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Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 1999
The report of the American Foreign Ministry concerning religious freedom in the world spoke about the climate of religious tolerance in Egypt, and it said that the [Egyptian] government had decided to support the teaching of both Coptic and Byzantine history in the schools, just as [also] the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 1999 to Friday, September 3, 1999
Pope Shenouda says some Copts might go to Israel to celebrate the year 2000 but he doesn’t want normalization with Israel until they give up the land they usurped.
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Muslims and Christians commemorate the anniversary of Virgin Mary. We all honor and pay homage to the lady who is honored by all religions as the best woman on earth. The Coptic church has lately celebrated the ascension of Virgin Mary in a very unique Egyptian style that usually turns rituals into...
Date of source: Sunday, August 22, 1999
The Holy Family had a unique journey in which they passed through almost all Egypt. Dr. Mohammed Abdel Maqsud, the general manger of Sinai and East Delta monuments said that the Holy Family has stopped in many places. The most important places were in Sinai. Concerning the preparations for the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 18, 1999
The Holy Family Church for the Catholics in Matariya celebrated the memory of Christ entering Egypt. The Church held several masses and a spiritual program which lasted for a week for this occasion.
Date of source: Sunday, July 18, 1999
The Abu Serga Church in Old Cairo is plagued with an overflow of unwanted underground water. Fortunately, Abu Serga Church is one of seven Holy Family sites selected for restoration by the newly-formed National Egyptian Heritage Revival Association.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 21, 1999
All countries are making preparations for the celebration with the third millennium. Since, this event will not be repeated again Egypt has to be unique in its celebrations because Egypt is characterized by certain qualities, which are not present in any other country. The author suggests three...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 1999 to Wednesday, July 14, 1999
Otto Meinardus, a leading authority on the Coptic Church, wrote a new book called ’Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity’. The present work is a compact hardback publication which, according to the cover, is "a new, definite, one-volume history for the Millennium, surveying the twenty centuries...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 1999 to Wednesday, July 14, 1999
The Egyptian private sector is taking the lead in restoring the Holy Family sites which are being promoted as a destination for religious tourism in June 2000. On 1 June next year, modern-day pilgrims from around the globe will follow the route the Holy Family took from Sinai through the Delta to...
Date of source: Friday, June 25, 1999
Yesterday the Orthodox Coptic Church was celebrating an important occasion, commemorating the arrival of the remains of the great Saint Marcus from Rome. Tomorrow, the church will celebrate that the remains were put in the Cathedral.
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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.