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Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
As al-Majlis al-Mīllī [Coptic Orthodox Denominational Council] elections draw near, some Coptic figures, intellectuals and clergymen have criticized the church for interfering in the elections. Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria has been accused of favoring a circle of Copts close to him....
Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2005
The exclusion of the Coptic political figures from the NDP’s slate for the parliamentary elections has created turmoil amongst the Copts.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 3, 2001
Despite the fact that emigrant Copts count for a small percentage, they used the media as a weapon and started publishing paid advertisements about their inaccurate claims concerning the persecution of Copts. The pamphlets they distribute only put the Copts of Egypt in critical situations.
Date of source: Sunday, August 27, 2000
A few days ago the Virgin Mary appeared on the top of the domes of the Mar Morqos church in the Matraniya street, Assiut. A large number of the residents in the area are confirming that they saw the Virgin Mary praying on the church’s domes while others say they saw her at the altar.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2000
The issue of Coptic candidates is now being debated and Coptic intellectuals, like Milad Hanna, reject the idea of isolating Copts and keep them waiting until the end of the nomination decision. The author listed many names expected to take part in the next election campaign and compared the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2000
Father Matta Al-Maskeen succeeded in closing the curtain on one of the deepest divisions in the history of the Coptic church when he told His Excellency Pope Shenouda III on television that he would concede on the issue of the farm of the monastery of Saint Maqarios, which lies at the seventy...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
Maybe that is the first time since the sectarian incidents of Al-Zawya Al-Hamraa that the church changes its religious speech language to a stricter one. Al-Kiraza magazine of the Coptic Church, whose editor-in-chief is Pope Shenouda III described the [dead of the] incidents of Al-Kosheh as Coptic...
Date of source: Monday, November 2, 1998
The article calls Coptic human rights lawyer Maurice Sadek a source of lies and gives several examples.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 1998
William writes about Wolf’s visit to Egypt. He mentioned that the Pope refused to meet him apparently for reasons of ill health.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 1998
The holy council issued a decree that the period spend by a monk in the city should not exceed six consecutive years after which he should return to his monastery.
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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.