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Date of source: Sunday, March 8, 2009
European Copts have been invited to attend a conference on religious freedom in Egypt that will be held in Germany later this month.
Date of source: Saturday, February 28, 2009
Dār al-Iftā’ issue a fatwá claiming that polygamy is not prohibited in Judaism and Christianity according to the Torah and the Bible. The fatwá aroused Christians’ resentment.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
This article deals with the Christian fasts. It sheds light on the difference between some Christian denominations in fasting.
Date of source: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Hulsman flags up articles 5-8 in this issue that concern sūrah 2:256 of the Qur’ān and whether it is abrogated or not. He also draws the reader’s attention to a number of article that focus on issues that threaten the social peace of society
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2008
A recent presidential decree has approved amendments to the personal status code for Copts. The article explains that this new code should put an end to discrepancies concerning court rulings in divorce cases and has been welcomed by Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2008
The author conducted an interview with Father Salīb Mattá Sawirus on the topic of his newly established human rights center.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The controversial court ruling that was issued recently is still creating heated discussions in Coptic and judicial milieus. While some think it is binding and necessary, religious sources reject it because it is a violation of the Biblical teaching.
Date of source: Monday, January 14, 2008
The author wonders why the papers of a ’Christian’ sentenced to death are referred to the ’Muslim’ muftī and not to the church.
Date of source: Saturday, December 15, 2007
Max Michel Ḥannā, Archbishop Maximus, is waiting for a court ruling to grant him a license for his new St. Athanasius Church. He has said he will establish his church elsewhere if he loses the case.
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2007
‘Amr Bayyūmī reports on a statement released by the Middle East Christians Association, in which they announced freezing their activities in Egypt, and accused the Egyptian government as well as some Christians of terrorizing its members in order to silence them.
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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.