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9. Pope Shenouda: the endowments of the Copts were returned on the instructions of President Mubarak
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2000
In the party given by UNESCO on the occasion of awarding Pope Shenouda the international prize for tolerance, the Pope expressed his appreciation of President Mubarak. He said that the president instructed to return the Coptic endowments and that the issue of restoring and building churches is...
Date of source: Friday, November 10, 2000
The news of awarding Pope Shenouda the international Madzent Sing Prize for tolerance by the UNESCO came during a moment of overflowing sadness and confusion caused by the injustice and violence our Palestinian brothers are facing. Pope Shenouda was awarded the prize because he "is a religious...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
The UNESCO awarded Pope Shenouda III its prize for tolerance and non-violence. The UNESCO stated that Pope Shenouda is a religious figure who helped to strengthen the meaning of tolerance.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
The Committee of Press and Journalist Affairs of the Supreme Press Council agreed to issue three licenses; two new party-newspapers and a third independent paper.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2000
Evangelical churches performed special prayers for the victims of the Israeli massacres in Jerusalem. In their prayers they asked God to bless president Mubarak’s efforts to achieve peace. They also asked the international society to stop the Israeli violence against innocent people.
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2000
The issue of the representation of Copts in the parliament has been in discussion since the constitution of 1923. A proposal specifying that a certain number of Copts be present in parliament was rejected by Copts themselves. They used to reach parliament through direct elections, because the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2000
Dr. Gaballah Ali Gaballah, the General Secretary of the Supreme Council for Antiquities, issued a decision enabling the Egyptian-German delegation to carry out its work in Tel Basta and to prevent Dr. Mohammed Omar, assistant professor of Archeology at the University of Zagazig, from taking any...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 to Saturday, September 23, 2000
[Also on Al-Akhbar, September 23, 2000. Author not mentioned]
Maha Abdel Fatah wrote on September 20 about the concerns of the priest of the Hanging Church. He had the right to complain about the bad situation of the church but it is the duty of the Minister to do something about it. He, however,...
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2000
The reactions to the contradictory stands of the priest of the Hanging Church continue. While he was inciting public opinion, the committee for the restoration affirmed that the restoration was correct. He asked some archaeologists to join the fifth column and criticize the project, but...
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2000
The Supreme Court of State Security sentenced six men and four women of the Takfeer group. The execution of the sentences for two women was suspended for three years.
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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.