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Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2001
The author comments on Youssef
Sidhom’s editorial in "Watani" titled "Why did Egyptian Students demonstrate?" He believes that the ideas Sidhom
expressed are strange ideas outside the bounds of the Egyptian Orthodox-church, as they do not support the
Palestinian struggle against Israel. He also...
Date of source: Friday, October 19, 2001
Muslim students, in one of the American Universities, wanted to hold Friday prayers in the university grounds as usual, but they were afraid of being attacked by racists. Coptic students realized the danger and formed a circle around the praying area until the Muslims had finished praying. These...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
In his article, author Hānī Labīb, a Copt, retorts to the opinions of a leading expatriate Copt whom throughout the article he described as a “pretender of intellect” [Reviewer: The author has not mentioned the name of this Coptic leader – a likely reference to ‘Adlī Abādīr].
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
The Coptic researcher Majdī Khalīl has published a detailed paper in both Arabic and English on the dialogue between the government and the Copts. The paper deals with the government’s attempts to use some Copts against the interests of the ‘Coptic people.’ He claims that he has proven that the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
Saad writes about a new Coptic satellite TV program entitled “Aghapy.” He promotes this program and encourages more people to watch it, learn about it, and support it. He considers it one of the greatest resources for spreading information about the Coptic Orthodox Church, including its activities...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 12, 2003
The Holy Virgin of Al-Zaytoun Church in Vienna hosted a Ramadan evening, including an iftar dinner.
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2003
The article reports on a seminar held in the Nasserist Party last week, which invited as its main speaker Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin, a prominent Muslim preacher. Shahin attacked secularism and its advocates and warned against US intervention in the issue of renewing the Islamic religious discourse....
Date of source: Saturday, July 19, 2003 to Friday, July 25, 2003
Dr. Selim Naguib wrote an article titled “Where is the conscience of Egypt?” published on the internet site of Elaf. He claimed that kidnapping minor Coptic girls and forcing them to convert to Islam is a phenomenon in Egypt. The author comments on this article. He just denies that such thing...
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
Metropolitan Abba Seraphim’s critique of a paper by Bishop Munīr on the relations between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, presented at the annual interfaith dialogue meeting of the Anglican communion and the Permanent Committee of the Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions.
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 2003
Some people choose not to discuss with arguments but slander people they disagree with in an effort to discredit them. This can be frequently seen in some Egyptian media. Some Coptic activists, such as Michael Meunier, president of the US Copts Association, are not much different in their behavior...
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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.