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Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2007
al-Jawhar is the publication issued by Max Michel, who assigned himself head of a new Orthodox denomination; namely Saint Athanasius Church. The eighth page of the publication indicated articles by pastors of the Evangelical Church who seem to have friendly relations with Michel.
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 13, 2007
For the first time in Egypt, the Synod of the Presbyterian
Church ordains a female presbyter. While figures from the Evangelical Church approve the ordination, Father Basīt of
the Coptic Orthodox Church says that women in the Orthodox Church perform the same function but without the official...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 31, 2007
In its report, the International Labour Organization [ILO] has accused the Egyptian government of discriminating against Copts in work opportunities and education. However, the minister of labor replies that Copts occupy one-third of the national wealth.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 11, 2007
The second session of the laymen’s conference was sequenced by a great uproar mainly caused by inaccurate media reporting. The laymen held what they called “a clarifying press conference” in which they tried to clarify the debatable issues reported by the press.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 26, 2007
The Judiciary Administrative Court has ruled that Christians who converted to Islam are not allowed to re-convert to Christianity. The court refuses to allow 45 Christians to change the entry of religion on their identity cards and other official documentary into Christianity, but to leave Islam as...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 28, 2007
Vatican Radio called AWR on November 23 for a radio interview about the Annapolis peace conference.
Excellent article on “Middle East Christians Association: “’do not make things worse,’” by Coptic author Jamāl As‘ad.
Dr. Ikrām Lam‘ī’s article shows how corruption has attacked people’s religious...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 6, 2007
The article claims that the government did not declare the number of Copts in the most recent census, a statement that Copts found to be suspicious.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 3, 2007
Fahmī Huwaydī believes that debates over the second article of the Constitution have left a negative impact on Muslim-Coptic relations. He denounces requests made by key church figures about changing this article, believing they aim to removing Islam from public life in Egypt which has provoked...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2007
Despite the public uproar, the constitutional amendments were approved in a vote in Parliament. While the government and its advocators assert the importance of the amendments in enhancing democracy and supporting people, the opposition considers them an enhancement of the powers of the ruling and...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 19, 2007
Citizenship should be the alternative to the religious background of the state.
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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.