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Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
A group of Coptic Orthodox laymen held a conference in which participants proposed new rules for choosing the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The list of rules is meant to replace those that were issued in 1957. They suggested that the future patriarch be a married layman. The church and...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Pope Shenouda returns to Egypt to put an end to rumors about his deteriorated health condition while Counselor Labīb Ḥalīm Labīb submits a request to President Mubārak to change the regulations on electing the Coptic patriarch.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The article discusses the various beliefs of how an individual can attain salvation.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Najīb Jabrā’īl opposes the draft unified law for the building of houses of worship and calls on all Christian denominations in Egypt to approve the law only after thorough study and ascertaining that it is consistent with their rights.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The author reviews the various studies that have been carried out on the subject of the fortunes owned by Christians in Egypt, believing that the talks about the discrimination of Copts have become just a “silly joke.”
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007 to Friday, July 20, 2007
Although the Muslim Brotherhood has decided to delay the establishment of their long-awaited political party, liberal thinkers attack its political platform, warning that it supports sectarianism.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Coptic Group for Church Reform has issued a statement asserting that the Holy Synod’s regulations, which were laid down by Pope Shenouda, are invalid and called to remove Bishop Bīshūy from his post.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The court denies the American University in Cairo’s decision to prevent a woman wearing a Niqāb from accessing the library.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
While the Coptic Orthodox Church prohibits visits to Jerusalem, considering it as support of the
Israeli occupation, the Catholic Church permits the visit as a means of supporting the Palestinians who live in the
neighborhood of the Holy Places, whose income greatly depends on the Christian...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Copts in Paris organized a demonstration during which demonstrators presented a petition to the Egyptian ambassador which called for less discrimination and more equality for Copts in Egypt.
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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.