saying that crucifixion is nothing but a fiction says what his religion teaches him. He may state this without the intention to be offensive to Christians. But Christians will feel offended. To avoid offensiveness, it is better to introduce Islam without saying “unlike Christianity” and to...
Date of source: Thursday, July 18, 2002
The author praises the statement the US Copts Association issued to declare that it supports Egypt in its stand on the Palestinian issue and proclaim its solidarity with the Palestinians. He says that the statement shows that emigrant Copts are of good stock and that their patriotism is out of the...
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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.