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Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Yūsuf praises Pope Shenouda III for apologizing over Bishop Bīshūy’s comments on Islam. He compares it to the Japanese apologies to neighbouring Asian countries atrocities at the beginning of the 20th century and Margaret Thatcher’s apology to the Italian people after twenty Italians were killed by...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Bishop Max Michel Maximus issued a statement criticizing Bishop Bīshūy’s recent controversial statements. He said that Bīshūy’s views on Islam are merely his own and not the Bible’s because only those who act like Christ can talk on behalf of Christianity. Najīb Jabrā‘īl announced a conference to...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Official spokesman for the Azhar Muhammad Rafā‘ah al-Tahtāwī said that the Grand Shaykh is happy with the Pope and Bishop Bīshūy’s apologies and that he hopes they can all work toward national unity and not let the recent events affect their relationship. Secular Coptic leader Kamāl Zākhir said...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
A protest to take place in Alexandria after next Friday's prayers is being organized by a Salafī group. The group will be protesting the alleged detention of Kāmīliyā Shihātah, as well as Bishop Bīshūy’s recent comments on Islam. On another note, during his weekly meeting at the ‘Abbāsiyyah...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Final suggestions were handed in last Sunday for Pope Benedict XVI’s approval, marking the end of the Vatican’s research on the condition of Christians in the Middle East. It was suggested that Christians be more encouraged to visit holy places and follow the footsteps of prophets such as Moses in...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2010
During his weekly meeting, Pope Shenouda III said that the building of the alleged third temple in Jerusalem before judgment day, which is considered by many to be the basis for Israel’s existence, is not stated in the Bible. On another note, coptsunited.com announced that suspended priest...
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Bishop Thy‘ūdsīūs and Bishop Dūmādīūs traveled to Jerusalem yesterday on a trip to seek blessings from holy sights despite Pope Shenouda III’s prohibition, which he implemented in 1974 to deal with Israeli occupation. A source says Bishop Thy‘ūdsīūs obtained a visa from the Israeli embassy in Cairo...
Date of source: Monday, October 11, 2010
In an interview with the church’s official magazine about the Muslim demonstrations every Friday, Pope Shenouda III urged Egyptians to hold on to national unity and stop listening to the Fitnah hype. He expressed his outrage with the demonstrations that occur after Friday prayers every week, which...
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2010
Self-declared head of the Baptist Church, Butrus Falta‘ūs, said that the Anglican communion’s denial of the Baptist congregation’s legitimacy is against the law and that only the state has the authority whether or not to recognize communities. He supports the claim by speaking of the presidential...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2010
For the second time in a row, Bishop Bīshūy failed to attend the Pope’s weekly sermon at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsiyyah, solidifying rumors of conflict between the two caused by Bīshūy’s recent comments about the veracity of certain Qur'anic verses, which many Muslims...
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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.