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Date of source: Friday, January 16, 2009
The Middle East Council of Churches has released the English version of its highly successful and informative book about the history of Christianity in the Middle East.
Date of source: Monday, January 12, 2009
The former Secretary General of the UN, Boutros Boutros Ghali explains that Egypt needs to improve its image abroad and believes that tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt are often exaggerated. He also believes that tensions in the region make Christians emigrate.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
This article deals with the Christian fasts. It sheds light on the difference between some Christian denominations in fasting.
Date of source: Monday, December 1, 2008
Michael Fāris writes about churches becoming emigration centers.
Date of source: Monday, November 24, 2008
Mukhtār Hallūdah, former chairman of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization bemoans the privatization processes that weakens, he believes, the national economy. He also declares that the census is an exclusive authority of the state and no other institutions are allowed to conduct it.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A number of articles about the different attitudes toward freedom of expression are featured in this issue. Hulsman also comments on articles that discuss Copts withdrawal from Egyptian society, the number of Copts in Egypt and efforts to change the names of places in Cairo from Western names to...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2008
William writes about the first female mayor in Egypt, who is also a Copt. She studied law at Ain-Shams University, then had a career in law, then politics. She beat four other candidates for the position and now has several plans for this primarily Christian village.?33) Al-Akhbār, November 19,...
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2008
On 29 October 2008, Bishop Serapion gave a lecture on ’Christian Unity from an Orthodox Perspective’ at Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California.
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2007
The role that different political parties play in Egypt will be crucial to shaping the political future of the country. In this article Khālid Isma‘īl is pessimistic about the role the opposition can play.
Date of source: Monday, November 3, 2008
The author discusses the percentages of Muslim and Christian Egyptians since the first census that was conducted by the British occupation in 1897. He suggests that Christians comprise no more than six percent of the Egyptian population due to many historical and social factors.
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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.