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Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The article is analyzes the
crisis
being experienced by the Mār Girgis church and attributes it to the fishy relationship between a
powerful
bazaar owner and corrupt officials.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 1997
Subtitle:Orascom did not obtain a tender of 7.5 million pounds. After the re-bidding, it obtained it for 23 million.El-Shaab suspects corruption in the way Orascom, owned by the super rich Christian Saweres and Arab Contractors, obtained the tender to repair the Hanging Church. Orascom’s bid of 7...
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 1997
Subtitle:Signing a
21 million pound restoration contractEgypt’s minister of culture has
signed a contract of 21 million
Egyptian pounds to restore the famous Hanging Church bringing to an end a
15-year-old dispute about the restoration
of the 5th century church. The aim is to develop...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 1997
Subtitle:What is going on within the church?The real story about the excommunicated Monk
Danial El-Baramousi, and Monk AghathonWhy didn’t the excommunicated fathers speak about the real
reasons
for their excommunication?El-Watani newspaper examines the reasons for the
excommunication of...
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
This article discusses how the conditions of Coptic and Jewish monuments
are
neglected and gives examples of well-known churches and synagogues.
Date of source: Thursday, August 31, 2006
The author discusses
the problems facing the Hanging
Church as priests accuse a Christian businessman of encroaching on the sanctity of
the church by building
bazaars in front of the Mār Girgis church. Some point an accusing finger at the
Supreme Council of
Antiquities for supporting the...
Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2006
The article articulates the history of the ancient monastery
of St. Polā
on the Red Sea and suggests the launching of an integrated project to restore this Coptic
monument amidst
archeologists’ arguments that the costs of Coptic restoration projects are too high.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
The author writes about the history and current status of the Coptic
Museum, having been recently
inaugurated by President Mubārak after restoration works.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
The author reviews the life of St Polā, one of the
early pillars of monasticism in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, July 10, 2006
The author notes the reopening of
the Coptic museum in 2006, noting
that its restoration cost 30 million Egyptian pounds.
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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.