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Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Anglican Archbishop Mouneer proposed the title Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe. The comparison with Europe was important to the Archbishop since it is not all rosy in Europe, yet Mr.Belder chose to focus on Egypt alone.
Mr.Bas Belder is a former journalist for the...
Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2022
The September 2020 Webinar “Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe,” led to a discussion about the so-called Covenant of ʿUmar, also known as the Capitulations of ʿUmar, a 9th-century document prohibiting church building, the rebuilding of destroyed churches, and displaying a cross on...
Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Mr. Bas Belder was between 1999 and 2019 one of the very few members in the European Parliament showing an active interest in the position of Christians in the Middle East. He is to be complimented for his genuine interest in Christians in the Middle East but the sources he used in his paper for...
Date of source: Thursday, June 4, 2026
In the Christian conscience, divorce is not a cold signature at the end of a troubled relationship nor a quick escape from a heavy responsibility. It is a wound that strikes at the very heart of the marital covenant, a painful declaration of a relationship whose legal facade is no longer sufficient...
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2026
Counselor Dr. George Sāmī Nicola, Vice President of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, said that the Personal Status Regulations for Orthodox Copts issued in 1938 and its amendments in 2008 have become the only applicable regulations for Orthodox Copts’ personal status disputes, provided...
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2026
A Coptic researcher reviewed the historical roots of personal status legislation for non-Muslims, stressing that it dates back to the year 1453 AD, when Ottoman Sultan Muḥammad the Conqueror conquered Constantinople and declared the guarantee of freedom of the Christian religion, granting the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2026
A veteran Coptic researcher, Dr. Tharwat Ṣamū’īl, noted that the Christian marriage is not just a social system to regulate life but rather a profound divine call, adding that the need arises to rediscover the meaning of genuine Christian marriage in a world rife with changes and social...
Date of source: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Dr. ʿAtif Najīb, former Director General of the Coptic Museum and a professor in the Department of Archaeology at the Institute of Coptic Studies, revealed the source of the historical information outlining the Holy Family’s route in Egypt.
In an exclusive statement to al-Dustūr, the source...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
In a notable development within the draft law on personal status affairs for Christians, Article 30 revealed specific exceptions to the prohibitions on marriage, most notably allowing marriage to the wife’s sister or the brother’s wife in the event of death within some denominations. This provision...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Pope Tawāḍrūs said that Egypt boasts a unique blessing, as it is the country that welcomed Jesus Christ and the Holy Family, who lived on its land.
"The route of the Holy Family has remained preserved and protected throughout the centuries thanks to the churches and monasteries that have maintained...
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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.