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Date of source: 18 Feb 2018
Pope Tawāḍrūs II had requested to preserve the ancient nature and original architecture of the church during the development and restoration process. A planning meeting took place, in December, between a delegation of the Greek restoration team and Anba Bāwlī, General Bishop of the churches.
Saint...
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Translator Tabea Schneider
Date of source: 19 Feb 2018
Several women came to see her as an enemy and an advocator for men’s interests. Yet, when she appeared in a video-clip on her personal social media page, she explained that with this initiative she is fighting the problems of widows, divorced and unmarried women.
Polygamous marriage, according to...
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Translator Tabea Schneider
Date of source: 19 Feb 2018
Moreover, Ottoman rulings were unjust and racist in nature against non-Muslims, for example non-Muslims were deprived from horseback riding, forced to use the left road track, and forbidden to wear a turban or colored dresses (other than black).
Anba Buṭrus VI, Pope of Alexandria and Head of the...
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Translator Tabea Schneider
Date of source: 19 Feb 2018
The Pope held the morning Mass at the monastery, where he inaugurated two churches: One named after St. Makārīūs al-Sakandarī, the Patron Saint of the Monastery, and another one for bishops and monks, named after the Three Macarius Saints.
This was the Pope’s first visit to the monastery after its...
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Translator Tabea Schneider
Date of source: 19 Feb 2018
Monasticism in Egypt emerged from three centers in the Northern Desert region: al-Asqīṭ at Wādī Naṭrūn, Jabal Natrīyā, and Jabal al-Qilālī.
The monastery is located between the cities Damanhūr and Sādāt, close to the village al-Kiffaḥ (Taḥrīr province) in the governorate of Beheira. Monastic life...
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Translator Tabea Schneider
Date of source: 19 Feb 2018
A monastries committee by the Holy Synod inspected the monastery. Several priests of the Eparchy of Beheira were present, as well as the monks of the monastery. Also Nādiya ʿAbduh, Governess of Beheira, General Alāʾ ʿAbd el-Fattaḥ, assistant to the Interior Minister, and executive Leaders of the...
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Translator Tabea Schneider
Date of source: 19 Feb 2018
The role of the Church in spreading the use of the Coptic language
Coptic writings by ancient Egyptians exist, such as the well-known “an-nusūs al-qibṭiyah al-qadī ma” (ancient Coptic texts), yet only the reign of Pope Dimiterius, the second Patriarch (189-232 A.D.), would bring further changes to...
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Translator Tabea Schneider
Date of source: 19 Feb 2018
The program includes four main topics: Egyptian identity, culture, art, and science. They are conveyed through several workshops and lectures, such as Arabic art and literature, cultural critique, Pharaonic history, Coptic culture, applied science, contemporary Egyptian history, music and art...
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Translator Tabea Schneider
Date of source: 11 Mar 2018
Peaceful Coexistence
The peculiar friendship that characterizes the relation between the two Sheikhs and Abūna Yuʾannas, reflects the way members of the society in the village live together. The inhabitants of Qufāda are indeed on good terms with each other regardless of religion. On one hand, this...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
Bishop Pachomius delivered the condolences of Pope Tawadros II,, members of the Holy Synod, the Diocese of Beheira and of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Libya to the family of the diseased young man.
He described the bomb attack as a painful assault executed by terrorist hands that try to rift and...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
Egyptian human rights lawyer, Najīb Jubrā’īl, in charge of the ‘Minors’ File’, accuses in general the authorities of being lax or indifferent, but he accuses in particular, three movements who are responsible for planning and accomplishing the abduction of Coptic minors: the first would be the ...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
In response, the French government spoke out against the cartoons but refrained from any legal action: "There is no necessity to pour oil on fire," spokesperson Najat Vallaud-Belkacem told France 2.
Meanwhile, the editor of Charlie Hebdo weekly claimed that the publication titled "The Life of...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
Coptic Church sources revealed to Al-Watan that the papal office issued instructions to all Copts to head home right after church masses and avoid gatherings around the church building as safety measures. In a statement released by the Patriarch of Saint Mark Episcopate of Alexandria, Pope...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
A number of infuriated members of the revolutionary youth set fire to posters showing Al-Qaradāwī picture which Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and Muslim Brother Party (MBP) had placarded in honor to the cleric.
