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Date of source: Thursday, August 9, 2007
The author discusses Pope Benedict XVI’s apology to natives of South America for the massacre they suffered at the hands of European missionaries. He questions why the pope apologizes for these acts, yet refuses to apologize for his insults against Islam, and wonders what “sword” Islam is being...
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
The article discusses the ninth annual St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies held at the University of California Los Angeles, and highlights the topics discussed and presented.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2007
A huge throng of people gathered last Sunday at the St. Mark’s Church in Alexandria to attend Pope Shenouda’s last sermon before he traveled to the United States to receive medical treatment.
33. Pope Shenouda allows bank interests and advises Copts not to eat pork because it causes diseases
Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2007
In his weekly sermon, Pope Shenouda urged Copts not to eat pork for health reasons and said that banks paying interest to depositors is Ḥalāl.
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2007
Antonio Badini, the former Italian ambassador to Cairo, has a unique perspective on the interaction between the Islamic and Western civilizations. He argues that there exists a misguided belief that talking is the only means of activating inter-cultural dialogue, while offering his own opinions on...
Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2007
A new Congress document was announced that showed the U.S. intentions to allocate special funds to Coptic organizations in Egypt. The American initiative sparked pretexts in Muslims and Christians alike as an attempt to American interference in Egyptian internal affairs.
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2007
The press continues its investigations into the case of Muḥammad Aḥmad Ḥijāzī, an Egyptian citizen who has converted to Christianity. He has filed the first ever lawsuit to formally prove that he has become a Christian by changing his ID and other official papers. A broad range of opinions and...
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Church leaders appealed to the state to have mercy on Muslims who converted to Christianity and requested that they be allowed the freedom of thought and belief as provided in the Constitution.
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2007
AWR’s press release about IGMF statements on Dr. Ḥamdī Zaqzūq resulted in a press conference attended by Egyptian media.
Comments on stories about forced conversions.
41. A press message from a Coptic citizen to the ‘illusionary’ leader of Egypt’s Copts Michael Munir
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Albier ‘Āzir Bārih sends a press message to Michael Munir, chairman of the U.S. Copts Association, in which he criticizes his frequent attacks at the Egyptian regime. Bārih accuses Munir’s statements of causing sectarian tension in Egypt.
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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.