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[The text was written as a chapter for Freedom of Belief and Christian Mission, Edited by Hans Aage Gravaas, Christof Sauer, Tormod Engelsviken, Maqsood Kamil and Knud Jørgensen. Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series, Vol.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, received a telephone call from Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church to congratulate him on the occasion of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Pope Tawāḍrūs II held a phone call with the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, congratulating the Grand Imām on the occasion of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr and expressing his sincere wishes to His Eminence and to all Muslim brothers on this occasion, as well as his hope that such celebrations would serve as an...
Date of source: Saturday, March 7, 2026
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt and abroad is preparing to commemorate the "Glorious Feast of the Cross" on the 19th of March, 2026. This occasion is not merely an annual ritual but a revival of the symbolism of sacrifice and victory over death in the Christian faith, and churches are adorned...
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Intercultural and interreligious dialogue brought Cornelis Hulsman from a conservative Christian Reformed bubble in the Netherlands to a deeply ecumenical attitude, refraining from absolutist statements about faith since any religion is the outcome of a human search for meaning in life.
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This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof.
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2022
The Papal Residence in Cairo hosted on Thursday evening (November 4, 2022), the signing ceremony for the book, Pope Tawāḍrūs II: Years of Love for God and the Country, in the presence of His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. The book was published...
Date of source: Monday, November 21, 2022
Pope Tawāḍrūs II has visited the Monastery of St. Macarius [Dayr Abū Maqār], one of the oldest Coptic monasteries in Wādī Naṭrūn. It is his tenth visit since he assumed the Patriarchate in 2012. His first visit as 118th Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the monastery was on 10th March 2014...
Date of source: Thursday, November 3, 2022
Led by Pope Tawāḍrūṣ II, the Coptic Orthodox Church is preparing to start the Christmas fast on November 25th, which will last for 43 days until Coptic Christmas is celebrated on January 7, 2023. During this period, Coptic Christians abstain from meat and dairy products and observe several unique...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Social media users recently circulated a shocking video of Fr. Ṣamūʾīl al-Buḥayrī, one of the priests of the ʿIzbat al-Nakhl region, describing Protestant marriage as adultery. The video reeks of hatred and contempt for a segment of society that is the closest segment to his own and forms an...
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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.