Interfaith website relaunched in Egypt in spirit of CMS pioneers

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Orient and Occident online magazine seeks to promote not just coexistence but cooperation with Muslims.
It was Egyptian media that brought the appalling "Innocence of Muslims" trailer to the wider attention of Muslims around the world. The consequences have been tragic to watch.
The country has also seen all-too-regular violent clashes between local Muslim and Christian communities, that have got no better since Egypt's revolution.
In this difficult atmosphere, the Diocese of Egypt, under the leadership of Bishop Mouneer Hanna Anis, has relaunched a magazine online that was first started by two pioneering CMS missionaries more than 100 years ago.

Read it all.

Filed under: * Anglican - EpiscopalAnglican ProvincesThe Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East* Culture-WatchBlogging & the InternetMedia* International News & CommentaryMiddle EastEgypt* Religion News & CommentaryInter-Faith RelationsOther FaithsIslamMuslim-Christian relations

0 Comments
Posted October 6, 2012 at 12:30 pm [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]
Registered members must log in to comment.




Next entry (above): (Guardian) Greek Prime Minister Warns his society will disintegrate without urgent financial aid

Previous entry (below): (WSJ) Hiring Notches Modest Gains in September

Return to blog homepage

Return to Mobile view (headlines)