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Widespread condemnation of the terrorist attack on the Church of Mār Eliās in Damascus and calls for a radical confrontation of extremist ideology
Date of source: 23 Jun 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Christian officials and religious figures and institutions in Jordan, Palestine, and Syria condemned the terrorist attack on the Church of Mār Eliās, which resulted in a violent explosion in the church located in al-Duwaylaʾ neighborhood, east of the capital Damascus. The attack, which occurred on...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
The Grand Muftī of Egypt affirms: al-Azhar al-Sharīf is a divine gift and a civilizational beacon that embodies the moderate message of Islam
Date of source: 2 Jul 2025
By Luʾay ʿAlī‎
Dr. Nāẓir Muḥammad ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt and Secretary-General of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Bodies and Institutions Worldwide, affirmed that al-Azhar al-Sharīf is a divine gift and a destination for knowledge seekers from all over the world. It remains an enduring sanctuary to...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
The Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy and the Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina inaugurated al-Azhar’s pavilion at the 20th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Book Fair.
Date of source: 7 Jul 2025
By No Author Mentioned
On Monday, His Eminence Prof. Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, the Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy of Al-Azhar, and Prof. Dr. Aḥmad ʿAbd Allāh Zayd Ḥijāb, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, inaugurated Al-Azhar’s pavilion at the 20th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Pope Tawāḍrus on the anniversary of July 3: "It was a revolution to correct restore Egypt to Egyptians"
Date of source: 3 Jul 2025
By No Author Mentioned
In an exclusive interview with CNN Arabic on the twelfth anniversary of the July 3 Revolution, Pope Tawāḍrus described the event as "a revolution to correct the course and restore Egypt to the Egyptians." He emphasized that this stage was crucial in restoring the state's identity and the role of...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
Archbishop ʿAṭallah Ḥannā: The attack on Mār Eliās church revealed the depth of hatred in our societies
Date of source: 3 Jul 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Archbishop ʿAṭallah Ḥannā emphasized that love is the foundation of building nations, while racism, takfīrī ideology, and religious fanaticism bring only destruction and division. His remarks came as part of his strong condemnation of the terrorist attack that targeted the Church of Mār Eliās in...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
Archbishop Sāmī Fawzī Visits Bishop Makāriyūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Minya
Date of source: 2 Jul 2025
By No Author Mentioned
On Wednesday, Archbishop Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Province of Alexandria of the Anglican Episcopal Church, paid a fraternal visit to His Grace Bishop Makāriyūs, Bishop of Minya for the Coptic Orthodox Church. The visit reflected a spirit of love, cooperation, and mutual respect between the...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
Perspectives from Aleppo, Part I: Interview with H.E. Mor Boutros Kassis, Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo
Date of source: 8 Jul 2025
By Archbishop Buṭrus Qassīs (Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo)
The Grand Muftī of Egypt: Dār al-Iftā’ became a global frame of reference for combating extremist ideologies
Date of source: 21 Jun 2025
By Sāmya Khālid
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, said Dār al-Iftā’ has been playing a pivotal role and became an accredited frame of reference in the efforts to combat extremist ideologies. ʿAyyād, who is also chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, made the remarks...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
35 killed or wounded in church blast in Damascus
Date of source: 22 Jun 2025
By Aḥmad Jumʿa
Thirty-five people were killed or injured in a terrorist bombing that targeted Mar Elias Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian media. They indicated that a "terrorist" blew himself up inside the church while Syrians were praying. The Syrian Democratic Observatory published...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Will Algeria Become a Catholic Pilgrimage Destination?
Date of source: 24 May 2025
By Aḥmed Rouāba
Will Algeria become a "pilgrimage destination" for Catholic Christians around the world? Shortly after assuming the role of Supreme Pontiff of the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV sent a "special" letter to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, expressing his "sincere desire" to visit Algeria. So, what...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny, Marwa Zahran
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny, Marwa Zahran

