Date of source: Sunday, January 24, 2021
1. Anton Wessels, The Grand Finale. The Apocalypse in the Tanakh, the Gospel, and the Qur’an, Translated by Henry Jansen and Lucy Hofland, Wipf & Stock, Eugene, Oregon, 2020, 321 pp. Paperback $ 35 E-book $ 9.99 This English version is dedicated to Professor Saeid Edalatnejad of the...
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The following text contains sensitive information and highlights various concerns from an Egyptian ambassador regarding foreign influence on political and environmental decisions and movements in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2011
One must be cautious when writing about religious leaders, as they have mastered the art of speaking to an audience. Humans have a penchant for self-deception and self-justification; when mixed with religious language manipulation is easily manufactured, even if unintentionally advanced. People who...
Date of source: Sunday, December 19, 2010
Pope Shenouda III went into voluntary seclusion for a whole week at the Bishop Bīshūy Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn allegedly in protest of the state security’s method of dealing with the ‘Umrāniyyah riots.
Amīn says that for the first time ever, the Pope “threatened” that the Coptic blood shed in...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
CIDT’s Usāmah al-Ghazūlī analyzes a comparison between Pope Shenouda and former Coptic politician Makram ‘Ubayd…
Date of source: Monday, January 18, 2010
Tensions in Izbet Boushra received national and international media coverage following a clash on June 21, 2009 between Muslims and Christians over a church building. AWR visited Bishop Stephanous, responsible for the diocese in which Izbet Boushra is located, in August 2009. The Bishop then asked...
Date of source: Saturday, December 20, 2008
The key to encouraging people to respect other’s beliefs is education, believes Dr. Amīn Makram ‘Ubayd. According to him, state schools should promote the brotherhood of all citizens, not the followers of one religion above the others. An ideal state school system should be non religious, but...
Date of source: Monday, April 21, 2008
The article presents fears over the performance of the press.