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Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
In recent elections of the Middle East Council of Churches [MECC], Egyptian churches have lost two leading positions. Armenian Catholicos Aram I has been elected to head Eastern Orthodox churches, when the Maronite Bishop Būlus Matar is to head Catholic churches at the MECC.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The Evangelical Church has to reconsider its positions toward the Coptic Orthodox Church instead of waging a secret war against it.
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2007
The author talks about the reasons behind discharging ‘Ayyād Fāyiz from the executive committee and from the general assembly of the general Evangelical Community Council and his reaction to the decision.
Date of source: Thursday, October 4, 2007
A man who claimed to be an Evangelical pastor has been arrested on charges of forgery, which has reopened the file of Christian men of religion issuing forged marriage documents to Coptic divorcees.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Majdī Fahmī reports on the statement of Christian men of religion about the Coptic Orthodox Church’s anger about 20 Evangelical pastors’ visit to Max Michel.
Date of source: Friday, October 5, 2007
Farīdah Muhammad reports on the statements of both Rev. Dr. Sa03fwat al-Bayyāḍī, head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, and Shaykh Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, grand Imām of the Azhar, who attacked what they called ’voices that fan the flames of sectarian strife.’
Date of source: Saturday, October 6, 2007
Ṣafwat al-Bayyādī believes that Egyptians still have the same mentality
as they did 2000 years ago, and that Muslims and Christians do not make even
the smallest decision without a Fatwá from the men of religion.
Date of source: Sunday, September 16, 2007
The author discusses the debates surrounding the religion box on Egyptian identity cards, and the arguments presented both opposing and supporting the move.
Date of source: Sunday, September 16, 2007
Robeir al-Faris discusses the decision announced by Shaykh Ṭanṭāwī regarding permitting Copts to study at the Azhar. He further mentions the recent furor caused by a documentary that depicts Christ from a Muslim perspective.
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2008
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman discusses the recent controversy stirred up by Dutch MP Geert Wilders’ film ’Fitna.’ He points to a number of articles in this issue that directly respond to the film, stressing the need for dialogue rather than an abuse of freedom of expression in building bridges between the...
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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.