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Date of source: Saturday, January 25, 2003
A bus accident in Nuweba´ left 22 dead and 23 injured, all Christians. President Mubarak has sent a special airplane to transfer the victims to military hospitals. Pope Shenouda thanked him for his care for the victims.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Pope Shenouda III hailed national unity in Egypt during his meeting with the Cypriot president at the Egyptian embassy in Nicosia. He thanked president Mubarak for declaring January 7 a national feast for all Egyptians.
Date of source: Friday, January 3, 2003
Pope Shenouda speaks to Al-Musawwar about many issues concerning terrorism, the situation in Palestine, the expected American war against Iraq and the decision of President Mubarak that established Coptic Christmas as a national holiday.
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2005
During a lengthy interview, Pope Shenouda discusses Coptic identity and history, the Palestinian question, the churches support of President Mubārak in the upcoming elections, the issue of national unity in Egypt and much more.
Date of source: Saturday, September 10, 2005 to Friday, September 16, 2005
Bishop Yuānnis speaks about the church in the modern age, arguing that though some laws do need to be updated, there is a general failure to recognize the positive aspects of the church’s laws, in particular those forbidding divorce. He also denies claims that the leading religious authorities are...
Date of source: Sunday, September 4, 2005
Pope Shenouda’s statements of support to President Husnī Mubārak have provoked the anger of many Coptic figures. Jamāl As‘ad has voiced trenchant criticism of the Pope’s stance and has denounced the pledge of allegiance to the incumbent president in the name of all Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, August 28, 2005
Four men are standing at the edge of an era. Each is preparing himself for his eighth decade. On September 7, the day set for the presidential elections, they will all find themselves facing a new world with which they are not ready to engage.
Date of source: Saturday, August 27, 2005 to Friday, September 2, 2005
The author comments that many people have been disturbed by the recent flood of often conflicting statements from the church concerning the political positions of clergymen. By putting themselves in the spotlight, church leaders are sending out a message that undermines the principles of...
Date of source: Saturday, August 27, 2005 to Friday, September 2, 2005
The Coptic Orthodox Church has recently been attacked by individuals that call themselves ‘opposition from within the church’. These people concentrate their attacks on the leaders of the church and allege that there is a barrier separating the pope from his congregation.
Date of source: Saturday, August 27, 2005 to Friday, September 2, 2005
Readers may recall that the public discussion on church issues came about through an initiative of Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark and his interviews with journalist Mahmoud Fawzī. Fawzi has since published these interviews in a series of books beginning in 1985, with the...
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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.