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Cornelis Hulsman was invited by Rev. Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo of the Barnabas Fund in the UK to attend a Christian conference in Cyprus that dealt with the position of Christians in various predominantly Muslim countries. He interviewed numerous of Christians at this conference.
The four...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III is often praised, in particular by his own followers, for his ecumenical stances. The reality is, however, somewhat different, as the decisions of the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod show. All synod meetings were presided over by Pope Shenouda, a strong and charismatic...
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2007
‘Amr Bayyūmī reports on a secret report prepared by a former employee at the Christian satellite channel ‘Sat 7’ accusing it of adopting Zionist tendencies and planting seeds of sectarian sedition in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 1997
SAT7 is also only concerned with broadcasting Christian material, but a number of famous Coptic artists have refused to have any relation whatsoever with the channel.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
When first published, the “DaVinci Code” was banned from many Arab nations, including Egypt and Lebanon. The film version is now also being banned in many nations, but it will play in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE. There is a fear, however, that the censoring of the film may serve to increase...
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
Discussions within the
Christian church over ‘The Da
Vinci Code’ film, and whether or not the film should be censored.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Coptic clerics and thinkers emphasize that religious satellite
channels should avoid
offending other beliefs.
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
The author comments on a few websites that he believes raise inappropriate questions about the religious situation in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2004
Last week, the TV channel Sat 7, a Christian missionary satellite channel, received tens of
angry messages from Muslim viewers concerning the missionary channel’s program, “Questions in
Faith,” that is directed at Muslims. The program discusses sensitive issues in Islamic fiqh
[jurisprudence]...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 16, 2004
A source working with al-Hayat-TV in Egypt informed us that al-Hayat does not receive hate-mail despite sarcastic or offensive remarks about Islam in the program "Questions in Faith." The story of the unburned Bible in the SAT-7 studio has been popping up every now and then but has all appearance...
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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.