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Date of source: Thursday, March 25, 2004
The US Copts Association published a press release on March 25, 2004 with the title “Coptic Pope Denounces Forced Conversion of Coptic Girls.” It is obvious that the the US Copts Association has not made much of an effort, if any, to check the rumors. Instead the have blown this out of proportions.
Date of source: Monday, March 29, 2004
“The Passion of Christ” was the subject of much attention lately in the Egyptian Church; especially after many [Egyptians] watched it on their personal computer screens. The film has been copied from the Internet. There were discussions among all Christian denominations about the image of the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2004
The modern state is built on the concept of citizenship. Citizens are equal in front of the law regardless of their color or their religion. The current Egyptian constitution reflects the above-mentioned concept—the concept of citizenship and equality among citizens—in its content.
Date of source: Friday, March 26, 2004
A documented released by the Vatican in October 1965 stated that not all the Jews at the time of Christ agreed to what the other Jews were doing to Jesus Christ. This document was met with controversy; some accepted and other rejected it, especially the Eastern Churches. Pope Shenouda III has...
Date of source: Saturday, March 27, 2004
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark inaugurated a number of churches and consecrated monks in Luxor, Sohag and Qena during his tour in Upper Egypt that will continue until Monday. The Pope met with Copts of Upper Egypt and with Christian and...
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 2004
An interview with his holiness Pope Shenouda III covering the reality of the clash of civilizations, the different dates for celebrating Christmas and Easter, rumors of sectarian strife and extremism in religion and other subjects.
Date of source: Saturday, April 10, 2004
The late William Soliman Qilada played a role in his generation of the 1940s and the 1950s. His achievements include a historiography for the State Council and important studies on the history of civil law in Egypt. He also wrote about the Egyptian experience of national unity in “Muslims and...
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: Saturday, April 3, 2004
For the first time in 27 years, Pope Shenouda III visited the governorates of Upper Egypt, amid warm welcomes from the populace of Upper Egypt, both Muslims and Christians. The Upper Egyptian population gave the image of the cohesive fabric of the nation, which confirms the falsity of rumors [that...
Date of source: Monday, April 12, 2004
During recent cultural forums and seminars organized by bodies affiliated to the Christian denominations in Egypt, many have been calling for “renewing the Coptic religious discourse.” These calls have increased lately, which makes them suspicious, especially in the light of the presence of an...
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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.