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Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and the See of Saint Mark held an unusual Wednesday meeting with the Coptic public. He did not tackle political issues. In previous meetings, Pope Shenouda accused the Egyptian government of persecuting Copts.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
For the first time in Egypt, the Synod of the Presbyterian
Church ordains a female presbyter. While figures from the Evangelical Church approve the ordination, Father Basīt of
the Coptic Orthodox Church says that women in the Orthodox Church perform the same function but without the official...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
While the author stresses the absence of dialogue between the different Christian
denominations in Egypt, religious figures maintain that there are existing mutual meetings and good relations between the
different denominations.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
The article points to the correlation between ‘Adlī Abādīr who left Egypt to go to Switzerland under mysterious circumstances, and Archpriest Zakarīyā Butrus, who was excommunicated by the Coptic Orthodox Church and left for London.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
A 26-year old orthodox woman obtained a court ruling for a divorce from her husband after proving he was married to another woman.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Seminars organized by the Coptic Adventist Church have issued invitations to a seminar to contemplate means of attaining salvation. The seminars will be held in Heliopolis.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Pope Shenouda III says persecution has existed since the early ages of Christianity and people should have a clear intention and understanding of what they are doing when giving alms or donating to beggars. He stresses that patience and adherance to Christian beliefs and the Bible teachings are...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Despite the fact that the Evangelical community has the lion’s share in democracy when compared to other Christian communities in Egypt, the signs of divisions and differences recently began to show among synods and the Evangelical community.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The Synod of al-Ni‘mah churches has witnessed an internal conflict, which has been ongoing for a few years, over the chair of the Synod’s presidency.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
What would be better, building a mosque in a district that already has 10 mosques, or to build a hospital to treat poor people? The article states that this funding would be put to better use investing in charity projects or for supporting poor people, rather than build another house of worship in...
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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.