Date of source: Monday, October 13, 2008
Susanne Huber provided an overview of media reporting about the tensions following the clashes at the Monastery of Abū Fanā on May 31. The research concerned both Coptic activist as well as Western media reporting in the period June 1 – August 12, 2008. Coptic activist reporting focused primarily...
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2008
The article reflects on the success of the Ninth International Conference of Coptic studies and describes the wealth of new information about Coptic issues that was discussed at the conference.
Date of source: Monday, September 1, 2008
Drs. Hulsman and Dr. Burslem provide a detailed report on Muslim-Christian relations based on a review of Dr. Hugh Goddard’s book, commenting on a number of issues including Western perceptions, mis-interpretations, and examples of recent incidents involving Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Friday, August 15, 2008
The article discusses the need for non-partisan reporting and removing emotions from articles, using Arab-West Report to exemplify the importance of such.
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2008
The article presents celebrations of the Copts of Egypt on Easter.
Date of source: Friday, April 25, 2008
The author comments on a recent speech of Pope Benedict XVI that he gave at the UN General Assembly on human rights and the role that the international community should play to protect them.
Date of source: Thursday, July 10, 2008
Drs. Hulsman comments on the recent incidents involving a monastery in Minia, and a number of articles in this issue that point to sectarian tensions.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The article discusses the potential origins of the conflict surrounding the monastery of Abu Fana.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Arab-West Report presented a text for Wikipedia on the background of Abu Fana.
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
Translation throughout the Arab world is discussed, in particular the difficultly in marketing and distributing translated works.