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Resurrection and peacemaking
Date of source: 20 Apr 2025
By Andrea Zaki Stephanous [Andrīa Zakī Asṭfānūs] (Dr., Rev.)
On a Sunday morning, the Resurrection of Jesus was a new proclamation of God's vision for humanity: life, not death; hope, not despair; reconciliation, not estrangement. In our contemporary world, groaning under wars, conflicts, and religious, intellectual, and political divisions, the world is in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
President Sīsī congratulates Copts on the occasion of Easter
Date of source: 20 Apr 2025
By Middle East News Agency (MENA)
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī on Sunday (April 20) congratulated Coptic Christians on the occasion of Easter. "Coptic sons of Egypt, I offer sincerest congratulations and best wishes for the glorious Easter, praying to God Almighty to protect Egypt and its people and keep it always as a beacon...
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Human Fraternity Document and the friendship of Pope Francis and Grand Imām of al-Azhar
Date of source: 21 Apr 2025
By Muhammad Husayn
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the affairs of the Holy See in the Vatican, announced in a statement the death of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church on Monday (April 21). "At 7:35 (0535 GMT) this morning the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life...
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Memories of Abdallah Schleifer (1935-2025) and his impact on our work
Date of source: 25 Apr 2025
By Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Palestinian minister expresses thanks to Pope Francis for "true and sincere justice"
Date of source: 22 Apr 2025
By Dāwūd Kuttab
Palestinian minister of state for foreign affairs and expatriates, Dr. Varsen Aghabekian Shāhīn, praised Pope Francis, describing him as one of the greatest symbols of the nation who was truly committed to the cause of justice worldwide. She said, "In these difficult and unprecedented circumstances...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs II reacts to Pope Francis’ passing
Date of source: 22 Apr 2025
By Muḥammad al-Aḥmadī
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of Saint Mark, said, "We offer our condolences to the entire world following the death of this man who served all of humanity, Pope Francis. His 12 years on the pontifical throne in Rome were filled with work, activity...
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President Joseph ʿAoūn states that the passing of Pope Francis is "a loss for all of humanity"
Date of source: 22 Apr 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Lebanese President Joseph ʿAoūn mourned the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday. He dedicated himself to peace and humanity, calling for love and confronting hate. "This is a loss for all of humanity. He was a powerful voice for justice and peace, a champion of the poor...
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President Sīsī: "Humanity has lost a great figure with the death of Pope Francis"
Date of source: 22 Apr 2025
By No Author Mentioned
President ʿAbd el-Fattāḥ el-Sīsī has delivered a number of messages conveying the state’s vision for raising moderate and responsible individuals who are capable of making positive contributions to our society, highlighting the importance of emulating Imam al-Sayūṭī as a role model, as he made an...
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Cleric says real Sufism is not about renouncing the world
Date of source: 3 Apr 2025
By Muḥammad Qādūs
Dr. Muḥammad Abū Hāshim, a member of the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders, said the Shāzlī order is one of the most prominent Sufi schools that have been founded on the Holy Qur’ān and the Sunna, asserting that the right Sufism is not about renouncing the world. "The founder, Imām Abu al-Ḥasan al-...
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Christian denominations celebrate Palm Sunday—is it an official holiday?
Date of source: 12 Apr 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Christian denominations around the world will celebrate Palm Sunday tomorrow, April 13. This day marks the seventh Sunday of Great Lent, a 55-day fasting period that concludes with the celebration of Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025. Churches worldwide are getting ready for Hosanna Sunday, popularly...