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From Living in a Religious Bubble to Interreligious Dialogue
Date of Publication: Sunday, December 31, 2023
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Intercultural and interreligious dialogue brought Cornelis Hulsman from a conservative Christian Reformed bubble in the Netherlands to a deeply ecumenical attitude, refraining from absolutist statements about faith since any religion is the outcome of a human search for meaning in life. Hulsman was asked to reflect on his personal development by
Christian Statistics in Egypt: A Look at the 1986 CAPMAS Census
Date of Publication: Saturday, December 30, 2023
By: Mariam Aly Ibrahim
 The purpose of this study is to present the most accurate data on the statistics of Christians in Egypt. The data were collected by the Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 1986 census, the last year that the CAPMAS included the number of Christians for the smallest administrative units and computed these in
A Difficult Dialogue with Dutch Arabist Dr. Hans Jansen Who Lost Faith in Dialogue with Muslims
Date of Publication: Friday, December 30, 2022
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof. Jansen as a student at Leiden University, the Netherlands, but even more on the email exchanges with Hans Jansen in 2008 and between August 1, 2011, and April 5, 2014. Jansen developed a
The Tribunal of Love: The Four Stages of Love in Ibn al-Fāriḍ’s Poetry
Date of Publication: Monday, October 10, 2022
By: Lara Gibson
Lara Gibson participated in the CAWU-Heliopolis University summer school between June 27 and July 6, 2018, and interned with our center between July 8 and October 4, 2018. Lara studied Arabic language and culture at Durham University, UK. In her letter of motivation, she wrote “your programme appeals to me primarily because of the hands-on and
Bubastis, Capital of Egypt and Ezekiel, The Prophet in Exile
Date of Publication: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
By: Konrad Knolle
After the publication of Be Thou There; the Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt (AUC Press, 2001), Cornelis Hulsman organized a number of ‘pilgrimages’ to locations of the Holy Family in Egypt. One of these was with the German Evangelical Church in Boulaq, Cairo, to Tal Basṭa, Bubastis in the prophecy of Ezekiel. Bubastis had been the capital of Egypt
Israeli Apartheid? A Critical Analysis of a Contentious Debate
Date of Publication: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
By: Britt van Rossum
Over the last few decades, comparisons have continuously been drawn between Israel and its policies and the system of South African apartheid. Certain events in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have given impulses to the use of this analogy, such as the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory after the Six-Day war in 1967, the
Political violence, activism and conflict
Date of Publication: Thursday, November 18, 2021
By: Janneke Wijman
This research explores the question as to how Wasatia as an Islamist movement seeks to represent the Palestinian moderate voice in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is examined through an in-depth interview with the founder of the movement, content analysis, and the use of a theoretical framework that combines nonviolence, social movement
Copts during the first century of Islam and that history’s relevance today
Date of Publication: Sunday, November 14, 2021
By: Harald Suermann (Prof.) (Dr.)
The Arabic or Islamic conquest of Egypt in 639-642 CE had far-reaching consequences. Discussions of this historical event play a major role in modern Muslim-Christian discussions. Christians speak of a conquest whereas Muslims tend to speak of the opening of Egypt or liberation of Egypt from its Roman/Byzantine occupiers. The shifting views of
Efforts of foreign governments trying to influence politics in Egypt; An Egyptian Ambassador’s views on Dutch-Egyptian relations after President Mursī had been removed from power in 2013
Date of Publication: Sunday, December 27, 2020
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
The following text contains sensitive information and highlights various concerns from an Egyptian ambassador regarding foreign influence on political and environmental decisions and movements in Egypt. A lot of the content regards European countries, a focus on questionable Dutch decisions in the period the Muslim Brotherhood tried to come to
Between science, belief and wishful thinking: Reviewing Dr. Maḥmūd ʿUmar’s “The Well of the Holy Family in Tal Basṭa.”
Date of Publication: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Having a PhD degree is not a guarantee for good academic work. Dr. Mahmoud Omar [Maḥmūd ʿUmar] may have been a good archeologist, but he ruined his own academic reputation by interpreting medieval traditions as historical facts, as descriptions that have actually happened. “What we today understand as ‘facts’ did not exist centuries ago,”

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Egypt's Draft Constitution Rewards the Military and Judiciary'
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2013
By: LinkedIn
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EGYPT,BACK TO MILITARY RULE: ''Egypt's Draft Constitution Rewards the Military and J
Egyptian Christians fear chaos after wedding bloodshed
Date of source: Monday, October 21, 2013
By: Reuters
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By: Yasmine Saleh
Egypt's Coptic community in fear following attack outside church
Date of source: Monday, October 21, 2013
By: Radio Vatican
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(Vatican Radio) Egypt’s government and religious leaders have condemned an attack outside a Coptic church in Cairo on Sunday that killed four people including an 8 year old girl.
Egyptian Muslims, Copts clash in Minya
Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2013
By: World Bulletin
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Egyptian Muslims, Copts clash in Minya The violence erupted in Al-Badrman village over an alleged love affair between a Coptic man and a Muslim woman, the source said. World Bulletin / News Desk
“Another night on Earth” - Egypt through taxi conversations -
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
By: Your Middle East
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Does the back seat of a taxi sound like a boring set for a documentary? If so, think again. Director David Muñoz shows how the chaotic traffic scene in Cairo is full of interesting conversations.
Sisi’s Egypt
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2013
By: openDemocracy
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A look inside the life of a Christian Copt
Date of source: Sunday, November 24, 2013
By: The Daily Campus
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After Retaking of Delga, Christians Terrorized in Other Towns in Egypt
Date of source: Monday, November 25, 2013
By: Assist News Service
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By Dan Wooding, Founder of ASSIST Ministries
Muslim Brotherhood Practices Politics Through 'Terrorist' Ideology
Date of source: Friday, October 18, 2013
By: AINA (Assyrian Intl. News Ag.)
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The Muslim Brotherhood is practicing politics through a terrorist ideology, claims Nabil Metry, a member of the Executive Office of the Regional Association of Non-Governmental Organizations.
Egypt’s new protest law provokes demonstrations, backlash
Date of source: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
By: Al Monitor
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CAIRO — It took only minutes for activists to witness Egypt’s controversial new protest law in action on Nov. 26.

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The One-Year Anniversary of the Two Saints' Church Bombing
Newsletter Number: 25
Year: 2011
Merry Christmas From Arab West Report!
Newsletter Number: 24
Year: 2011
Dutch Broadcaster Wrong to Report that Coptic Christians Burned Their Own Church
Newsletter Number: 23
Year: 2011
AWR Revisits Violent Events Leading up to Egypt's Parliamentary Elections
Newsletter Number: 21
Year: 2011
Egyptian Election Procedures May Represent Improvement over Past for Copts.
Newsletter Number: 20
Year: 2011
Does Shari'a Really Prohibit Building Churches?
Newsletter Number: 19
Year: 2011
Analyzing Video Evidence from Maspero: Bloody Confrontations following the Coptic Protest of October 9, 2011
Newsletter Number: 18
Year: 2011
Clashes, Deaths at Coptic Protest in Cairo
Newsletter Number: 17
Year: 2011
Burning the Dome: AWR Investigates Sectarian Violence in Upper Egyptian City of Edfu
Newsletter Number: 16
Year: 2011
Storming the Israeli Embassy: The Greater Context
Newsletter Number: 15
Year: 2011

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