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Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
The
Armenian community has had a long presence in Egypt which
dates back to the early thirteenth century. In an
attempt to escape the persecution of the Ottoman Empire,
Armenians left their homes in Aleppo and Jerusalem
and sought refuge in a number of countries including Egypt.
Metropolitan...
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
‘Imād Basālī argues that the government’s culture of secrecy has disguised the true number of Copts in Egypt. While official statistics indicate that Copts constitute 7 to 10% of Egypt’s population, the Coptic Orthodox Church says that there are an estimated 10 million Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf interviews the
head of the Washington-based U.S. Copts
Association (USCA), Michael Munīr, who expresses his point of
view on a number of issues, including the
recent suspension of the activities of the U.S. Republican
Institute, the demands of Egyptian judges and the strong...
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
In a letter sent to the editor-in-chief of Rose al
-Yousuf, the inhabitants of
the provincial towm of Maghāgha, al-Mīnyā, asked Pope Shenouda
to set up a fact-finding
committee to investigate the activities of Bishop Aghathoun, whom they say provoked
clashes with a number of
Christian clergy.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
Rumors went
around that Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark, had traveled to Germany
to
undergo a backbone surgery. Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, Bishop Marqus, criticizes some
private
newspapers, which he says have published false rumors about...
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
The author examines the foundations of all religions
and affirms that they are one, despite
their differences. Bahā’ī sm meets these criteria and
therefore can be termed a religion.
Date of source: Friday, June 23, 2006
The
author reviews the opinions of Muslim
scholars about the issue of recognizing Egyptians of
Bahā’ī faith in official documents like
identity cards as well as questions about marriage with
Bahā’īs.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
In a symposium held a few days
ago at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in
Cairo, the Reverend Dr. Stephen Robert Sizer lectured on the “danger
of the growing influence of Christian
Zionism over the world.”
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Muhammad Mahmūd ‘Abd al- Rāziq reviews Kamāl
Rahīm’s novel "Exhausted hearts" and Mahm?d ‘Arafāt’s narrative collection "On the
mountain’s shore,”highlighting the characteristic style of each of them.
Date of source: Friday, June 23, 2006
The author of the article reports on a poll conducted by the AUC’s Adham
Center for
Electronic Journalism gauging Arab journalists’ views on current events.
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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.