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Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 16, 2006
The author argues that the break-away church of the self-named Archbishop, Max Michel, is not a threat to the long-established Egyptian Coptic church. Rather the media has amplified this issue in order to “stir sectarianism.” The author also praises Pope Shenouda’s handling of the issue.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 9, 2006
The author discusses the impact of the presidential decree of December 2005, arguing that the decree has not impacted on the realities of the difficulties that churches are facing from local authorities when applying for building repair or renovation.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2006
The author advocates for a unified law for building places of worship in Egypt, citing problems in obtaining a license to erecting a house for aged care that was connected to the Holy Virgin Church in Assiut as one situation that would be solved by such a law.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2006
Youssef Sidhom discusses the 37 year long struggle of the Copts of Alexandria to build a church in Maamoura.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 2006
The presidential decree of December 2005 promised new freedoms in the area of building, restoring and repairing church buildings. However in reality these freedoms have failed to materialize. The author argues that the presidential decree only produced a cosmetic change and that the underlying...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 11, 2006
Youssuf Sidhom presents the case of a Copt who was accused of forgery when he attempted to gain a national identity card stating that he was Christian.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 11, 2006
The Supreme Council for Culture organizes a symposium on
‘Religion
and Nationalism’
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2006
Youssef Sidhom presents the main points which came into focus during a discussion on “Patriarchal Authority and Democratic Practice in Egypt and the Arab World”
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 28, 2006
Youssef Sidhom calls for greater communication to bridge the gap between Muslims and Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 28, 2006
Ashley Makar discusses the paranoia surrounding the issue of conversion, the Alexandria incidents and the words of hatred spouted by both some Muslims and Christians, calling for dialogue and openness.
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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.