Date of source: Tuesday, May 21, 2002
The bishopric of Sohag led by Archbishop Bakhoum organized a celebration. The Sheikh of the Azhar attended the celebration. He said that the relationship of love and brotherhood between Egyptian Muslims and Christians was clear evidence that Egyptians have a strong bond. Archbishop Bakhoum pointed...
Date of source: Monday, January 23, 2006
Reviewer: ‘Amr al-Misrī
One person has been killed and around 17 injured in Muslim-Christian clashes in the village of al-‘Udaysāt, Luxor, after Muslims allegedly attacked a church, which had been built without a license. A local priest accused the security forces of being slow to intervene.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
A copy of the Group for Democratic Development and Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies’ report on the Alexandria sectarian riots in October 2005.
Date of source: Friday, January 13, 2006
Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt are as old as Islam, says President of the Interfaith Dialogue Committee of the Azhar, Shaykh Fawzī al-Zifzāf during his meeting with a delegation from New Jersey University.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Listing of articles published on the occasion of Eastern Christmas.
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2006
The scenes of the national unity iftār [fast-breaking meal during the holy Muslim month of Ramadān] and the shaykh of the Azhar sitting next to the pope on official occasions no longer reflect the new reality.
Date of source: Thursday, November 3, 2005
Maximus Youhannā, Metropolitan of Egypt’s seat in the Holy Orthodox Synod in the U.S. has emphasized that expatriate Copts are keen on national unity.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
On the first day of his visit to the US to examine the Coptic churches and community there, Pope Shenouda confirmed that the relationship uniting Muslims and Copts does not need religious dialogue. Pope Shenouda, moreover, described the permanent dialogue between the Church and the Azhar as a...
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
Last Friday morning an agreement was signed by the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi and Pope Shenouda III.
Dr. Al-Sammaan, the deputy head of the Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-religious Dialogue, stated it is for the good of Islam that the Azhar Committee maintains good...
Date of source: Saturday, July 17, 2004
Yesterday, the Grand Imam of the Azhar Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi and Pope Shenouda III witnessed the signing of the Islamic-Christian dialogue agreement. Sheikh Hamed Al-Rafa’i, chairman of the Global Islamic Forum for Dialogue, and Girgis Saleh, secretary general of the Middle East Council of...