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Date of source: Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Often when people emigrate from Egypt they leave certain problems behind but encounter new obstacles in their new country of residence believes Rev. Menes Abdel Nūr. However the pastor believes in spite of the fact that Pope Shenouda is a great preacher he should not have interfered in politics.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 31, 2008
In an interview with Gerrit Roos of Reformatorisch Dagblad and Cornelis Hulsman, Bishop Marqus highlights the problems facing Christians in Egypt today. These problems include issues such as church building, conversion, the Egyptian education system and the emigration of Christians abroad.
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2008
Gerrit Roos investigates the complex relations between Christians and Muslims in Egypt. He interviewed a number of Christian figures and analyzes the reasons why people emigrate from the country.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Conversion in Egypt is a difficult subject. There is a great deal of secrecy regarding the numbers of conversions that take place each year and the Egyptian press in general does not investigate the stories fully. This paper focuses both on the primary causes for conversion and also on the way that...
Date of source: Monday, October 20, 2008
Sharīf al-Dawākhlī’s article in Al-Dustūr discusses the issues facing Pope Shenouda on his return from medical leave in the United States.
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2008
The article discusses the alleged kidnapping of individuals to force them to convert, and focuses on a few individual’s accounts.
Date of source: Sunday, June 22, 2008
A Coptic girl who disappeared on June 14 was returned to her family by the security authorities. The article points out, however, that many other families are not so lucky and that there are cases of other Christians in the area who have gone missing and not been found by the police.
Date of source: Sunday, October 5, 2008
Review of the Cairo press in which three controversies are discussed. First, a Fatwá banning serving food or drinks during the day during Ramadan. Second the story of Qistantīn, a priest’s wife who disappeared and supposedly converted to Islam, and now lives in seclusion in a monastery, amid rumors...
Date of source: Thursday, October 2, 2008
An al-Qā‘idahorganizationstatementhas allegedly been released stating that the group will bomb monasteries in Egypt if they are holding Wafā’ Qistantīn against her will.
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2008
Issues that exacerbate tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt seem to keep bubbling back to the surface. In this editorial Drs. Hulsman comments on the recent development in the Abū Fanā incidents as well as rumors surrounding Wafā’ Qustantīne.
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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.