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Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
In this lengthy interview with October Magazine, Bishop Yūhannā Qultah says that the recent meeting of the Middle East Synod in Vatican City has "changed the church's perception of Islam 180 degrees, encouraging it to respect Islam and Muslims."
The Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church...
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 2010
Asmā’ Nassār argues that Egypt cannot be a civil country without making a distinction between religion and state. For instance, she says that some Egyptian schools force Christians to memorize verses from the Qur'ān.
Nassār recommends several ways to improve the civil state in Egypt.
The first way...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
This article reviews the history of Coptic political participation in Egypt. After stating that the period of the Ottoman Caliphate was "among the worst historical periods for Egypt's Copts," Lam‘ī comments that subsequent Coptic political history can be divided into four epochs.
These are the "...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
The author queries why pro-regime writers have suddenly turned their guns on the Copts, lumping them together with the Muslim Brotherhood and Muhammad al-Barād‘ī.
"Is the reason perhaps the al-‘Umrāniyyah events, the arrest of Copts, and the Pope's seclusion?" Kamāl asks.
"We have learned that when...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
Ikrām Lam‘ī states that Jesus Christ’s instructions should not be manipulated in order to impose laws. Lam‘ī illustrates that Jesus did not impose laws as some people contend, but instead brought spiritual and humanistic principles that can be translated into rules, which could be followed...
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2010
Al-‘Ashāy presents the problem of choosing an abbot for the Abū Maqār monastery. The monks of Abū Maqār met Pope Shenouda III to request an abbot and the ordination of some new priests from the monks. It is predicted that Father Basilius will be the abbot despite Bishop Bīshūy's refusal.
Editor...
Date of source: Monday, November 22, 2010
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria was officially made a member of the Council of Cardinals by Vatican Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, making him the third Egyptian member of the council in history. In a statement, Bishop Antonius Najīb said that religious discrimination in Egypt is non-...
Date of source: Saturday, November 20, 2010
In an interview with al-Wafd, the official spokesman for the Egyptian Catholic Church, Father Rafīq Greish, said that former U.S. President George W. Bush is responsible for the Sayyidat al-Najāh Church massacre in Iraq because it is one of the consequences of the President allegedly destroying...
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Ramzī Zaqlamah discusses whether determining the specific number of Copts in Egypt is important. He says an accurate number does not exist because Copts tend to over-count and Muslims usually tend to under-count, wrongfully linking population numbers with rights and duties towards the nation. He...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Beni Suef Diocese Vicar, Father Bakhūm, said that he received a letter from the National Democratic Party, signed by Secretary General Dr. ‘Abd al-Rahmān Salīm, requesting a list of names that the church would like to run for parliament. Father Bakhūm says he replied with a list of names of four...
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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.