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Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2001
Coptic lawyer Mamdouh Ramzi is leading a battle against the Muslim Brotherhood in the Bar Association. He is demanding that the president founds a Christian Law Branch, to contrast with the Islamic law [Shari’a] branch. Christian lawyer Naguib Gabriel rejects all religious committees inside the...
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2001
Both the governor of Qalyubiya and the bishop of Shubra el-Kheima provided us with documents to support their arguments. We have translated the 11 documents, and placed them in chronological order. In this order it is important to distinguish between the period before March 1 (the oral permit of...
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2001
After Dale Gavlak and Cornelis Hulsman interviewed the governor of Qalyubiya they interviewed H.G. Bishop Marcos and asked him to respond to all the issues raised by the governor.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Counselor Naguib Gabriel Michael said that he started a lawsuit against Pope Shenouda and the Minister of Interior for manipulating the Milli Council elections. Archpriest Salib Matta Saweris, whom he accused of using his spiritual position to influence the voters will, asked why he did not object...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 15, 2001
The State Council is looking into the case filed by Naguib Gibra’il Michael versus Pope Shenouda and the Minister of Interior. The case may result in cancellation of the results of the last Milli Council elections for legal violations.
Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2001
The Egyptian Administrative Judgment Court will look into a lawsuit raised against the Minister of Interior and the Coptic Council of Churches accusing them of dishonesty in the last Maglis El-Milli elections.
Date of source: Monday, April 30, 2001
Azhar scholars were asked about the role of debating religion in the peace process and how it could serve to stop blood shed in Jerusalem. Dr. Abdel- Mo’ti Bayoumi said that religious debate is still trying to establish itself and that religions should debate among themselves to stop this assault...
Date of source: Friday, April 20, 2001
Two challenges were filed against the Minister of Interior and against Pope Shenouda in his capacity as the Head of the Maglis El-Milli. The two challenges regarded the elections of the Maglis El-Milli having serious legal contraventions that would lead to the invalidity of the election results.
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2001
Bishop Marcos reported that President Mubarak granted a permit to build a church in Shoubra Al-Kheima. This decision came after the US Copts Association organized an international protest against the demolition of a building belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church. It is practice of Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Monday, February 1, 1999
After the passage of more than 20 years since the first attempt at issuing a unified Personal Status Law binding all Christian denominations, an agreement has finally been reached in the last couple of days. Rose al-Yūsif obtained the full text of the Personal Status Law for the Copts and describes...
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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.