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Date of source: Sunday, December 28, 2008
Wafā’ Wasfī sheds light on the most significant events the Coptic Orthodox Church witnessed in 2008.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
In spite of the different churches inaugurated in different parts of the world, the Coptic Orthodox Church witnessed serious challenges in 2007.
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Wafā’ Wasfī reviews some of the Copts’ religious traditions during celebrations for the Passion Week.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The author criticizes al-Badīl for claiming that it exclusively has released a proposed bylaw on the election of the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church given by Bishop Paphnotius, though it was earlier published by Rose al-Yūsuf 15 months ago.
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2008
The following lines present a review of Rev. Colin Chapman’s book ’Whose Promised land?’ translated into Arabic as la-Quds li-man?’ [Whose Jerusalem?].
Date of source: Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Supreme Administrative Court in Egypt issued a controversial ruling that guarantees Christian divorcees the right to a second marriage. The Coptic Orthodox Church rejects the ruling and declares that there is no authority on Earth that can oblige the church to go against their conscience....
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2008
Wafā’ Wasfī republishes a 40-year old letter the then Bishop Shenouda of education sent to Dr. Sulaymān Nasīm, a former teacher at the Coptic Orthodox Clerical Seminary, about the prelate’s conflicts with some bishops during the papacy of Pope Kyrillos VI.
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2008 to Friday, January 25, 2008
The author interviewed a number of church youth, servants, and priests to discuss the church’s role and restrictions on allowing mixed gender services in churches.
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Egyptian society is in the grips of an important polemic, epitomized by the increasing manifestation of people’s religious identity. Religion seems to be dominating even the smallest details of people’s lives including their mobile phones’ ring tones.
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After being bound to religious issues, church theaters in Egypt are evolving to tackle current burning issue. ‘Show respect; we are in church,’ is the title of the courageous play performed recently at the ‘Abbāsīyah Cathedral.
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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.