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Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that America does not need his statement to the Lions Club to know about the conditions of Copts and use it against the Egyptian government. He does not deny his dissatisfaction concerning the elections. He feels that his speaking out on such an issue may have released some of...
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Egyptian TV
series ?Knight without a Horse? causes a major controversy because it is allegedly based on the book ?Protocols of the
Elders of Zion.? Many Jewish groups object to the airing of the series. They asked the US Secretary of State to
pressure the Egyptian government to prevent its...
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Judiciary independence and national pride are dominating the Egyptian reactions to the US threat
to cut aid to Egypt on protest to the seven-year imprisonment sentence given to Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Ibrahim’s American
wife says that the crisis will be solved in Egypt without American pressure.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
The following review of Rose al-Yūsuf article shed the light on the consequences of Bibāwī’s controversial study that has been interpreted by Rose al-Yūsuf as deeming Pope Shenouda Kāfir. The meetings of the Holy Synod resulted in the excommunication of George Ḥabīb Bibāwī from the Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
A series of articles from the previous week that focus on issues and incidents that pertain to Copts. The topics range from legal critique of the 2nd amendment of the Constitution to discussions about the accessibility of education for minorities.
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2007 to Friday, February 16, 2007
Coptic, like Muslim fundamentalism, is not in the interest of Egypt. Usāmah Salāmah from Rose al-Yūsuf discusses different arguments of Coptic figures and responds to them in the following article.
Date of source: Saturday, February 3, 2007 to Friday, February 9, 2007
Usāmah Salāmah comments on the letters of Father Marqus and Munīr Bishāy about Father Marqus’ last interview with al- Miṣrī al-Yawm.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Comment on lack of tolerance for differences in views, often related to religious principles and displayed in various media.
Two Cairo lectures by William Dalrymple show a strong Christian population decline in the Arab World.
Date of source: Saturday, January 27, 2007
The article presents excerpts from controversial press statements made by both Muslims and Copts. While the Muslims refuse to be ruled by a Copt, an alleged spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox church claims that the Copts are the original natives of Egypt and decry Muslims as "occupiers."
Date of source: Sunday, January 14, 2007
The author wonders about the increasing coverage of Coptic affairs in Egyptian press, and points to a number of specific periodicals that have increased their focus on such issues.
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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.