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The Development of Egypt’s Constitution: Analysis, Assessment, and Sorting through the Rhetoric
Date of Publication: Thursday, May 2, 2013
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
This report is on the formation of the Egyptian Constitution of 2012 and was commissioned by the German organization Missio who translated it into German for publication in Germany.  The processes of how the Constituent Assembly was formed is described and discussions about the content of this Constitution from both liberal and Islamist
Conversions of Christians to Islam; forced or free? Findings from 1995-1996
Date of Publication: Saturday, December 8, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
In 1995, the Dutch Christian organization Open Doors asked me to look into the stories of Christian girls in Egypt being kidnapped by Muslims and being forced to convert to Islam. I contacted human rights lawyer Maurice Ṣādiq, who has repeatedly defended such claims. I also contacted clergy and church workers in Cairo, Alexandria, and Upper Egypt
Bjoern Bue’s Human Rights Memorial Lecture for 2012 - Love amidst fear and conflict: Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt 2012
Date of Publication: Monday, October 22, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Cornelis Hulsman was asked to speak about Matthew 25:35-36, where Jesus said “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,” in the light of his work for Arab-West Report in Egypt. Hulsman explained this verse applies to all our neighbors, Christian,
The Sharia as the Main Source of Legislation? The Egyptian Debate on Article II of the Egyptian Constitution
Date of Publication: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
This book was first published in 2012 by CIDT in Arabic. It was later translated into English, expanded with texts of Nushin Atmaca and Patricia Prentice and edited by Cornelis Hulsman with help of Jenna Ferrecchia and Douglas May. The expanded book was published by Tectum Verlag, Academic publishers in Germany. They also hold the copyright to the
Ancient Chains and Modern Silence - The Stagnation of Oral Transmission in the Muslim Tradition
Date of Publication: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
By: Andrew McDonnell
This paper expands upon earlier work published in Arab-West Report by Dutch Arabists Eildert Mulder and Thomas Milo on the contested earliest sources of Islam.1 Mulder and Milo illustrate that critical scholarship has cast doubt on the historicity of the hadīth and biographies  and  because  other  sources  are  scant,  little  is  known  for 
Discrepancies Between Coptic Statistics in the Egyptian Census and Estimates Provided by the Coptic Orthodox Church
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Dr. Michael Wahid Hanna of the Century Foundation (US), one of the speakers during the Henriette van Lynden lecture of June 11, organized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was asked by Cornelis Hulsman for the source of his estimated percentage of Christians in Egypt, 10% in 1950 and 10% in 2014. Hulsman commented that it is generally
The Harms of Misreporting on Egypt’s Christians
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
The Commission of the Bishop’s Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) in Brussels invited Cornelis Hulsman to present on the position of Christians in Egypt on May 9 in Brussels, Belgium. The presentation is part of a seminar on “Christians in the Arab World: One year after the Arab Spring,” organized by COMECE in cooperation with the EPP
Coptic Population Figures in English Print Media
Date of Publication: Sunday, March 11, 2012
By: Jenna Ferrecchia
The majority of articles containing Coptic population figures were not published in several major English-language newspapers until after 1956. Articles in newspapers such as the New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Toronto Star illustrate the varying tendencies of journalists in their presentation of figures.  In comparison to the CAPMAS
Words and Reality - Governmental Implementation of the Egyptian Constitution 1981-2011 and the Potential of a New Nationalism to Emerge as a Basis for Constitutional Commitment
Date of Publication: Monday, December 19, 2011
By: André Weißenfels
It is the time before the presidential elections. Egypt is in the middle of a possible transitional period and a mostly transitional mood. Since I arrived in Cairo in October 2011, people were highly politicized (which does not mean full of revolutionary thoughts) and most of them still are. It was then that I heard for the first time the
Dr. Rafīq Samuel Habīb: A Coptic Intellectual on Current Issues in Egyptian Political and Social Matters
Date of Publication: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
By: Sayyidah Fūʾād
Earlier this year, Egyptian Coptic intellectual Dr. Rafīq Samuel Habīb was named as the vice president of Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party -the newly founded political party of the Muslim Brotherhood. Already one of the most controversial figures in Egyptian society, Habīb's appointment as the deputy leader of Egypt's nascent Islamist party

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Egypt warning: Britons told to avoid South Sinai
Date of source: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
By: BBC News
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The Foreign Office said British nationals should avoid "all but essential travel" to the region.
Russia's Putin says supports Sisi's bid for Egypt presidency
Date of source: Thursday, February 13, 2014
By: Reuters
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(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threw his weight behind a presidential bid by Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, voicing hope that ties would strengthen after the election.
When will 'The Square' be shown in Egypt?
Date of source: Thursday, January 30, 2014
By: The Arabist
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Jehane Noujaim's documentary The Square has been short-listed for the Oscar, is now available on Netflix, and recently won her an Directors' Guil
Saudi Arabia takes stand in Egypt's politics
Date of source: Thursday, October 31, 2013
By: World Review
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EGYPT is struggling with an internal and violent political and social conflict which will continue to undermine domestic stability.
Egypt's Sabahi says to contest presidency
Date of source: Saturday, February 8, 2014
By: Reuters
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(Reuters) - Egyptian leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi announced on Saturday he would be running for the presidency in a forthcoming election, enlivening a race that army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win.
The Future of Egypt’s Copts
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
By: Hoover Institution
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The fall of the Mubarak regime in February 2011 unleashed a monumental and contagious wave of optimism. Images of Christians and Muslims holding hands in Tahrir Square were broadcast around the world and gave credence to the narrative that a new more liberal and democratic Egypt was being born.
The Muslim Brotherhood Speaks Out Of Both Sides Of Its Mouth
Date of source: Friday, February 7, 2014
By: Forbes
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Before the 2012 Egyptian presidential elections, dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members were dispatched to the US and Europe. They presented a picture that interlocutors could identify with. They were young, western-educated and articulate.
Analysis: Reconciliation looks remote in Egypt
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
By: Irin News
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CAIRO, 5 March 2014 (IRIN) - The seven months since July’s overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt have been among the most violent and divisive in recent times, analysts say, as much of society polarizes along pro-Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and pro-army lines. 
In Egypt, Religion Must be Used as a Positive Force
Date of source: Thursday, January 9, 2014
By: Brookings Institution
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Concentrated Power Looks Good Amid Chaos
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
By: Brookings Institution
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By: Shadi Hamid

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