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Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
This article highlights an interview between Radio Vatican and Father Rafīq Greish, a spokesman for the Coptic Catholic Church, who speaks about the state of Egyptian Christians during the past months.
Greish discusses the ‘Umrāniyyah riots against the construction stoppage of an unlicensed church...
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 2010
Asmā’ Nassār argues that Egypt cannot be a civil country without making a distinction between religion and state. For instance, she says that some Egyptian schools force Christians to memorize verses from the Qur'ān.
Nassār recommends several ways to improve the civil state in Egypt.
The first way...
Date of source: Monday, November 22, 2010
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria was officially made a member of the Council of Cardinals by Vatican Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, making him the third Egyptian member of the council in history. In a statement, Bishop Antonius Najīb said that religious discrimination in Egypt is non-...
Date of source: Saturday, November 20, 2010
In an interview with al-Wafd, the official spokesman for the Egyptian Catholic Church, Father Rafīq Greish, said that former U.S. President George W. Bush is responsible for the Sayyidat al-Najāh Church massacre in Iraq because it is one of the consequences of the President allegedly destroying...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Around 600 people performed liturgy last Sunday in the courtyard of a school belonging to the church that was destroyed by a fire last week. Youannis Zakaria pointed out that this is the third church to be destroyed by a fire in the Diocese of Luxor, all three resulting from electrical short...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Authorities are investigating a large fire that took place two days ago at the Catholic Church of Copts, which is a subsidiary of one of the national centers at the Hegaza Kibli village in the Qena Governorate. The fire purportedly destroyed the church completely.
Key Words: Qena - The Catholic...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The article notes the conversion of forty people from the Coptic Orthodox Church to the Presbyterian Church. The author expects that the incident might renew the conflict between the two churches.
Date of source: Thursday, August 6, 2009
Rose al-Yūsuf reports on the meeting held by the Middle East Council of Churches [MECC] under the title of ’Young Peace Makers.’
Date of source: Sunday, March 1, 2009
The article lists facts related to the houses of worship file. He shows the extent of the state’s discrimination in dealing with both Muslim and Christian houses of worship.
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2007
A “historic” reception gathered Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Saint Mark Diocese with the Patriarch of the Ethiopian church and that of the Armenian Orthodox Church. The meeting resulted in announcing three-copy announcement on the faith unity signed by the three patriarchs.
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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.