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Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
The author critizes an article by the German magazine Der Spiegel about Christians in the Middle East. She claims that the article distorts the reality of the situation in the declining Christian communities in the region.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Dr. Isaac Fānūs freely spoke his mind about the issues he found important. Dr. Fānūs was critical about ecclesiastical institutions and leadership, including those in his own Coptic Orthodox Church. In this interview religions are described as societal entities that humans have created and...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
AWR’s last interview with the late Dr. Isaac Fānūs.
Comments on self-censorship, such as that of Dr. Otto Meinardus’ differences in writing and saying, which makes it hard for students of the church in Egypt to get a good understanding of the church’s position.
Father Basilius of the Monastery of...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Dr. Isaac Fānūs, father of the revival of Coptic iconography, passed away.
Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah publicly apologized for placing a quote in his book justifying violence against Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The author pays his respects to the passing of Fayek Matta Ishak, and highlights Ishak’s contributions to
Coptic scholarly works, as well as his contributions to furthering the understanding of Coptic beliefs and
traditions.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The author discusses the two day conference organized by Coptic author Kamāl Zākhir Mūsa about reform that is needed in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church has been trying to prevent this conference from taking place but it will start on the same day that Pope Shenouda celebrates...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Eva Meinardus comments on her late husband Dr. Otto Meinardus’ opinions and visit to H.H. Pope Shenouda.
Foreign groups show interest in AWR work on the status of human rights in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
Mīkhā’īl Miksī
presents a review of “Christian Egypt…
Faith and Life,” a book by Otto Meinardus, a former professor at the American
University in Cairo. The book,
which is a second volume of “Christian Egypt, Ancient and Modern,” discusses Coptic
social life and the role
played by Copts in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 31, 2003
The article gives an overview of three books appeared in 2003. These books are “Upper Egypt, Life along the Nile” edited by Dr. Nicolas Hopkins, “Christian Egypt; Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia,” by Otto F.A. Meinardus and “Jesus in Egypt; Discovering the Secrets of Christ´s...
Date of source: Monday, October 6, 2003
The author discusses the reasons behind keeping the relics of saints in churches and monasteries. He raises many questions about how relics are known to belong to a certain saint. Are there complete relics of saints that have not been decayed?
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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.