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Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Meanwhile, Counselor Munsif Sulaymān, a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s General Millī Council, announced on Wednesday (May 30) the final list of candidates for the papal chair of Saint Mark, totaling 17, including seven bishops and 10 monks.
The list includes Bishop Yū’ānnis, Bishop Bīshūy...
Date of source: Friday, May 18, 2012
A church source in the committee in charge of the papal elections revealed that Bishop Mūsá of Youth accepted to run, adding the bishop will officially present his papers on Saturday (May 19).
Counselor Munsif Sulaymān, a member of the committee, said the initial list of candidates will be...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Laymen on the panel included Millī Council members Counselor Nabīl Munīr, Counselor Edward Ghālib, Mālik Mīnā, Munsif Najīb Sulaymān, Dr. Georgette Qillīnī, Dr. Kamāl Shawqī, Rasmī ‘Abd al-Malik, Kāmil Sālih, Wajdī Louis.
The Holy Synod will meet on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, to continue discussions...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
The three main churches of Egypt, Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox, are about to endorse the final version of the unified personal status law of the Copts in Egypt. Despite the internal differences between these churches, they are gathered together to try and reach a unified personal status law...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
In an interview with Al-Ahram newspaper, Counselor Munsif Najīb Sulīmān, legal advisor to the Coptic Church, discussed a number of important Church-related issues. The Houses of Worship law featured prominently in the discussion.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Mansaf Najīb, the President of the Legislative Council for Administration, reported that the council finished preparing prison reform legislation in its latest session. The legislation comes in response to the demands of the National Council for Human Rights which requires that its members be...
Date of source: Thursday, April 18, 2013
These interviews were organized by Cornelis Hulsman and took place, the first, on March 25th with Cornelis Hulsman (CH), Jayson Casper (JC), and Diana Serodio (DS) attending; the second on April 8th with Diana Serôdio alone. These interviews were made in the context of us preparing a report on how...
Date of source: Sunday, March 24, 2013
On February 20, 2013, Cornelis Hulsman, Diana Serodio, and Jayson Casper met with George Masīḥah to gain his perspective for an upcoming book Arab West Report will write on the crafting of the Egyptian constitution. Masīḥah is a member of al-Wafd Party and was added to the Constituent Assembly as a...
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2012
The Egyptian Center for Human Rights (ECHR) expressed concerns over escalated “sectarian” statements by some leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing the Freedom and Justice Party that Copts voted for Mubārak’s last prime minister, Ahmad Shafīq, in the first round of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church's Holy Synod formed an 18-member committee that will make a list of nominees for the patriarchic chair.
Clergymen on the committee included Bishop Hīdrā of Aswan, Bishop Benjamin of Monufia, Bishop Būla of Tanta, Bishop Abrām of al-Fayoum, Bishop Serapion of Los Angeles...
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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.