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Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2000
Several articles in the Egyptian press shows how Egyptians were deeply touched by the impressive celebration, which took place on June 1st, in Saint Mary’s Coptic Church in Ma’adi, to commemorate the third millennium anniversary of the coming of the Holy Family to Egypt. It exposes how this...
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2000
A great celebration took place on June 1st, in Saint Mary’s Coptic Church in Ma’adi, to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the coming of the Holy Family to Egypt. The participation of Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and many other ministers, as well as Pope Shenouda III, The Sheikh of Azhar, Dr....
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2000
Salwa Refaat wrote the National Egyptian Heritage Foundation( NEHRA), the Ministries of Culture and Environment and the Antiquities Authority made great efforts to revive the sites on the Holy path. On the same page was an interview with Mr. Mounir Gabbour, Chairman of NEHRA. In: "The Holy Book"...
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2007
Coptic writer Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá about his views on reform in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Egyptian youth turning to religious associations and the phenomenon of converting people. Description of a visit to the Holy Family celebration in Dayr Abū Hinnis, organized by CIDT and FPA. Support and...
Date of source: Sunday, September 10, 2006
The author traces the history of the town of Ansīna, in the governate of Minia, a former centre of Christian persecution.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Najlā’ Bidīr tells of her journey to the cave in the Western Mountain in Assiut.
Date of source: Sunday, August 27, 2006
The author writes about the Virgin Mary feast which celebrates both the Virgin’s fasting and the memory of the Holy Family’s journey in the Upper Egyptian area of Assiut. A visit to an old cave that housed the Virgin and young Jesus is an essential part of the festivities.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
Watani interviewed Samir Mitri Gayed, a member of the National Egyptian Heritage Revival Association (N.E.H.R.A), a pressure group which is keen on opening up religious tourism in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
“Inspirations from the Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt” is the title of an exhibition held in Cairo last month by the association of preserving Coptic heritage. The exhibition included sculptures, reliefs, textiles, and Coptic icons by some 30 artists. Some of the works were traditional, but...
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
In light of the Holy Virgin’s fast, which begins on the first day of the Coptic month of Misra (7 August) and ends with the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin on 16 Misra, the author outlines the history of the sacred cave in Assiut which is believed to have sheltered the Holy Family for...
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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.