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Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
This issue covers a number of topics dealing again with the freedom of expression. Pope Shenouda discusses the need for Arab unity to address the tensions in the Middle East, and Max Michel publishes a book critiquing the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Hānī Labīb reviews a book by Max Michel. Labīb refutes the ideas mentioned within and considers the book to be evidence of Michel’s deviation from the right path.
Date of source: Sunday, March 2, 2008
The author launches a no-holds barred attack on Max Michel, the self-appointed Bishop Maximus I of St. Athanasius Church. ‘Ātif ‘Abd al-Ghanī accuses Michel of being part of a conspiracy against Egyptian unity, and claims that Michel was just a pawn in ill-wishers’ hands.
Date of source: Thursday, February 21, 2008
The article reports on a letter of Max Michel to Pope Shenouda, in which Michel points to how Christians of Egypt have been increasingly abandoning their faith because of hardships in obtaining church divorce.
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2008
Al-Bāz discusses the increasing number of Christian converts to Islam in Egypt. He presents the church’s opinion and provides numbers, although their authenticity has been called into question.
Date of source: Thursday, February 21, 2008
The article discusses the emergence of a trend to file lawsuits, in which the plaintiffs demand either official recognition of their belief, as in the case of the Bahā’īs, or the right to convert from one religion to another.
Date of source: Friday, February 8, 2008
In an interview with Al Jazeera TV news channel, Max Michel Hannā denied that he was defrocked by the church, asserting he would continue his work.
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2008
Shīrīn Rabī‘ reviews a book entitled, ’Anbā Maximus wa-Rū’yah Jadīdah li-al-Islāh’ [Bishop Maximus and a new Vision of Reform], believing that the book opens fire on Pope Shenouda and refutes his thoughts.
Date of source: Friday, January 18, 2008
Hānī Labīb comments on the Rose al-Yūsuf file that was published on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas. The file was devoted to Coptic issues and contained interviews with clergymen and Coptic figures. Labīb hails the file as a valuable document.
Date of source: Saturday, January 12, 2008
The Coptic Orthodox Church rejects reconciliation with Max Michel unless he gives up his rank and name and apologizes to Pope Shenouda. Rumors spread about communication between Michel and the former Bishop Benyamin of Cyprus who was recently defrocked.
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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.