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Date of source: Monday, August 18, 1997
Last Wednesday, a large group of Copts and Muslims
took to the streets in tears to see off the body of Subhi
Suliman; a former member of the People’s Assembly
for Maraga city, Suhag. Subhi Suliman had been involved in
the political life of the governorate for nearly
35 years. He was a symbol...
Date of source: Friday, August 15, 1997
Subtitle:The book attacks Islam and
encourages
prostitutionThe High Council of Islamic Research has demanded the confiscation of the book
’Lawful
prostitution’ because it attacks Islam and encourages vice. A report made by the religious
scholars of the
council confirmed that the book is...
Date of source: Friday, August 1, 1997
Subtitle:It
has the power to boycott
economic relations. A report of the American Foreign Office attacks those who
disrupt the mission of Christian
missionariesThis week, the U.S. Congress discussed the persecution
of Christians. The discussion coincided
with a study by the American...
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 1997
Subtitle:Signing a
21 million pound restoration contractEgypt’s minister of culture has
signed a contract of 21 million
Egyptian pounds to restore the famous Hanging Church bringing to an end a
15-year-old dispute about the restoration
of the 5th century church. The aim is to develop...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 1997
A
response to several points raised by Mona
Makram Ebeid concerning what she considers to be the problem of
the political role of Copts.
Date of source: Thursday, July 31, 1997
[The
author is the priest of the Church of Saint George in El-Ma’adi]Concerning old age, Solomon said in
his proverbs "the pride of sons [is], their fathers, the crown of old age, white hair". This is why old men
are
called Shaykhs, the title of the teachers, prominent leaders and wise men in...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 1997
Subtitle:What is going on within the church?The real story about the excommunicated Monk
Danial El-Baramousi, and Monk AghathonWhy didn’t the excommunicated fathers speak about the real
reasons
for their excommunication?El-Watani newspaper examines the reasons for the
excommunication of...
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 1997
Father Athanasios Asak Henen; pastor of the Orthodox
church in Greece answers an article
of Mr. Fahmy Huweidy in el-Ahram in which he asked for the voice of the
church against the American
Copts’ claims that Copts in Egypt are subjected to persecution. The priest writes that
social problems,...
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 1997
Al-Sha‘b reviews a report of the American State Department which
is, according to Egyptian
authorities the newspaper consulted, full of false information on Christians in
Egypt and has political motives.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 30, 1997
Dr. Nasr
Hamed Abu Zeid laments having
been forced to leave Egypt for the Netherlands after being accused of
apostasy.
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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.