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Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
The issue of Wafā’ Costantine could have passed unnoticed, but its lingering forces everyone to feel the fire of sectarianism beneath the ashes of the so called “national unity.”
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2005
I avoid discussing the Wafā’ Costantine issue because I believe in everyone’s right to choose his/her own religion and that nothing can probe into our minds to change our faith.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
On December 10, 2004, a Cherokee car driving at 160 km/hour killed Sanā’ Muscad and her daughter Mirnā Tharwat Mīlād. Sanā’ and her four daughters had recently converted to Islam. There is some speculation whether there is a connection between the recent conversion and the hit and run. The accident...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
On the occasion of the Coptic celebration of Christmas tomorrow, Coptic churches perform masses today evening to celebrate the event. Archpriest Bulos Sam’an Abdel Sayyed of the Church of Saint Mary and Bishop Abra’am in Giza recounts the story of the Annunciation and some meditations on this event...
Date of source: Thursday, January 1, 2004
The article is about twelve Coptic manuscripts that contain texts translated from Greek from the fourth century. The contents of these manuscripts will help a lot in the study of the history of religion and philosophical thought in the East.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
The article provides an overview of the a new a magazine titled “Rakoti” released by the Mari Mina Center for Coptic Studies. Rakoti is a Coptic name of a small ancient Egyptian village.
Date of source: Thursday, January 1, 2004
Coptic Life in Egypt
Claudia Yvonne Wiens, Introduction by Yousriya Loza Sawiris
AUC press, 2003, 128 p
While a number of photographic books on Egypt’s Christians have concentrated on the artistic and architectural heritage of the Copts, Coptic Life in Egypt focuses on the religious traditions and...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
The article provides an overview of a book titled “Coptic Life in Egypt” released by the American University in Cairo. Claudia Yvonne Wiens, the author of the book, provides photos and comments on the social life, traditions, religious rituals of Copts [Egyptian Christians].
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
The Supreme Administrative Court overturned the appeal of the Minister of Culture against an earlier verdict issued by the Alexandria Administrative Court which ordered the cancellation of the celebration of the mulid of Abu Hasera in Damanhour. It also decided that the shrine of Rabbi Abu Hasera...
Date of source: Saturday, January 3, 2004
The author comments on the phenomenon of religious stickers on vehicles. The Christian “fish” vs. the Muslim “shark” has spiraled into a clash of symbols. The matter has become more than simply announcing a religious identity. It has become a matter with political and social connotations. This...
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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.