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Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 1997
Al-
Ahaly published on its front page, a report on a committee which was formed to
review the law on building
churches. The old law dates from 1854 and was often criticized inside and outside
Egypt. The committee will also
review the media. The aim is bring the Copts abroad onto the same line...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 1997
The foreign praise for an
earlier
article he had written made author Refa’at el-Sa’id, upset, since he believes these Western
countries use
human rights to criticize other countries, but at the same time, they shelter terrorists from
these countries.
Emigrant Copts are warned to be careful...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 1997
Subtitles:
Ibn Khaldoun Center sets a sectarian mutiny ablaze in Egypt.
A call for federal Coptic rule, and to arm all minorities in the Arab world.
The UN charter about minorities, an outset to the crumbling colonization plan in the area.
El-Sha’ab of July 18, accuses Dr. Saad el-Din...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 9, 1997
Sheik el Sha’arawy attacked the sheik of the Azhar and the mufti of Egypt,
saying they were violating
basic principles of Islam. Sha’arawy said that God’s word in the Holy Qur’an
should be taken
literally and if the verses of the Holy Qur’an were clear, they did not need to be thought
over.The...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 1997
The bishop responded
to an article written in
Al-Akhbar of June 29, 1997, written by Kamal Zakher Musa, who suggested that
the church in Egypt was
involved in deceit, and questioned the consecration and age of new bishops. Bishop
Musa explains that believers
cannot be left without bishops,...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 1997
In a meeting about peaceful co-existence between
religions, Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sa’id Tantawi and Pope
Shenouda declared that Muslims and Christians in Egypt
set a marvellous model of peaceful co-existence
between religions, since they have equal rights and they work
together to fight...
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 1997
The repair of a church toilet at the Monastery of the Syrian prompted a mob to destroy the entire building
while the monk overseeing the work was at the police station. Watani complains that the official
press,
al-Ahram and al-Akhbar, present the event as if it was a minor incident, and that...
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 1997
The attack on Dr.
Hassan Hanafy seems to have subsided. The Azhar Scholars Front continues
to denounce Dr. Hanafy, but they
will not bring him to court, perhaps because of the strong opposition they have
met from Dr. Abdel Mo’ti
Bayoumi and Dr. Mohammed Sa’id Tantawi, Sheikh of the Azhar....
Date of source: Tuesday, June 24, 1997
The article
is an attack
on the consecrated houses, secret churches established in private flats in opposition to the Coptic
Orthodox
Church. It claims that from these consecrated houses, a secret pope has emerged in opposition to Pope
Shenouda III. The consecrated houses are, according to...
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 1997
The editor
describes the difference between the Egyptian constitution
which calls for equality between Muslims and
Christians and the experience of an employee of the Sheraton-Hotel in
Cairo who was asked to convert to
Islam. The article is based on information provided by the law-office of...
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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.