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Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Salim Al-Awwa's allegation of Copts hiding weapons in churches and detaining converts to Islam on the Al-Jazeera channel sparked various reactions. Representative of the Congregation Council, Father Salib Matta Sawiris, denied Salim's allegations and called them "sick". Essam Sultan urged Coptic...
Date of source: Friday, September 17, 2010
Councilor Ahmed Shams has been responsible for some of the most significant rulings throughout the last 40 years in which he has been a member of the judiciary. The most recent of these ruling is Copts' right to second marriage, a matter with which Pope Shenouda III refuses to comply.
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Date of source: Friday, September 17, 2010
In his weekly sermon, Pope Shenouda III said that smoking is prohibited in Christianity, stressed the importance of clergymen to take care of their parishes, and pointed out that a woman becomes part of her husband's family upon marriage thereby making marriage to his brother after the husband’s...
Date of source: Friday, September 17, 2010
Selim said that relations between Copts and Muslims have been declining since 2003 and the Wafā’ Constantine issue (who he claims is a Muslim despite whatever Bishop Bīshūy says). He said that the only logical reason for Copts to store weapons, which he claims are shipped in from Israel, is to use...
Date of source: Friday, September 17, 2010
In an interview with CoptsUnited.com, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei said that Copts have been ill-treated for decades and that society must come to terms with the issue and work to improve the situation. He warned against tyranny of the majority and said that the only way minorities can be safe is through...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Al-Dustūr writes about the relationship between al-Barād‘ī and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Monday, May 31, 2010
The US Coptic Association denounces the actions of some al-Ahly fans during a football match.
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2010
The author reflects on the current political role of the Egyptian Coptic Church and its relations with the ruling authority.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Priest Abdel Messih Baseet called the news of Kamilia's upcoming appearance on television a mere speculation based on the Pope's interview with Al-Ahram newspaper. On the other hand, Hany Aziz assured Amr Adeeb that Kamilia would definitely appear on television starting with the Al-Yawm channel...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Around 600 people performed liturgy last Sunday in the courtyard of a school belonging to the church that was destroyed by a fire last week. Youannis Zakaria pointed out that this is the third church to be destroyed by a fire in the Diocese of Luxor, all three resulting from electrical short...
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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.