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Date of source: Friday, July 29, 2022
“I have an Islamic library rarely had by even a Muslim shaykh to the point that I buy modern books of tafsīr (exegesis), including those of al-Shaʿrāwī.”
Pope Shinūda III, 117th Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, was famous for this response when asked a Muslim him about the claims of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Cornelis Hulsman has been invited to present a paper on disputed population data of Christians in Egypt at an international conference of the International Association of Mission Studies in Sydney, Australia, July 7-11, 2022. Estimates range between 5,09 % of population to 21,9% of population.
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Date of source: Friday, September 11, 2020
Reverend Dr. George Shākir, vice president of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, and Reverend Isḥaq Marzūq, president of the Synod of Baptist Churches, opened a church and seminary in al-Shurūq city.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 7, 2020
In an interview with Copts-United, Dr. Reverend Rifʿat Fikrī, president of the Synod of the Nile – The High Council of the Evangelical Church, discussed his new book entitled, “Religious Reform in the West and the East,” on the occasion celebrating 500 years since Martin Luther.
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2019
Today, the plenary session of the 129th session of the Synod of the Evangelical Nile of Egypt’s Presbyterian will take place at the headquarters of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in al-Azbakiyyah to prepare for the holding of new elections on the posts of President and Vice President on...
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2019
On Monday evening, the 129th plenary session of the Presbyterian Evangelical Synod of the Nile of Egypt was held at the headquarters of the Presbyterian Evangelical Church in al-Azbakīa. The meeting began with prayer and then the Reverent Rifʿat Fikrī, the head of the Synod of the Nile of the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2012
The Coptic Evangelical Church’s Synod appealed to President Muḥammad Mursī to freeze his constitutional declaration and call for a national dialogue that would bring together all segments of the society to reach accordance over critical issues.
Date of source: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah, commenting on a recent census of Coptic population, which the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) put at 5.130 million, said the number of Copts in 1976 was six million, wondering whther that number has diminished in 35 years’ time.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 3, 2018
In an interview with al-Dustūr, Priest Rifʿat Fikrī, head of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, stated that the confusion of religion with politics and science is one of the main reasons that hinder the progress of the Egyptian state, and that no progress will ever be achieved as long as some...
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 2014
A strong debate is taking place in Coptic circles due to the decision of Father Abanoub of Muqattam to prevent protestant hymn singers from singing in St. Simon’s the Shoemaker Church in Muqattam, restricting it to Orthodox singers.
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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.