Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 22, 2019
An interview conducted by Cornelis Hulsman and Father Joannis from the Coptic Orthodox Church
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 17, 2019
For the first time in years we had one of our student interns questioned and detained by Egyptian police for one day which has resulted in questions from a number of our relations. It all turned out to be a very unfortunate misunderstanding, but it nevertheless was very unpleasant for our student....
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 30, 2018
بعد الأحداث الطائفية التي وقعت بقرية كفر درويش التابعة لمركز الفشن جنوب محافظة بني سويف بشهر، و بالتحديد في شهر يوليو/تموز 2015، تم لقاء صحفي بين القمص هاتور عبد الله، راعي كنيسة السيدة العذراء بالقرية و بيني بصفتي نائب رئيس مركز تقارب العرب و الغرب. كان برفقتي الباحث الأمريكي ماثيو أندرسون. و قد...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 24, 2018
This interview was conducted in July 2015 with Father Hātūr ʿAbdullāh [Hathur ʿAbdullah], pastor of the Church of The Holy Virgin in Kafr Darwīsh, district of al-Fashn, Beni Suef governorate, around a month after reports about sectarian strife in his village. The interview was arranged through...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2018
The Faculty of Comparative Religion at the University of Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia, invited Cornelis Hulsman to present his work in Egypt to students on the 9th of February, 2018. Hulsman’s lecture covered the following subjects:
- Introduction of Dutch sociologist Cornelis Hulsman, Drs., director of...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2016
Report about an Arab-West Report visit to Qufada in the district of Maghagha where we met with Shaykh Hamdi Abd al-Fattah and Father Yo’annis about Customary Reconciliation Sessions in Maghagha.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 14, 2016
Georgetown University PhD candidate Matthew Anderson went in July 2015 with Arab-West Report/Center for Arab-West Understanding to Maghagha were we met with several local people, Christians and Muslims, about the expulsion of an extended Christian family from Kafr Darwish following allegations of...
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 12, 2015
Customary law, commonly referred to as (ʿUrfī [Urfi] Law), is a set of rules and procedures used by local arbitrators, for reconciliation and conflict resolution. Urfi law is resorted to by local communities in mostly non-metropolitan areas where it is held that the judicial system is not an...