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Date of source: Saturday, September 10, 2005 to Friday, September 16, 2005
Bishop Yuānnis speaks about the church in the modern age, arguing that though some laws do need to be updated, there is a general failure to recognize the positive aspects of the church’s laws, in particular those forbidding divorce. He also denies claims that the leading religious authorities are...
Date of source: Friday, December 17, 2004
Muslim Brotherhood leaders dismissed a lawyer member, Mokhtar Nuh, following investigations assumed by a committee formed by the group’s Guidance Office. The investigations questioned Nuh’s establishing of a union for Islamic-Law-concerned lawyers putting the Brotherhood into jeopardy.
Date of source: Saturday, November 2, 2002 to Friday, November 8, 2002
The celebration of the 31st anniversary of Pope Shenouda on the Papal chair is expected to take place on November 14. It will be attended by the Eritrean President. The article gives an overview of how the celebration may be. It also gives an outline of the pope´s life before and after...
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2002 to Friday, October 4, 2002
Excommunication is the capital punishment that can be handed down to a clergyman, if he committed an irrecoverable mistake. A priest said that there is no written ecclesiastical law for excommunication, which means that it is a punishment that is left to the judgment of the bishops.
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002 to Friday, September 27, 2002
Youssef Nada´s relationship with the Brotherhood started more than half a decade ago. He left Egypt for Libya and went to Europe to start his business there. He established Al-Takwa Bank, naming other members of the Brotherhood as investors in the bank so they share in the profits
Date of source: Saturday, August 17, 2002 to Friday, August 23, 2002
Despite the fact that the Ethiopian Church follows the beliefs of the Coptic Orthodox Church and has been under its spiritual control till 1959, the relationship between the two churches has gone through times of conflicts, influenced by the political relationships between Egypt and Ethiopia.
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2002 to Friday, July 5, 2002
Pope Shenouda consecrated Egyptian archpriest Miti´awes Al-Antoni as bishop Daniel Al-Antoni for Sidney, Australia. His consecration raised the number of Egyptian bishops serving Coptic churches abroad to 23. Bishop Daniel´s consecration was attended by the Australian ambassador to Egypt, which...
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2002 to Friday, April 12, 2002
The author criticizes the attitude of emigrant Copts towards what is happening in Palestine. He expressed the opinion that whenever there is something related to Copts in Egypt, they ask for the intervention of the USA. However, they did nothing when Israel killed their fellow Christians in...
Date of source: Saturday, March 23, 2002 to Friday, March 29, 2002
Pope Shenouda´s approval of applying khula´ on Copts caused frenzied reactions and much controversy. Apart from khula´, there are many similarities between Islam and Christianity regarding issues of personal status. The article touches upon these similarities, such as, the law...
Date of source: Saturday, January 26, 2002 to Friday, February 1, 2002
The latest elections of the Assiut University Club, in which the Brotherhood were defeated, could be a model to be followed in fighting the Brotherhood in any coming elections. The article sheds light on how the administration of Assiut University managed to combat the Brotherhood.
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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.