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Date of source: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Despite international interest in the study of Coptic Orthodoxy and Coptic history, until as late as the 1950s there was no academic institution offering such studies in Egypt. This article describes the founding and continued work of the Institute for Coptic Studies, founded in 1954.
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
A former assistant in the church service of the Coptic Orthodox Church considers the Orthodox rites to be idolatry.
Date of source: Saturday, April 11, 2009 to Friday, April 17, 2009
A new book by a pharmacist accuses the Orthodox church of worshipping idols.
Date of source: Friday, March 27, 2009
A new book entitled ’al-Mawālid wa al-Tasawwuf fī Misr’ [Mūlids and Sūfism in Egypt] written by the Dutch writer Nicolaas Biegman was recently translated into Arabic and issued by the National Center for Translation.
Date of source: Monday, January 19, 2009
There has been widespread displeasure from Coptic organizations abroad to Pope Shenouda’s Christmas sermon.
Date of source: Friday, January 9, 2009
Different icons reflect the different cultures in which they were depicted. The Coptic icons present Jesus with a big oval face and wide eyes that reflect a strong look.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Councilor Labīb stresses that the bishop must be a servant and a pastor that rules by the law of love. He also argues that the church law and the teachings of the saints all stress the humbleness of the bishop.
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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.