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Date of source: Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Former Iranian President Khatamī created uproar in the Coptic Orthodox Church when he declared that the first church in the world was in Iran during the first century and that it was a refuge for Christians during times of persecution.
Date of source: Monday, July 30, 2007
Although leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church have repeatedly declared that Pope Shenouda III is in a healthy condition, some news has revealed that he might be too sick to run the church. Thereby, the church’s five leading figures have established a committee to fulfill the pope’s tasks.
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2007
‘Amr Bayyūmī reports on a secret report prepared by a former employee at the Christian satellite channel ‘Sat 7’ accusing it of adopting Zionist tendencies and planting seeds of sectarian sedition in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
A group of Coptic Orthodox laymen held a conference in which participants proposed new rules for choosing the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The list of rules is meant to replace those that were issued in 1957. They suggested that the future patriarch be a married layman. The church and...
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2007
The Egyptian press continues to focus on the different reactions of Egyptian Christians to the controversial Vatican document that was recently issued. While representatives of the Catholic Church approve it, Protestant and Orthodox denominations attack it severely.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 17, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church rejects a new attempt at reconciliation by Max Michel.
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
The article discusses the repercussions to the recent statements of Bishop Bisantī about the number of Copts living in Egypt. The bishop’s unofficial estimation raised the old, unanswered question about the reasons behind the government’s continuous refusal to declare the real number of the Coptic...
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
Discussions on the succession of Pope Shenouda heats up in the Holy Synod. Bishop Musá tops the potential nominees, with Bishop Ruwis and Bishop Yu’annis both standing a good chance. The laymen propose a new draft law to allow monks to be nominated.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church affirms that Pope Shenouda III headed for Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for a kidney check up and not for surgery. Meanwhile, laymen have called to amend the bylaw of electing the patriarch, especially with the escalating fears about the pope’s health conditions.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Another controversial statement from Pope Benedict XVI reads: “There is one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, and […] outside this church there is neither salvation nor remission of sins.” Reactions from churches in Egypt varied between denunciation and doubts about the authenticity of an alleged...
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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.