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Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The following article presents a critique of media outlets and how they help to fuel the flames of sectarian sedition, spreading rumors before first validating their facts.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
The author reviews a publication entitled, ‘Treasures of Coptic Art,’ that was released concurrently with the re-opening of the Coptic Museum in Cairo. She highlights factors of the book.
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2005
The Coptic Orthodox Church, isolated from the rest of Christendom for 1400 years by Chalcedon and Islam, is often unknown in the West. When I once explained to an interlocutor why I had been in Egypt--to study Coptic Christianity--the response was, "There are Christians in Egypt?!" Fortunately,...
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The author highlights Coptic antiquities and art, and their contribution to history.
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2007
The author discusses Coptic iconography over time, as well as the significant contributions of a number of renowned Coptic iconographers.
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
This article is a description of the international growth of the Coptic Orthodox Church over the course of history.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
A description of a visit to the Convent of St. Dimyānah on the Occasion of the festival of Saint Dimyānah whereby Metropolitan Bīshūy provided the delegation with a detailed explanation of Coptic traditions related to the convent. Dr. Picard noted differences between the way Metropolitan Bīshūy and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2007
The article is the first in a series of articles that trace the history of Egyptians, and how exactly they came to be Egyptians. It considers the relationship between Muslims and Christians, and how this relationship has shaped present day Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
The writer
talks about how the West has transformed the celebration of Christmas
into a celebration of Santa Clause,
and it is starting to become a phenomenon in the East.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
Nājih Sam‘ān, the author, presents a brief study on
the historical and
geographical background of Catholicism 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.