Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman stresses the danger of ignorant media reporting, and the damage that inaccurate fact-checking can cause. He provides a number of examples from various intellectuals, commenting on stories that have been sensationalized in the media, and the negative effects this reporting had...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
The article presents the transcript of a lecture for the Arab Thought Forum. It considers media distortions and mis-representation in the media that only serve to further antagonize Muslim-Christian relations and the perception of Islam and the Arab world in the West. Drs. Cornelis Hulsman explains...
Date of source: Monday, January 1, 2007
The authors stress that misguided media reporting often only serves to further tensions, particularly in cases of sectarian strife. They urge individuals to not only critically consider what is published, but if incorrect information is presented as factual evidence, to do something about it.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
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Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī denounces the increasing religious influence on Egyptian society, and calls for clear constitutional texts that prohibit religious influence on public institutions.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
‘Ādil al-Dawwī reflects on two recent events
that created uproar in the Egyptian society: the crisis of the anti-Ḥijāb statements made by the
Egyptian minister of culture, and the semi-militaristic parade of Azhar students who belong to the Muslim
Brotherhood.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Wisām Muhammad provides an insight into her experience as an intern working with the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Understanding. She describes her previous perceptions of the Western world, and how her work with AWR has helped to change her understanding, and further her commitment to...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
A former intern with the Center for Arab West Understanding, Mia Ulvgraven, provides a personal account of her time in Egypt, and how, as a Westerner, her views have been altered and corrected with living and working in the Middle East.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Drs. Hulsman criticizes the well-known American Evangelical writer Dr. David Aikman for presenting an article in support of Pope Benedict’s main arguments about Islām, claiming Islām not to be a religion of reason. Hulsman finds Aikman’s arguments an oversimplification and therefore doing injustice...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
The author critizes an article by the German magazine Der Spiegel about Christians in the Middle East. She claims that the article distorts the reality of the situation in the declining Christian communities in the region.