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Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Visitors to the Monastery of St. Dimyana for the festival of St. Dimyana receive a first-hand look into the dynamics of a popular religious celebration and the lives of the nuns of the monastery.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Mother Theoliptie is a Chinese-Canadian Coptic Orthodox nun who has resided at St. Demiana’s Monastery for about 16 years. Her story is one of remarkable change from Buddhism to Coptic Orthodoxy. She quit her job as a pharmacist in Toronto and entered the monastery at age 27. I have met with...
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2011
The main text was written by nuns of Saint Demiana’s Monastery. Introductions to the main text were written by Cornelis Hulsman and the Christian Treasures Organization.
Introduction: Cornelis Hulsman
We are very pleased to present the detailed life story of Saint Demiana and the 40 virgins which...
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2000
Salwa Refaat wrote the National Egyptian Heritage Foundation( NEHRA), the Ministries of Culture and Environment and the Antiquities Authority made great efforts to revive the sites on the Holy path. On the same page was an interview with Mr. Mounir Gabbour, Chairman of NEHRA. In: "The Holy Book"...
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2006
‘Ādil Zāhir compares Bishop
Bīshūy’s newspapers to that of Watanī.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
In his article, ‘Ādil Zāhir notes Copts’ disapproval
of the current situation in the Coptic Orthodox Church where people are constantly accused and judged. Zāhir
points out Bishop Bīshūy’s transgressions in this regard, where he has made accusations that touch even
respectable figures of the...
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2006
Bishop
Bīshūy is a controversial figure in the Coptic
Orthodox church. He is known for his traditional stands,
but also for his reforms and important
achievements.
Date of source: Monday, September 18, 2006
The article discusses the
way the church deals with sinning Christians, particularly girls.
Christian clerics say the church always keeps the
door open for girls who have sinned with Christian men,
but girls who have sinned with non-Christian men are
advised to keep away and receive intensive...
Date of source: Monday, July 3, 2006
The author sheds light on the life of Egyptian Orthodox nuns inside a convent and their
rebellion against the convent head, Archbishop Bīshūy, for his strict orders separating them
entirely from
the outside world.
Date of source: Friday, December 28, 2001
Christianity Today published a cover page article of Cornelis Hulsman about the Coptic Orthodox tradition of the Flight to Egypt. The article is presented in this issue of the RNSAW with permission of Christianity Today. You will find here the text before it was edited by Christianity Today. It is...
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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.