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Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 1999
The History and Antiques Committee of the Supreme Council for Culture organizes on April 19 a seminar with the theme "The National Role of the Egyptian Coptic Church throughout the Ages." Artist Farouq Hosni (Minister of Culture), Dr. Gaber ’Asfour (Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for...
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 1999
The icon is one of the most important features of the Coptic heritage. It is considered as a kind of a drawing message so that the illiterate person can easily understand it. It is a simple art, but it expresses individuality and independence.
Date of source: Thursday, February 18, 1999 to Wednesday, February 24, 1999
In the sixth century AD, Sadmant al-Gabal was predominantly Christian, with 1,300 monks making up the Fayoum diocese. Beyond the fertile land, towards the desert, lies the Monastery of St. George, damaged, rebuilt, destroyed, restored and expanded over
the ages. The newly restored monastery...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 24, 1999
Dr. Fouad Bahgat says that after Noah cut down the trees, he left them to dry for
about 40 years. This long period prevented the ship from decaying.
Date of source: Thursday, January 7, 1999 to Wednesday, January 13, 1999
It has been a century since his birth, and he has devoted the better part of these 100 years to a scrupulous, monumental task; the publication, for the first time in history, of the musical notation, accompanied by verbal transcription, of the Liturgy of St Basil.
Date of source: Thursday, January 7, 1999
A detailed description of the route of the Holy Family from place to place.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 6, 1999
Around 2000 years ago the Holy Family fled to seek refuge in Egypt fearing persecution from the Roman Emperor. The Virgin Mary, baby Jesus and Joseph fled from Palestine, trekked through the Sinai desert until they reached the Nile Delta.
Date of source: Monday, January 4, 1999
The year 2000 celebrations will witness a project of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism to draw the map of the Holy Journey into Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 4, 1999
The sycamore tree, which is believed to have given shade to the Holy Family during their journey into Egypt, has become a renowned landmark and a tourist site.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 6, 1999
Most exhibitions on Egyptian art abroad concerned ancient Egypt. In some exhibitions, however, also attention was given to religious art. In France and exhibition on "The Fatimid Treasures in Cairo", and focused a period which saw the coexistence of Coptic and Islamic art. In Austria some items of...
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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.