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Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Translation and comments: Cornelis Hulsman
The new Egyptian Constitution is not yet finished but Amr Darrag is now already proud. The Constitutional Assembly, which he chairs, presented this week the first version of the document about which the Egyptians, for the first time, have a say. “The...
Date of source: Sunday, March 6, 2011
Al-Kalimah Center for Human Rights released a press release on demolishing of the church of the two martyrs in Helwan.
Date of source: Monday, October 11, 2010
Najīb Jabrā’īl Mīkhā’īl said that the first thing he would say if he were to meet President Muhammad Husnī Mubārak is that “the citizenship principle is only being carried out on paper.”
Date of source: Monday, October 11, 2010
After the pope banned all bishops from speaking to the media about Bishop Bīshūy’s controversial statements, the church has been rather quiet. Bishop Yu’annis, however, lives in fear of his brother being convicted of corruption, placing his own fate in the hands of Bishop Bīshūy.
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Date of source: Sunday, December 13, 2009
The article highlights the recent developments surrounding Bishop Maximus, the alleged patriarch, and specialists’ opinions on the issue.
Date of source: Friday, December 4, 2009
The author reports on Father Marqus ‘Azīz, priest of the Hanging Church, his extreme stances and his attacks against the state and Muslims of Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, November 21, 2009
The article deals with some issues in Christianity that priests disagree about among themselves concerning things that are appropriate or not.
Date of source: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Despite international interest in the study of Coptic Orthodoxy and Coptic history, until as late as the 1950s there was no academic institution offering such studies in Egypt. This article describes the founding and continued work of the Institute for Coptic Studies, founded in 1954.
Date of source: Saturday, January 31, 2004 to Friday, February 6, 2004
Muhammad Said al-Ashmawi criticizes statements by the seventh supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Muhammad Mahdī ?Akef, in TV and newspapers interviews. ?Akef stated the Muslim Brotherhood is a political group. The author concludes affirming that the declarations of Muhammad Mahdī ?Akef are...
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In the past some Copts have
been complaining that the Egyptian press has not given
(enough) attention to Christian religious feasts. This is why we have
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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.