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Date of source: Monday, August 27, 2007
Another new story of a Coptic teenager who disappeared with a Muslim man has made its way into the Egyptian media. The 17-year-old Coptic girl, Nermīn, escaped with money and her mother’s jewelry.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2007
Defrocked Coptic Orthodox clergymen blame Pope Shenouda and influential bishops for receiving bribes and discriminating against the poor, yet church figures deny the allegations and stress the church’s decency.
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2007
Actress Hālah Ṣidqī’s second marriage caused a storm of protest within Coptic circles, especially because there are more than 20,000 cases of divorced Christians who are unable to remarry because of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s refusal to grant them marriage permissions.
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2007
The article sheds light on the latest events concerning the destruction of the Middle East Christians Organization’s Web site.
Date of source: Monday, July 16, 2007
A Coptic gynecologist resorted to asking for help from a human rights organization to defend her right to employment. The director of the hospital gave up his hostile stance toward her and promised that the problem would soon be resolved.
56. Copts accuse Bishop Bishuy of taking over the church and overthrowing the sick Pope Shenouda III
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2007
Two Coptic Laymen criticize Bishop Bīshūy and accuse him of exploiting Pope Shenouda’s absence to try and assume control of the Holy See. They called for an urgent session of the Holy Synod and Coptic men of law and religion to edit the legislation of electing the pope. They further denounced a...
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
The pope is expected in the Upper Egyptian village of al-Dab‘īyah in Luxor governorate to inaugurate a renewed church. Rumors spread about the Copts of Luxor being preparing for a demonstration vying to reinstate Bishop Amonius and rejecting any other alternative. At the same time fliers were...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
The Coptic family, involved in the sectarian violence incidents that took place in the Upper Egyptian village of al-Dāmūd, accuses al-‘Imārī Muslim family of falsifying a rent contract and of exploiting the influence of Hamādah al-‘Imārī, a member of parliament, to gain a court ruling giving his...
Date of source: Monday, May 28, 2007
Michael Munīr comments on religious discrimination in Egypt. He asserted that he would not rest until he makes sure that the Egyptian government would take action against discrimination of Christians. He also pointed out that he testified against Egypt when the committee asked him about images of...
Date of source: Monday, April 30, 2007
A Coptic man falsified official documents and got married with three women, one of them was Muslim. He issued a false death certificate to his wife to become able to marry again in the church.
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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.