The revolutionary youth declared that they burned the posters to manifest their...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
He added further, due to the weak position of the security forces, they are reluctant to hand in the land for fear of thugs and clashes. Despite the ruling enforcing the diocese right over the land, the ruling has not been put into effect one and a half year after the ruling, which, according to...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
The Azhar’s body had rejected the bill during an urgent meeting late Tuesday held by the Azhar Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb with a committee of Islamic scholars in accordance with a request of the ministry of finance to study the draft. The rejection of the Azhar was on the grounds that it "...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
’Amr also posted Pope Tawadros on the intensive contacts held by the Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli with the Libyan authorities in Tripoli to provide the necessary security to the Church, especially with the approach of Christmas celebrations.
The Egyptian Consul rushed to the scene of the explosion...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
The delegation included Muftī of the Republic ‘Alī Jum'ah, the Azhar Secretary ‘Abd al-Tawwāb Qutb, former Awqaf (Endowments) minister Hamid Zaqzūq, Advisor to the Awqaf minister Ibrahīm Nijm, advisor to Al-Tayyīb Mahmūd 'Azab, head of the Islamic Research Academy Shaykh ‘Alī ‘Abd Al- Bāqī, and a...
Date of source: 3 Jan 2013
He added during his visit to Coptic Orthodox Patriarch to congratulate Pope Tawadros on Christmas, that the Egyptian people reject by nature extremism and that the shared principles between Copts and Muslims are able to “defy any militants who exploit the vacuum the Egyptian society is currently...
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
The Minister offered his condolences to the victims’ families and said, “Egypt demands an investigation and handing culprits to justice”.
Bishop Pachomius of al-Beheira Governorate said that the preliminary investigation showed that extreme Islamic groups were responsible for the blast. He denied...
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
The Coptic lawyer said that, according to the new constitution, the president can appoint 10 percent of the council, but Mursī appointed 90 members, which is 30 percent. This is a contradiction that I can not interpret, according to Qillīnī.
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Bishop Kyrillos Avā Mīnā, General Bishop and head of Dayr Mār Mīnā (Monastery of Saint Mina) in Alexandria, had led a funeral mass for the second anniversary of the victims of the blast that targeted Two Saints Church in 2011 on New Year’s Eve, which left 4 dead.
The Coptic Orthodox Church sent...
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
The Bishop of Youth added that there is fear of Article 219 in the Constitution because it depends on jurisprudence, which is dynamic.
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Pastor Sāmih Maurice of Qasr al-Dūbārah Evangelical Church said that the celebration in Tahrīr Square is cancelled because of the lack of security.
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Sarah Ishāq ‘Abd al-Malāk from al-Dab’ah, Mars Matrūh Governorate, Marline Samīr Habīb from al-‘Arjī, west Alexandria, and Aghābī ‘Isām Jirjis from al-Nahdah area in west Alexandria had disappeared. The three of them are not more than 13 years old and witnesses say that there were some people who...
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Date of source: 1 Jan 2013
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
In the same vein, a close source to Dr. Khayrat al-Shātir, deputy supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Party, revealed that the party is in coordination with the Salafī al-Nūr Party to endorse al-Shātir as ‘future president’. In return, Yāsir Burhāmī stated, the MB’s Guidance Office would...
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
The festival scheduled for January 9 to 10 will not be held this year due to the political tension caused by the statement ’Isām al-’Iryān, advisor to the President, has delivered asking Egyptian Jews to leave Israel and reclaim their properties back at home. Further, the source has warned other...
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
Date of source: 6 Feb 2012
The head of the church, Rev. Mūnīr Hannā Anīs, appealed to all Egyptians to observe calm and restraint, asserting that acts of violence do not bring about the aspired goals of revealing facts.
He also called on the Egyptian leaders, ministries and institutions concerned to speed up unraveling facts...
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
At the same time, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has sent invitations to the Coptic congregation abroad through the ambassadors to the United States and the United Kingdom in Egypt. Archpriest Sergius Sergius, Deputy of the Patriarchate for Administrative Affairs, said, that the Papal...
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
Yusrī Hammād, the vice president of the new party, said that it will include both youth and more experienced members in its quest to protect Sharī’ah, which is considered a popular demand. He added that the party has a plan for national projects that will improve the economy, restore the middle...
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
Further, the Administrative Court postponed to March 12 the review of case of appeal calling for freezing Libyan assets that had been smuggled to Egypt. In addition, the court postponed to January 15 the case of appeal filed by Dr. Ahmad Zuwayl against the Nile University.
