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Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The Coptic Orthodox Church held a forum to discuss the reasons behind the passivity of the Copts in political life.
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
The author argues that the role of secularists in the Coptic Church is crucial, since they aim at a civil society that neither denies God, nor exploits religions to fulfill worldly goals, and that they act as neutral brokers for the state-church relationship.
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
The author of this article quotes several people, the conglomoration of which reveals that the secular-based Coptic council, al-Majlis al-Mīllī, is very important and provides much assistance to the Copts and the Church, but that it also currently has many weaknesses which must be sorted through.
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
The author notes the opinions of some of the pope’s favored candidates for al-Majlis al-Mīllī. Their comments pertain to the status, purpose and future of the secular-based Coptic council.
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
The article reports on a prayer conference due to be held at Wādi al-Natroun from 22 to 25 March. Five thousand people from all over Egypt are expected to attend this conference to prayer for Egypt’s progress.
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
The author believes that the ban on divorce by the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church has a practical and emotional impact. She states that many couples change their denominations, while others resort to illegal means, including forgery, to obtain a legal separation.
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
The author offers a brief a review of a television program that hosted a number of Muslim and Coptic figures discussing several critical issues.
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
The Muslim Brotherhood is arranging a dialogue session with Alexandria’s Copts, scheduled on Thursday at the Egyptian Center for Media and Cultural Development, Alexandria.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Rev. ‘Azīz Murjān, the head of the synod of Pentecostal churches in Egypt, stated that South Korean Pastor Jaerock Lee’s faith is sound and genuine and he has never been a heretic. He added that Kamāl Farah, the pastor of the Evangelical Church in the Cairo district of Shubrā, has visited the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2005
The Evangelical Church in Egypt is in conflict because a priest has invited a South Korean religious leader, accused of heresy by many in the Korean church, to convene a conference 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.