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Date of source: Tuesday, December 31, 2013
In 2013, the Egyptian Church has gone through a lot. It has defeated sadness after the burning of churches in the aftermath of the dispersal of Rabā’ah and al-Nahdah sit-ins. It also took part in the constitution-drafting process and is undertaking its responsibilities in constructing a civil state...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The President’s formation of a 10-member expert committee of jurists responsible for amending the constitution has found controversy among Copts. Some remarked that the Coptic representation has been neglected in the committee whereas others claimed that it is an apolitical technical committee...
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2013
Under the title “The Coptic Evangelical and Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas without the Muslim Brotherhood”, al-Wafd reports that both Egyptian Churches had received congratulatory phone call from President Mursī, while a number of public figures came personally to attend the Christmas masses...
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2012 to Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod, called for establishing a council for Egyptian churches to be tasked with negotiating with the new regime to achieve Copts’ demands, stressing unity of Christian denominations to seek solutions for Coptic problems, including the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 11, 2012 to Sunday, March 25, 2018
Meanwhile, the church approved that the majority, the Muslim Brotherhood, should form a new government if the government of Dr. Kamāl al-Janzūrī was sacked on condition that it would be representative of all groups in the society, a church source said.
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III wishes that...
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Once again heated arguments surface between young Christians and the Coptic Orthodox Church over the list of appointed figures in the post-revolution parliament after the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the Muslim Brotherhood were invited to attend the Coptic Christmas earlier this...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2012
However, the Maspero Youth Union announced it will boycott the Christmas celebrations at the cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah in reactions to the church’s invitations for the Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafīs and leaders of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to attend the...
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2016
The issue of the ban of the Egyptian Coptic Church on Coptic Christians visiting Jerusalem to perform the pilgrimage rituals was raised in the media and stirred a debate in the past week in concurrence with Easter celebrations.
Date of source: Sunday, April 17, 2016
Father Bimen, coordinator of the relations between the Egyptian and Ethiopian churches confirmed that cooperation between the two churches is not affected by politics.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Egyptian Evangelical Church decided to temporarily postpone the deliberation of the issue concerning the ordination of women as “priestesses”. This decision follows a media controversy sparked after the convention of the Supreme Evangelical Synod that began Monday evening, to resolve the issue...
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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.