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Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2002 to Friday, July 5, 2002
Pope Shenouda consecrated Egyptian archpriest Miti´awes Al-Antoni as bishop Daniel Al-Antoni for Sidney, Australia. His consecration raised the number of Egyptian bishops serving Coptic churches abroad to 23. Bishop Daniel´s consecration was attended by the Australian ambassador to Egypt, which...
Date of source: Saturday, March 23, 2002 to Friday, March 29, 2002
Pope Shenouda´s approval of applying khula´ on Copts caused frenzied reactions and much controversy. Apart from khula´, there are many similarities between Islam and Christianity regarding issues of personal status. The article touches upon these similarities, such as, the law...
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
The author notes the opinions of some of the pope’s favored candidates for al-Majlis al-Mīllī. Their comments pertain to the status, purpose and future of the secular-based Coptic council.
Date of source: Saturday, November 5, 2005 to Friday, November 11, 2005
Many Muslims and Christians enter each other’s places of worship in order to condole friends over the death of relatives or to congratulate them on the occasions of weddings. The author states that the proximity between churches and mosques has no bearing on sectarian tensions.
Date of source: Friday, April 2, 2004
The latest rumor about sectarian unrest has been about a Christian woman who was assaulted in Awlad Ragab [a supermarket] in Cairo. The story is merely an incident of misbehavior and impoliteness by a security worker of a supermarket. Some priests at the churches warned Christian women against...
Date of source: Monday, May 10, 2004
A Coptic group reached an agreement with American officials to establish self-rule for Copts in Egypt. The statement was released by the “National Coptic Association” that described the agreement as a historical step forward that grants the Copts their rights. Maurice Sadeq, [a Copt] who emigrated...
Date of source: Thursday, July 5, 2001
Pope Shenouda avoided talking about the crisis of Al-Nabaa in his last weekly lecture. He confirmed the situation of peace and comfort within the Coptic community under the media campaigns and the legal procedures that supported them throughout the crisis. The Christian Al-Kiraza magazine...
Date of source: Monday, July 23, 2001
Five lawsuits were brought by and against Priest Salib Matta Saweris because of crossing out his name from the list of the candidates for the labor seat in Al-Mahmasha district. Although the court’s sentences in the five cases were in his interest, nothing was implemented; the elections ran and...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2001
Archpriest Salib Matta Saweris said that the expelled monk committed sins and should be punished according to Egyptian criminal law as any Egyptian citizen. He denied that his crime took place in the monastery or that some emigrant Copts were behind what was published in Al-Nabaa. He believed that...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2001
Egyptian Administrative Court ruled that archpriest Salib Matta Sawerus, member of the Milli Council, has the right to enter elections in the fourth district in Shoubra El-Kheima. He feels that Pope Shenouda giving him permission to enter the elections expresses his conviction that Copts should be...
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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.