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
The Azhar’s body had rejected the bill during an urgent meeting late Tuesday (January 1) held by the Azhar’s Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb, on the grounds that it " endangers the state's sovereignty", especially that some articles of the draft would allow the sale of ‘Islamic sovereignty’ bonds as...
Date of source: 6 Feb 2012 to 1 Mar 2018
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
The disappearance of Coptic minors is a phenomenon that urged the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Al-Milī (Lay) Council to meet in Alexandria to discuss the matter. Many allegations on forced marriage and conversion have been raised after evidences proved the involvement of Salafī organizations in...
Date of source: 2 Jan 2013
M.M.: Why did you decide to establish the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Egypt particularly now? (The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice has its base in Saudi-Arabia).H.A.: So everyone knows we are not afraid of implementing God’s law; the Sharī’ah must...
Date of source: 16 Nov 2017
Title: Sustainable Agriculture, the Broader Context
Speaker: Dr. Hendrik Frans Massink (SGP)
Classify Under: Interview Documentation Project: Siwa Conference
Date of Recording: November 16, 2017
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Video Production: Mahy Sherif, Al Pingüino
Type of Reporting: Conference...
Date of source: 9 Feb 2018
Thank you for your invitation. It is a pleasure to be here at the department of Comparative Religion at your esteemed University of Manouba. I have prepared this presentation following a meeting with lawyer Fathi Bouzeyenne [Fātḥī Būzīān]. In this meeting it was agreed that I would speak about...
Date of source: 6 Feb 2012 to 1 Mar 2012
Date of source: 6 Feb 2012
Date of source: 24 Dec 2017
The book provides a biographical account of the life and death of Pastor Aydin, a former Muslim who had become Christian through his contact with Semse, a strong believing Turkish Christian woman who later became his wife. The account is informed by Aydin's personal letters and emails, as well as...
Date of source: 5 Oct 2017
Niqāb does not express the freedom of women to wear what they want; it is rather a negation of the body, which makes women present absentees.
According to Fūʾād, niqāb imposes a set of behaviors and boundaries that insult women. Wearing niqāb means women cannot shake hands or mix with men and...
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Translator Hānī Labīb
Date of source: 6 Oct 2017
While some of the workers in these channels believe that the political role these media outlets play is not contrary to their spiritual aim, some activists say that the primary role of these channels is to provide a spiritual message and should not engage in politics.
Other thinkers, however,...
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Translator Hānī Labīb
Date of source: 2 Oct 2017
ʿAbd Allāh added that the general rule is that the testimony of Christians citizens before the Egyptian courts are accepted and that they are equal to the testimony of Muslim citizens before all courts and in all cases. The only exception is that the testimony of non-Muslims is not included in...
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Translator Hānī Labīb
Date of source: 2 Oct 2017
Nā’ūt explained that the great Coptic figures that have contributed to different walks of life in Egypt and worldwide cannot be regarded as dhimmīs [literally, protected persons in Muslim countries] just because they are not Muslims.
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Translator Hānī Labīb
Date of source: 4 Oct 2017
Director of the Regional Commission for Tourism Activation in Aṣyūṭ ‘Uthmān al- Ḥussaynī said that there are three destinations for visitors and tourists in Aṣyūṭ, including Mary’s Tree in Dayrūṭ, al-Muḥarraq Monastery in Mount Qusqām and St. Mary’s Monastery in Drunkah.
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Translator Hānī Labīb
Date of source: 4 Oct 2017
The director of the Coptic Studies Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Dr. Lūʾay Maḥmūd Saʿīd said that this diploma is the first of its kind as it tackles a number of topics, including early Christian Islamic dialogue, Coptic Arabic literature, Coptic heritage and Arabic translations of the...
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Translator Hānī Labīb
Date of source: 4 Oct 2017
The number adopted by the church exceeds the number announced by Major General Abū Bakr al-Jundī, head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), who announced the number of Copts in the 1986 census was 5.7 percent of the total population of 82.1 million.
This figure,...
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Translator Hānī Labīb
Date of source: 4 Oct 2017
Shaykh Rāshid replied that Christians in Egypt are not dhimmīs, but they are indigenous citizens of the country, and that the majority of Muslim scholars agree that Christians are eligible to take up leadership positions in Muslim countries.
Another Muslim scholar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Sayīḥ, also said...
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Translator Hānī Labīb
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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.