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Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
This article reviews the history of Coptic political participation in Egypt. After stating that the period of the Ottoman Caliphate was "among the worst historical periods for Egypt's Copts," Lam‘ī comments that subsequent Coptic political history can be divided into four epochs.
These are the "...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
According to the author, the July Revolution was not a revolution. Neither was it a military coupe or a movement; it was a mere usurpation of power.
The author points out that corrupt and decadent regimes do not require much power to make it fall. He argues that had King Fārūq had enough zeal and...
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2010
Father 'Abd al-Masīh and Salīb Mattá Sawīris, member of the Coptic Orthodox Community Council, states that Copts are not revolutionist. However their stance on the July Revolution is difficult to understand. Most Coptic thinkers and writers and even ordinary Copts carry hostile feelings towards the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2010
Some Coptic voices argue that citizenship and national unity have deteriorated since the 1952 Revolution. They state that Copts participated effectively in political life before the revolution and that they were elected by Muslims and reached leading positions.
It is only after the revolution that...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The article compares the Pope in Rome and his counterpart in Egypt and the development of the Catholic and Orthodox churches in the history.
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2010
The author claims that the past six weeks’ Al-fitnah al-tā’ifīyah is far from the new phenomenon it is allegedly portrayed to be by the media. He says that history shows that Al-fitnah al-tā’ifīyah has been an issue since the 1970's when President Anwar Al-Sādāt changed his name to Muḥammad Anwar...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2010
This article looks at a new grassroots movement among the Coptic Diaspora which was established in Washington this past weekend. Almost 100 Coptic Christian community organizers from around the globe gathered to discuss religious freedom in the Middle East and future lobbying efforts for the rights...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
This article introduces further documents that record the conflict between the Church and the State during the 1980s.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
In this article, the author introduces documents that record the conflict between the Church and State during the 1980s.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article reviews a book concerning the Egyptian national identity in recent history, especially focusing on the impact of religion.
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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.