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Date of source: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 to Tuesday, April 6, 2004
A list of articles published in Arabic press available in Egypt on “the passion of the Christ”.
Date of source:
Swift intensive efforts were made this week to contain a Muslim-Christian crisis due to a
blasphemous article, by
a Muslim writer, about a former monk. Thousands of angry youths protested against
the article, the Government was
accused of being in collusion with the paper, Pope Shenouda...
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: Sunday, May 19, 2002
Pope Shenouda spoke about the importance of accepting the other. He said that Zionist Christianity was confined to some Protestant denominations. He criticized the idea of God’s chosen people and said that the activities of emigrant Copts were reactions to and not actions against what happens in...
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2002
The incidents of Beni Walmis were accidentally filmed by someone of those participated in the journey organized by the church of Mar Girgis in Heliopolis to the Holy Virgin church in Beni Walmis. The article gives the details of the riots, depending on the video film.
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
Here are two stories that show how some people have mutilated religion, and transformed it from a source of love and tolerance, to one of hatred and hostility. I do not claim that people involved represent all Muslims, but this manner of thinking does exist, and could cause problems in the future.
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2005
The Christian cassette market first emerged in the 1970s inside churches and monasteries but since the early 1990s religious songs and hymns on cassette tapes have found their way out of churches and monasteries thanks to producers and businessmen.
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2004
Bishop Musa responded to rumors that girls are being raped in stores. These girls first are fooled into signing papers with the prices of the stuff they bought, but among these papers is a paper that declares they are Muslim. Bishop Musa believes this is an intentional rumor that reason does not...
Date of source: Monday, November 16, 1998
I am one of thousands of Christians peacefully living in Egypt with their Muslim brothers. In the village where I grew up and at the school where I received my education, I never felt the differences between Muslims and Christians. However, after graduation when I was looking for a job, I started...
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.