Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 29, 2024
On 29th October, during a symposium, the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA) met in the province of al-Minyā in Upper Egypt to discuss issues pertaining to personal status law of non-Muslims in Egypt.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 21, 2024
The Archbishop of the Coptic Catholic Diocese of Ṭība (Thebes), Anbā ʿAmānūʾīl ʿAyyād, participated in the Holy Book 2024 contest for elementary, preparatory, and secondary education.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 1, 2024
On Saturday, August 31, Christian and Muslim locals in the province of Banī Sūwayf, located 115 kilometers south of Cairo, came together to fight a fire that had broken out inside the governorate’s archbishopric.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 21, 2024
Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Institute dispatched social advocacy convoys to head next week to South Sinai, Benī Sūwayf, and Port Said. The convoys are part of grand Imām Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb's comprehensive strategy to foster meaningful communication between social groups and geographic locations and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 7, 2024
In the province of al-Minyā in southern Egypt, representatives of prominent families paid a visit to the Coptic Christians and the pastor of the Evangelical church to apologize for the attack on the church's newly constructed building, which had a building license.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 7, 2024
Archbishop of al-Minyā, Anbā Makāryūs, has been given the nickname the ‘Honest Pastor’ following his visit to the village of al-Fawākhir after the assault on his congregation, where three houses were set alight and more were looted.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2024
Security forces in the Upper Egyptian province of al-Minyā and the deputy governor rushed to al-Fawākhir village after reported assaults by extremists on Copts over rumors about the construction of a church.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2024
In a gesture indicative of the strong ties between Muslims and Copts a priest of a church in Najʿ Ḥammādī city of the Qinā governorate in southern Egypt attended an ifṭār (fast-breaking) banquet along with fasting Muslims.
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Intercultural and interreligious dialogue brought Cornelis Hulsman from a conservative Christian Reformed bubble in the Netherlands to a deeply ecumenical attitude, refraining from absolutist statements about faith since any religion is the outcome of a human search for meaning in life.
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This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof.