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30. Roots of sectarian fitnah … Reasons and solutions [Al-‘Illā Mādī,9]
Date of source: 20 Feb 2010
By Muhammad Shaʿbān
Q. What do you think of the relationship between Muslims and Christians currently? A. I think there is a problem of sectarian tension that is growing due to incidents, people, and satellite channels. The whole society should unite to face such problems, because this is not the responsibility of the...
5. Farewell
Date of source: 8 Apr 2010
By Jielis van Baalen
In July 2009 I said goodbye to my family, friends and work in the Netherlands to come and build a new life in Cairo. In late July I started with great enthusiasm on a new challenge in my life. For tens of years I have given many lectures in the Netherlands about the dialogue between Christians and...
4. Jielis’ Farewell
Date of source: 1 Apr 2010
By Jayson Casper
Thank you all for coming. For those of you who are newer to our office it is our general practice, especially with those who have worked with us for some time, to honor departing colleagues with a farewell party. Today is our opportunity to express thanks to Jielis, as he is leaving CIDT to pursue...
15. The church is angry because of the fatwá from Dār al-iftā’ that the Prophet Muhammad will marry Virgin Mary in Paradise. Priests confirm: Mary is a virgin forever
Date of source: 20 Feb 2010
By Michael Fāris
Under fatwá no. 37869, Egypt’s Dar al-iftā’ declares that the Prophet Muhammad will marry the Virgin Mary in Paradise, and this is verified and substantiated. The fatwá has stirred the anger of the church, which rejected the ruling. For his part, Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt, teacher of apologetics...
8. America and the Copts [2]
Date of source: 25 Feb 2010
By Labīb Halīm
The author believes that United States of America has played a crucial role as a leading power of the world, especially in the poor countries where peoples long for freedom. He refers to individual freedom, which is the basis of any reform and a prerequisite for individuals to incorporate into a...
1. Editorial
Date of source: 22 Apr 2010
By Tom Trewinnard
The study of the ways culture and religion impact one another is a topic of great interest not only to me on a personal level, but also to CIDT as an organization devoted to the promotion of intercultural dialogue. A highlight of this issue of Arab-West Report is the brace of articles written by...
6. Arab-West Foundation Newsletter
Date of source: 1 Apr 2010
By Jayson Casper
 Arab West Foundation – April 2010 Newsletter Greetings, Thank you for your interest in the work of Arab West Foundation. As a subscriber to our newsletters you are aware of our work in seeking to broaden understanding between the cultures of the Arab world and the West, and between the religions...
7. Reactions to the American annual report on religious freedom in Egypt
Date of source: 19 Apr 2010
By No Author Mentioned
Press review based on Al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, April 29, 2010 (p. 1); al-Dustūr, April 29, 2010 (p. 14); al-Misrīl-Yawm, April 29, 2010 (pp. 1, 4) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has issued its annual report on the conditions of religious freedoms around the world, dated May...
42. Hoping for a “white revolution”
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010
By Hānī Dāniyyāl
The recent dismissal of Ahmed Kamal Abul-Magd, vice-chairman of the government-affiliated National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), sent shockwaves through Egypt’s intellectual and political circles. Abul-Magd was generally viewed as a man of unique calibre. He is a lawyer, an enlightened Islamic...
41. Four reasons behind acquitting the accused in Dayrūt's crime
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010
By No Author Mentioned
The author devotes this article to the discussion of the court decision to acquit the four accused in the murder of Farūq Henry ‘Attā. The murder took place in public in Dayrūt. Seeking to uncover the reasons why the court decided to acquit the accused, the author met with the lawyer Bahā' al-Dīn...
16. Religious and media discourses and their relation to social cohesion
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010
By Nabīl Najīb Salāmah (Mr.)
Both religious and media discourses are highly related to the recent sectarian incidents faced by the Egyptian state in the past few years. Egyptian President, Muhammad Husnī Mubārak, has called upon both the Christian and Islamic religious institutions to reform religious discourses for this tense...
21. The Middle East Churches Conference accuses the educational system of corrupting the relationship between Christians and Muslims
Date of source: 1 Mar 2010
By 'Abd al-Wahāb Sha'bān
The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the People's Assembly, Professor Mustafá al-Fiqī, has stressed that Islam and Christianity do not have the ability to understand each other. Al-Fiqī elaborates that there is a new sickness which aims at disrupting the Egyptian society and spoiling the...
31. The Dollar and the Euro … fitnah ignited among the Coptic Righs Organizations
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010
By 'Abd al-Wahāb Sha'bān
The recent Coptic protests reveal a number of those who manipulate human rights issues and Coptic problems for the sake of gaining fame and fortune. Mamdūh Ramzī, the leader of Hizb al-Dustūrī al-Hurr (Free Constitutional Party), emphasized that such protests are organized for the sake of...
19. We are all friends … media crossfire and extremists from both sides ignite tense feelings of fitnah
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010
By ‘Abd al-Nabī al-Shahhāt
A number of state officials and Coptic leaders attended a meeting held in the bishopric of Shubrā to discuss some of the crucial issues facing Copts in Egypt and the problems threatening relations between Muslims and Christian.   At the beginning, one of the priests asked the reasons why the state...
39. CEOSS with citizenship!
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010
Hānī Labīb begins the article by stating that he received six guidebooks (two for children's activities and four for teachers) issued by the Department of Cultural Development, and distributed by the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS.) He says that these evidences represent...
17. The forgotten martyr … in Naj‘ Hammādī
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010 to 5 Mar 2010
By ʿAbduh Muḥammad
Coming back to Naj‘ Hammādī to celebrate Christmas, the Muslim police officer Ayman Hāmid and his Christian friend died embracing each other. ‘Abduh Muhammad, in this article, reflects on this incidence which was forgotten, while the media and the satellite channels were totally preoccupied with...
29. Pope Shenouda in Alexandria: "Copts should not visit the Holy lands alone… Muslims should go with them"
Date of source: 2 Mar 2010
By Īmān al-Ashraf
In reply to a question raised by a Copt during his weekly Sunday sermon in Alexandria, Pope Shenouda, Patriarch of Alexandria, and the See of St. Mark, affirmed his stance banning Copts to visit the Coptic Holy sites in the occupied lands in Palestine. He said that the Holy places are not stable...
36. “Al-Ummah al-Qibtīyah” group raised the slogan of the Muslim Brotherhood and their leader admired the ideas of Hasan al-Bannā
Date of source: 2 Mar 2010
By Mamdūh Halīm (Dr.)
Halīm states that the movement of ’al-Ummah al-Qibtīyah’ was established September 11, 1952.  Its beginning was a point of concurrence between the church and nation. Due to the poor conditions of the church at that time, there was an eagerness among Copts to overthrow the Pope, who was not a good...
35. The pope is in danger
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010
By Majdī Salāmah
[Editor: The author signs the article “Majdī”, and his use of quotation marks suggest this is a pseudonym, although it is unclear why the author should be so keen to protect his identity.]   The author states that Pope Shenouda of Alexandria is in danger of murder plot. A website named al-Marsad al...
30. Rev. Muhsin Munīr: We reject the “Americanization” of the Evangelical Church
Date of source: 28 Feb 2010
By Rūbīr Fāris /Robeir al-Fāris (Robert al-Fares)
Al-Fāris interviews Rev. Muhsin Munīr, head of Nile Synod of the Evangelical Church, about the change of the Evangelical Church constitution. Rev. Munīr believes that there is a need to change the constitution, due to recent developments, and because most articles of the current constitution are...

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