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Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 4, 2006
Ahmad Pasha reports on a recent conflict over a television series that tackled the issue of Muslim-Coptic relations. The series portrays a story of a Muslim family which abandons their child, who is then brought up by a Christian family.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2003
The sectarian violence incidents in the village of Al-Ayyat did not have any effect on the atmosphere of the Ramadan iftar dinner hosted by Pope Shenouda at the Coptic Cathedral. Speeches focusing on national unity between Muslims and Copts were delivered by the Speaker of the People´s...
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 6, 2003
The differences between the monastery of Antonius and the Red Sea governorate were blown up in Western media, fired up by Coptic activists in the West. The monasteries wish for protecting peace and quiet in the area was understandable but their method of protesting is questionable. Egyptian...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 8, 2003
The author reports that the health of Pope Shenouda does not seem to be good, as he looked tired during his weekly meeting in the St. Mark Cathedral.
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2003
Heads of the Eastern Orthodox churches will hold a meeting in Beirut in early March to discuss the state of affairs in Palestine and Iraq.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 27, 2005 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 2, 2005
The author comments that many people have been disturbed by the recent flood of often conflicting statements from the church concerning the political positions of clergymen. By putting themselves in the spotlight, church leaders are sending out a message that undermines the principles of...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 21, 2005
Many Copts have expressed fears that the Muslim Brotherhood’ rise to power will ultimately mould Egypt into a conservative Islamic state, where Copts will be treated as second-class citizens. Fahmī Huwaydī, on the other hand, believes these "Coptic fears” to be groundless, arguing that Copts in...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 28, 2005
Father Filopātīr calls for lawyers and priests attending his trial to view him as a victim of repressed freedom of expression, but no one in the history of church trials has been acquitted.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2005
An investigation into the Wafaa’ Costantine case, in which the wife of a Coptic priest converted to Islam, prompting sectarian strife.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2005
After an elaborate praise of the pope the author lists violence directed against Copts. He rejected Egyptian media coverage that often describes violence as "unfortunate incidents,” "a clash provoked by both sides” and "acts of violence carried out by extremists from both sides”. Not once did they...
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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.