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Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Coptic thinker Jamal Asʿad said that the number of Copts who traveled to Israel doubled during the year 2015, pointing out that the exceptional visit of Pope Tawadros II to lead the funeral prayer for Bishop Abraham, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East played a role in this...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2016
The historical ban of the Coptic Orthodox Church on its followers from visiting the holy sites in Jerusalem has recently witnessed a significant change, as Copts continue to visit and defy the ban which includes excommunication and thousands of annual trips are made during Easter holiday from Cairo...
Date of source: Saturday, April 16, 2016
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the Saint Mark , said that the Coptic Orthodox Church has cordially welcome the historic visit of the Saudi King, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salmān bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Rev. Būlus Halīm, the Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, reaffirmed the Church’s opposing position on Copts trips to Jerusalem, reiterating that the ban has not changed over the course of time.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ”UNESCO” adopted a resolution that refers to Temple Mount area as Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al Sharif (noble sanctuary) ignoring Jewish ties to its holy religious site In Jerusalem’s Old City.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Israeli newspapers revealed the discovery of a rare amulet bearing the name of the Egyptian ruler Thutmose III, Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty who reigned from 1479 – 1425 BCE. The amulet was discovered at the Temple Mount Sifting Project located in Jerusalem.
Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2016
A delegation of Israeli industrialists paid a visit to Cairo last week, to boost the bilateral economic ties between Egypt and Israel. The visit comes in the framework of an international conference on trade zones and marks the first such visit in nearly a decade. The Israeli “Yedioth Ahronot”...
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Background:The topic of this interview is the situation of young Copts in Egypt and the challenges they face in society.Side A:Bishop Mūsā starts out with numbers; informing the reporters that the youth make up 35% of the Egyptian population. Two million or more of these are Copts, divided into the...
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Background:In this press conference the Governor of Alexandria, Chancellor ʾIsmāʿīl al-Jawsaqī, answers question on recent developments in the governorate and his views for the future of the city.Side A:The Governor of Alexandria discusses some of the problems Alexandria faces and the efforts being...
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This recording covers two topics, the first half of side A is about the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deep Water Jackets Plant and their future developments, having been affected severely by the fall of the USSR. The second topic is the situation of Azerbaijanis of Agdam who fled to refugee camps...
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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.