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Date of source: Saturday, January 27, 2007
The article presents excerpts from controversial press statements made by both Muslims and Copts. While the Muslims refuse to be ruled by a Copt, an alleged spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox church claims that the Copts are the original natives of Egypt and decry Muslims as "occupiers."
Date of source: Friday, January 26, 2007
Ṭāhā Farghalī reports about the incident of destroying 17 Christian websites.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Aḥmad al-Si‘dāwī interviews Bishop Marqus to ask him about his declarations concerning the constitutional reform in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Coptic writers and intellectuals present their views on the reasons behind the inability of the Coptic Orthodox church to contain troublesome situations.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2007
While all Egyptians seem to agree on the importance of applying principles of citizenship and equality, and while everyone is calling for a more active role in political situations and the less political nature of religious institutions, many still argue about amending article two of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Yesterday morning, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark flew to Mexico for a two- week visit, during which he is expected to inaugurate a church. Bishop Marqus, the media spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, denied rumors that the pope has traveled for a medical...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2007
A group of computer hackers calling itself ‘The Defenders of Islam’ has hacked into some Christian websites and changed the Christian materials into Qur’ ānic verses that urge Muslims to kill Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
Muslim thinker Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah has come under fire for his book, ’Fitnat al-Takfīr Bayna al- Shī‘ah wa-al-Wahābīyah wa-al-Sūfīyah’ [Reviewer: The Sedition of Takfīr between Shī‘ah, Wahhābism and Ṣūfism], in which he quoted texts that allegedly incite the killing of non-Muslims. Disregarding Dr...
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2007
Upon detaining 15 priests in Suhāj, and after the problematic discussions of the laymen’s conference, church trials are put in question. Farghalī reports many Copts’ opinions and comments about the matter.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Al-Maydān claims the Coptic Orthodox Church
isolated Bishop Marqus and
assigned Bishop Rūfā’īl in his place. Bishop Marques denies this.
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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.