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Date of source: Monday, January 22, 2001
Dr. Leitch, a Jehovah’s witness, commented on pope Shenouda’s statements on Jehovah Witnesses in Al-Musawwar [RNSAW, 2001, week 01A, art. 13]. He said that Jehovah’s Witnesses appreciate factual information published by the American Jews but they do not influence Jehovah’s Witnesses any more than...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Egyptian representatives of the Azhar organized a gala dinner in honor of Coptic churches in Britain. Egypt’s ambassador to Britain said that the dinner was considered a kind gesture from the Azhar officials towards their Christian brothers. The head of the church delegation thanked the Azhar,...
Date of source: Thursday, January 11, 2001
Despite the fact that the Bible is the religious constitution of all Christians all over the world, Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7, while Catholic and Protestant Christians celebrate it on December 26. The different interpretations of the Bible are also insecure among them....
Date of source: Sunday, January 14, 2001
Not to care about appearances, humbleness and simplicity are three lessons that we can learn from the birth of Christ. Jesus Christ was born in a mean manger. He also "made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant." In the story of the birth, we notice that the Lord chose very simple...
Date of source: Saturday, January 6, 2001 to Friday, January 12, 2001
Though Christians are not religiously obliged to visit monasteries, they often do. They are usually offered food. It is a good chance for young people to meet and get to know each other. Some church groups visit monasteries and then move to the nearest beach for a kind of entertainment.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
The unique religious, historical and political site, located inside the Muqattam cliff, began ten centuries ago as the church of Saint Samaan [Simon], and developed into a monastery and eight churches. Stories told describe the appearance of the Virgin Mary, and how the whole cliff was moved from...
Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2001
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated Christmas on January 7. The Saturday evening mass, which lasted 2.5 hours was broadcast live on Egyptian TV. Many prominent Egyptians were present. Channel 3, interviewed Pope Shenouda, the Grand Imam and others about national unity. Of course, both Muslims and...
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2001
The author asked Pope Shenouda how we can debate with Jews in light of their greed? Can negotiations and debate achieve a positive result with them? And when? How can we make religions co-exist? Is Christianity really close to Judaism, because its belief in the Old Testament? Or are there...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
The photo of the Holy Virgin, which was published by both Al-Ahali and Akher Sa’a, is widely spread among Copts all over Egypt. No one denied or confirmed that this was a photo of the virgin. All the stories that were told about the appearance of the Virgin Mary say that she appeared as a halo of...
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2000
At the conference called "Seeing is a right for all," which was held at the Ministry of Health, the Grand Imam and the Mufti said they agreed to the transplantation or donation of body organs as long as this was done legally and agreed upon by doctors. They quoted many Qur’anic verses to support...
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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.