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Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2023
On Saturday, June 03, 2023, the Court of Administrative Justice of the Council of State is handing down a verdict in the lawsuit filed by the head of the Protestant Churches of Egypt, Dr. Andrea Zakī, in which he requested the irrelevance of the Constitution of the Episcopal/Anglican Church and...
Date of source: Thursday, April 6, 2023
The President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, has spoken on the relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood and think tanks in the United States of America, expressing that strong bonds still exist between the two. Elsewhere, whilst speaking during a conference on...
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2023
The President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, has identified plans by Saudi Arabia to build the first evangelical church in the country and the event of a Christmas mass being held for the first time there, as signs of the country’s increasing openness. Dr. Zakī also...
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2023
On Sunday, April 9th, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the beginning of Holy Week, as churches were decorated with palm fronds, roses, and olive branches. It is an annual tradition at which the children rejoice and make shapes from palm fronds to celebrate the entry of Christ as king into...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
A fatwā issued by al-Azhar has led to the return of the child, Shinūda, to the Coptic couple who raised him, following his time spent in the care of social services in an orphanage. These events have once again caused the matter of Christian adoption to be examined. According to the current law,...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
On 15th February 2023, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will begin with the participation of various Christian churches and will be attended by Pope Tawāḍrūs II and representatives from the various Christian denominations. The opening ceremony will be held at St. Mark’s Cathedral in...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that leaders of the Christian denominations in Egypt have sowed the seeds of affection for 10 years since they established the Egyptian Council of Churches.
Date of source: Friday, February 24, 2023
The Reverend Dr. Andrea Zakī, Head of the Evangelical Community, confirmed that there was 95% agreement among the three Churches in Egypt (Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic) on the articles of the Personal Status Law for Christians.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2023
In 2007, Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī was elected Vice President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt. During his eight years in office, he has taken great efforts to strengthen relations between the Evangelical Church and other churches and denominations, both in Egypt and abroad.
Date of source: Monday, December 19, 2022
On Monday, the Coptic Evangelical Organization’s Forum for Dialogue of Cultures organized a conference entitled “Towards a Citizenship Supportive of Cultural Diversity”. The first session was opened by Samīra Luqā, the lead official in the dialogue department of the Coptic Evangelical Organization...
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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.