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Date of source: Thursday, August 4, 2005
Hours after President Mubārak announced his candidacy in the presidential elections, the Holy Synod met to sign a document pledging allegiance to Mubārak.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
When the journalist who wrote the article refuting the healing power of the dust around Father Yassa’s grave was identified while visiting the monastery, he faced problems.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
The Azhar scholars’ front, which Dr. Tantāwi had disbanded, has re-emerged. It was a major obstacle for Dr. Tantāwi’s decisions regarding the development of educational methods at the Azhar and also for the fatwa he issues.
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
Jaerock Lee claims to be God’s son. He says his image appears on the sun and the moon and that his soul heals the sick and helps the poor.
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
Copts of Upper Egypt have reacted with fury to the article entitled ‘The sands of Father Yassa blind the children of Upper Egypt,’ published by al-Maydān.
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
The Pope arrived an hour late at his weekly Wednesday Meeting. This triggered speculations about his deteriorating health. “I am ready to die to get an apostate back to his religion and whoever thinks otherwise is not a Christian,” the Pope said.
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
The problem of the unrestricted power of those high up in the Egyptian Church resurfaces once in a while. A situation in which a bishop has the power to dictate his orders at will, cause trouble for many people and still keep his position can have disastrous consequences for the church.
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
‘Abd al-Rashīd Mutāwi‘ draws a comparison between Pope Shenouda III and Muhammad Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif, Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, focusing on the way both of them have chosen to lead their “Party” and their follower’s opinions on their performance
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
The Pope can no longer hide his health problems. At the Wednesday audience he was sitting in a wheelchair. Pope Shenouda’s repeated visits to the U.S. to undergo medical examinations have raised the question of who will succeed the 80-year-old Pope[Editor: he is 82!].
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
Many people do not know how the Pope ascends the papal chair or the phases of the selection process. The heads of the monasteries compile a list of nominees and then send it to the Holy Synod, which comprises 78 bishops. They pray and abstain from food and drink for three days while the process of...
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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.