Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2017
The author surveys some of the portrayals of ʿĪsā/Jesus in modern Arabic literature.
Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2022
The author discusses the different political and socio-economic challenges causing a rise in Christian immigration from the Middle East, threatening the region’s diverse social fabric, particularly in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq.
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2022
Anba Rāfāʾīl, General Bishop of the Churches of Central Cairo, Bishop of Youth, and Professor of Dogmatic Theology, begins his first pastoral visit to the Coptic church in Jerusalem and the occupied territories.
Date of source: Sunday, October 16, 2022
With his recent visit to the occupied Palestinian territories, Bishop Rāfāʾīl, general bishop of the churches of central Cairo and head of the youth bishopric, sparked criticism of the Coptic Orthodox Church and accusations of normalization with Israel.
Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2022
Dār al-Kalima Press, which is affiliated with Dār al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, launched its latest publication, Rooted in Palestine: Palestinian Christians and the Struggle for National Liberation 1917-2004 by Xavier Abu Eid [Xavier Abū ʿĪd]. The launch ceremony took place in the hall of St....
Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Fr. Yūwāqīm, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Isna and Armant, has taken a pastoral visit to the Holy Land. He was accompanied on his journey to Jerusalem by several fathers and priests.
Date of source: Monday, May 23, 2022
In the aftermath of the brutal assassination of Palestinian American Aljazeera [al-Jazīra] reporter Shireen Abu Akleh [Shīrīn Abū ʿĀklih] (May 11th 2022) by occupying Israeli military forces in Jenin, our British friend William Morris, cofounder and Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation...
Date of source: Monday, May 30, 2022
Orthodox Rabbi Moshe Peleg responded in questions and answers with Cornelis Hulsman to the article of Dr. Nājiyya ʿAbd al-Mughnī Saʿīd, vice president of the Egyptian Moral Rearmament Association (EMRA) about the death of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh [Shīrīn Abū ʿĀklih]. Please read Dr...
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2022
Al-Azhar Observatory for Monitoring Extremist Ideologies announced that they strongly condemn the Zionist attack on the funeral of the late Palestinian heroine Shīrīn Abū ʿĀklih, which violates all norms and international laws, especially the dignity of the Palestinian people. They stressed that...
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2022
A debate arose in the Arab and Muslim world as to whether Muslims may refer to Shīrīn Abū ʿĀqila, who was a Christian, as a "martyr," and whether it is permissible for them to say 'may Allah have mercy upon her.'