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Date of source: Sunday, January 6, 2002
For decades, the Egyptian government refused to include the Holy Virgin Tree in el-Matariya on the country´s heritage list of protected sites. As a result, the tree fell victim to unscrupulous locals who sold branches and sap to pilgrims. The president of the National Egyptian Heritage Revival...
Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2002
Paul Perry says that despite no reporter from Sabah Al-Kheir attempted to contact him regarding his photograph, the magazine captured his feelings about this amazing experience. He thinks he did photograph a miracle, which was an answer to a question of his since beginning a study of the Holy...
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
Between October 10, 1998 and October 2002 80 permits had been given for restauration, 9 for renovation and 3 for completely rebuilding a church (tearing it to the ground and rebuilding it again). Six more permits have been requested and are now being processed.
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
The spiritual Phenomenon of shinning lights in the churches of Assiut and at St. Mary´s Monastery has continued for more than two years now. The author says he witnessed this phenomenon himself. Many people who live in Assiut assert that they have seen such heavenly lights at the monastery since...
Date of source: Friday, October 11, 2002
Christians believe that Al-Muharraq monastery is the holiest location to which the Holy Family resorted. The tourism value of Al-Muharraq monastery is not less than that of the pyramids. That is why we should give it the concern it deserves.
Date of source: Sunday, October 13, 2002
A German group visited the route of the Holy Family in Egypt as part of a wider tour throughout Egypt. The group was welcomed by Bishop Aghathon of Maghagha. The bishop thanked the Egyptian president for caring about places of tourism. He also stressed the good relations between Muslims and...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 2, 2002
A group of Germans belonging to the YMCA [Young Men´s Christian Association] and Evangelical Church of Saxony, Germany [Evangelische Kirche Deutschland] discovered a very different Christian Egypt from what they had expected from press reports in their home country. The group had followed the trail...
Date of source: Saturday, August 24, 2002
A painting portraying “The Holy Family in Egypt,” by the famous painter Titian, was found in London. The painting was stolen seven years ago and dates to the 13th century.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 21, 2002
More than two million Muslims and Christians celebrated the mulid of the Holy Virgin in Durunka monastery, in Assiut. Bishop Mikhail of Assiut expressed his appreciation and happiness at the great efforts the governorate exerts to develop religious places and places for tourism in Assiut.
Date of source: Sunday, July 28, 2002
A report of the commemoration in Deir Abu Hinnis, 300 km south of Cairo, of the arrival of the Holy Family in Egypt.
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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.