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Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Historically, in Al-Bahnasa alone, some twenty thousands nuns lived in convents. Many convents were also built in Fayoum, Cairo, Alexandria, and Lower Egypt in general during the fifth century. Most of these convents were destroyed during the Mamluk age In Cairo, four convents only survived.
Date of source: Saturday, August 7, 2004
In addition to holding historical value, Coptic monuments also hold religious and spiritual value, stories of saints and symbols of the Coptic Orthodox faith, which makes Coptic monuments no less valuable than the pharaonic ones. This becomes clear abroad with many countries competing to host...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2004
The Higher Council for Culture organized its first two-day symposium titled “Coptic Monuments of Egypt,” which was attended by many professors and research specialists. Abu Al-Hamad Farghali, a professor at the Faculty of Antiquities at Cairo University, explained that a large number of Coptic...
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2004
In 1989,
the Coptic Museum in Cairo began a project to restore icons in cooperation with the Dutch Susanna
Skalova. The Coptic Orthodox Church and the Supreme Council of Antiquities have also begun a big
project, funded by an American research center, to count and study more than 2000 icons.
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
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. The first episode of the series demonstrated that ancient Egyptians were a mixture of both Hamite and Shemite races.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
In an interview with al-Qāhira, Dr. Henry Amīn, a well-known dermatologist and a member of the Permanent Committee of Islamic and Coptic Antiquities, calls for the separation of Coptic Antiquities.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
The article reports about a new discovery at the Monastery of Mari-Mina in Foum Al-Khalej, a district in Cairo, which were found as a result of restoration work. During the restoration of the sanctuary of the Holy Nativity at the church of Mari-Girgis [Saint George] of the monastery four layers of...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
The majority of Coptic antiquities are not registered. The Christian age is one of the most important parts of Egyptian history during which Egypt witnessed a large number of important events. Monasteries and churches are full of the secrets of this age. Here lies the importance of the...
Date of source: Thursday, January 1, 2004
The article is about twelve Coptic manuscripts that contain texts translated from Greek from the fourth century. The contents of these manuscripts will help a lot in the study of the history of religion and philosophical thought in the East.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2001
A professor of archeology was referred to the General Financial Prosecution because of possessing a great many antique pieces without having a license and announcing false discoveries. He announced that he discovered a well in Tel Basta from which Jesus Christ drank. It was discovered that the well...
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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.