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Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Egyptian President
Muhammad Husnī
Mubārak yesterday opened the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo, recently renovated at a cost
of L.E. 30 million.
The renovation was made through a $300 million from the Japanese government, the
Egyptian minister of culture,
Fārouq Husnī said.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The author believes that the national associations for preserving
heritage are the key for saving
Egypt’s antiquities, in addition to acting as an effective tool for
fostering national unity.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
A proposal to establish a department for Coptic antiquities causes wide controversy. Wala’ Zayn al- Dīn presents the different views of specialists and university professors.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
The article tackles the discovery of some important old Coptic manuscripts including one
about the
Gospel of Judas, which, the author says, is part of a valuable treasure in the Egyptian
heritage.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
The British Embassy in Cairo has hosted a
reception to discuss the rare manuscripts of al-Siryān Monastery and ways to preserve them as part of
the
great Coptic heritage and Egyptian civilization.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
Coptologia, which publishes books on Coptic issues, has celebrated its silver jubilee by issuing a book that is an academically oriented autobiography entitled The Coptic Holy Icon, encompassing twenty-four chapters of voluminous study.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The
author focuses on the Coptic library of Mar Marqus which contains a
large number of rare manuscripts and books, as
well as Pope Shenouda’s decision to appoint 40 Coptic public
figures to the library’s board of
trustees.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
In an attempt to trace how modern-day Egyptians came to be what they are today, and to mark their origins and the origin of their traditions, Watani is printing a monthly series on the history of the Egyptian people—as opposed to the widely known ‘official’ history of the rulers of Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2006
The article highlights the second Scientific Meeting of Archaeologists, during
which experts focused on excavation and restoration works to save Islamic, Coptic and Jewish antiquities, as
well
as discussing recent archaeological finds.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Wafā’ Sh‘ira reports on the efforts of the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Maqārius in Wadī al-Natroun to maintain a piece of church property that the government is seeking to acquire.
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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.