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Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2017
Monk Tīmūthāwus Āfā Mīnā, responsible for the al-Ṭāḥūna Church of Pope Kīrillus in the area of al-Zahrāʾ,Miṣr al-Qadīma, said that March is the month for visiting al-Ṭāḥūna to celebrate the day of his excellence Pope Kīrillus on March, 9th of every year.
Date of source: Thursday, April 21, 2016
Dr. Shurūq ʿAshūr, professor of Islamic and Christian monuments at the Future University stressed in a recent study that Egypt is home to 156 ancient churches. She said that these archaeological churches are considered to be an architectural museum.
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Date of source: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Pope Tawadros and Ibrahīm Mahlab, the President of the Minister’s Council, will attend a celebration commemorating the holy family’s arrival in Egypt. The celebration will be widely attended by many bishops from different parishes and public figures such as intellectuals and artists.
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Date of source: Thursday, October 22, 2015
When Khedive Isma`īl came to power in Egypt, he wanted to establish a modern, elegant and vibrant downtown for Cairo that would rival the urban down towns of Europe. After years of neglect, it seems that both private and government-led initiatives to revive Cairo’s downtown are finally making...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Scholar and TV presenter Islām Al Behēri will serve a reduced sentence of one year in prison after the Misdemeanor Court of Misr al-Qadīma district, in central Cairo, announced Monday night that it will reduce the original five-year sentence issued on November 30, 2015.
Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated yesterday (June 1) the memory of the journey of the Holy Family to Egypt. The Church held the service at Abū Sirjah Church in in Old Cairo. The ceremony was attended by several political figures, including ‘Amr Mūsá, leader of the Conference party, as well as...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
An initiative for peace was lunched between Dr. 'Ilwī Amīn, Professor at the Azhar University and Archpriest Būlus 'Uwaydah and Bishop Bisantī. One meeting was at the 'Amr Ibn al-'As mosque and the other was at the Hanging Church.
This initiative was to reinforce religious tolerance between...
Date of source: Thursday, August 2, 2012
The village of Dahshūr is administratively affiliated with Badrāshīn Township, Giza Governorate. It is one of the most historically famous spots on the map of the antiquities-based tourism in Egypt, especially after being chosen by the World Tourism Organization as the place for celebrations of the...
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The majority of articles containing Coptic population figures were not published in several major English-language newspapers until after 1956.
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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.