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Date of source: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The case of a Coptic young woman, āmāl Zakī Nasīm, is still open to all possibilities. Ten days after āmāl’s mysterious absence, security forces seem to be failing to obtain any clue about her place or state. The Egyptian press continues to report on the developments in the case.
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Bishop Bīshūy rejects the propositions of a group of laymen to change the list of regulations for electing the pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He also announced the Holy Synod’s approval of a new paper by the metropolitan of Jerusalem prohibiting Copts from traveling there.
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The article reviews a book authored by Bishop Paphnotius, the bishop of Samālūṭ, entitled, ‘Min-Abhāth al-Qānūn al-Kanasī: Muqawimāt al-Usquf wa-Rakā’izahu’ [From the Research on the Church Regulations: Fundamentals and Pillars of the Bishop]. In the book, Paphnotius draws the borders and powers...
Date of source: Friday, August 10, 2007
George Bibāwī believes that there is a crisis within the Coptic Orthodox Church as even its senior leaders can be incorrect in academic studies in theology and doctrine. He calls to draft a plan to build up religious knowledge of teachers in Coptic institutes.
Date of source: Sunday, July 29, 2007
Wafā’ Waṣfī publishes a secret letter from Bishop Gregorius, the former general archbishop of the post-graduate theological studies and Coptic culture, to Bishop Bīshūy that was dated back to September 1, 1985, in which Bishop Gregorius condemned Bishop Bīshūy’s frequent attacks against him and...
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
Bishop Bishūy of the Coptic Orthodox Church responds to questions on church trials, which according to his interviewer are infamous for being harsh and surrounded by vagueness.
Date of source: Thursday, July 12, 2007
The article discusses the ongoing reactions in the Catholic Church in Egypt to the controversial statements of Bishop Bīshūy which deemed Catholics apostates and threatened them with eternal punishment unless they abandon their Catholicism and embrace Coptic Orthodoxy.
Date of source: Thursday, July 12, 2007
Bishop Bīshūy meets with the governor of Alexandria to discuss the recent tension in Muslim-Christian relations there.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hānī Labīb discusses the strained relation between the Coptic Orthodox Church and Waṭanī, which used to be the informal mouthpiece of the church, believing that some figures within the church tried to extort Waṭanī in order to follow certain policies that please the church.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Coptic Group for Church Reform has issued a statement asserting that the Holy Synod’s regulations, which were laid down by Pope Shenouda, are invalid and called to remove Bishop Bīshūy from his post.
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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.