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Date of source: Wednesday, October 31, 2007
In the article, the criticisms of a number of thinkers and politicians have been continually targeting the banned Muslim Brotherhood group on their proposed manifesto for their political party, which has excluded non-Muslims and women from running for presidency.
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2007
The author criticizes the Coptic Orthodox Church for issuing a remarriage license to the Coptic actress Hālah Ṣidqī, due to her good relations with leaders of the church, while leaving the cases of 15,000 people who have long been applying for this license unresolved.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2007
A Coptic Orthodox newspaper is withdrawn. Rumors spread about the involvement of Waṭanī and the Egyptian security apparatus. Meanwhile, Yūsuf Sīdhum, editor-in-chief of Waṭanī declared that the Supreme Council of Journalism was responsible.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
A Coptic laymen’s group called for radical changes in the system and rules of the Coptic Orthodox patriarch elections. The suggestions were severely rejected by the church and a wide range of Copts. Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, purportedly the leader of the laymen’s group, wrote an article explaining his...
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
A group of Coptic Orthodox laymen held a conference in which participants proposed new rules for choosing the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The list of rules is meant to replace those that were issued in 1957. They suggested that the future patriarch be a married layman. The church and...
56. Copts accuse Bishop Bishuy of taking over the church and overthrowing the sick Pope Shenouda III
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2007
Two Coptic Laymen criticize Bishop Bīshūy and accuse him of exploiting Pope Shenouda’s absence to try and assume control of the Holy See. They called for an urgent session of the Holy Synod and Coptic men of law and religion to edit the legislation of electing the pope. They further denounced a...
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The author discusses the upcoming seminar initiated by Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá under the auspices of the Egyptian Society for Enlightenment, which will discuss topics such as Copts and citizenship; the relationship between clergy and laymen; laymen participation in church affairs; church trials and the...
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Max Michel, the self-proclaimed Archbishop Maximus ?, whose behaviour and perverse ideas have sparked a major controversy amongst Orthodox Copts, is facing a lawsuit filed by fourteen Copt and Muslim lawyers on charges of having insulted Pope Shenouda ???.
Date of source: Thursday, October 12, 2006
The misdemeanour court of Khalīfah yesterday heard prosecution witnesses in the trial of Bishop Maximus, on charges of having insulted Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
The author reports on the adjourned session of a lawsuit filed by a number of Copts accusing Max Michel, the self-appointed archbishop of Orthodox Christians in Egypt, who named himself as Metropolitan Maximus I, of slandering Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark.
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.