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Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2022
Among the publications at the Cairo International Book Fair is the Arabic translation of When Jesus Became God by the Jewish-American author, Richard E. Rubenstein, published by Dār al-Yāsmīn Publishing and translated by Usāma Naṣṣār.
The 437-page book has provoked debate since the announcement of...
Date of source: Friday, January 28, 2022
The issue of “modesty in church” has raised a lot of controversy in the Coptic community, especially during the wedding season that starts right after Christmas. The instructions of the bishops are renewed annually for the so-called “adjustment of clothing for attending weddings and church events”.
Date of source: Sunday, January 9, 2022
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria joined Shaykh of al-Azhar Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib in rejecting the so-called Abrahamic religion. The Coptic Orthodox Church is known for its adherence to traditional faith since it was established by St. Mark the Evangelist, founder of the Coptic Church.
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2022
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī congratulated His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria, patriarch of the See of St. Mark, on Christmas, during his visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ at the New Administrative Capital.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2022
Dr. Muʾmin al-Hawārī, Head of the Central Administration of the Red Sea region of Al-Azhar, and Shaykh Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥīm, Director-General of Preaching of the Red Sea, headed a delegation on Monday to visit the "Catholic, Orthodox, and Evangelical" churches of the city of Hurghada, in order to...
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2022
The Coptic Museum is considered one of the oldest and most important Egyptian museums, containing the largest collection of Coptic artifacts in the world. The museum was inaugurated in 1910 by Marcus Simaika Pasha [Marquṣ Sumayka], one of the most prominent Christian figures interested in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
For the first time in years, Catholics in Egypt don’t have to work on Christmas, not because the government made it a national holiday, but because their Christmas happens to fall on the weekend, on Friday and Saturday.
For many ages, Egyptian Catholics have demanded that the western Christmas (the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 2021
Dr Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Church of Alexandria, participated in joint theological dialogue sessions between the Anglican Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches around the world through a Zoom meeting.
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2021
The crisis of Copts detained in Libya continues to cast a shadow over their families’ homes in Sūhaj, where a state of sadness prevails the areas of Marāgha and Juhayna. Amid prayers and tears revealing the fate of the Copts who have been detained for two weeks, the families confirmed that there...
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2021
Copts have appealed to the Ministry of the Interior to quickly find solutions to the crisis at the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor in Minya, in light of the continued prevention of entry to visitors by local security services. Security stopped a number of groups from entering yesterday and...
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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.