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54. “The AUC respects religious freedom,” David Arnold, president of the American Univeristy in Cairo, said
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
Muḥammad Ḥabīb interviews David Arnold, president of the American University in Cairo. David Arnold comments on the issue that arose when a woman wearing a Niqāb was restricted from accessing the AUC library.
53. The AUC denies inviting the Israeli ambassador to a lecture …and teachers at Egyptian universities ask Hilal to boycott Israel just like the British universities do
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
A statement issued by the American University in Cairo denies inviting the Israeli ambassador to attend any of the university activities.
1. Editorial
Date of source: Monday, September 17, 2007
An article compares Salman Rushdie to Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm because both threaten the stability of the Arab world. A female PhD student was denied access to AUC’s library for wearing a niqāb.
65. Landmarks of the indolent state
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The prominent Egyptian intellectual Tareq Heggy wrote about a number of topics related to the developments in the Egyptian and Arab arenas, showing his impressions and opinions on these critical issues.
11. The AUC is not an independent institution... it follows Egyptian laws and the Ministry of Education
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
‘Aṭif Farūq reports on the case files by Dr. Imān al-Zaynī against the American University in Cairo [AUC].
6. The Supreme Administrative Court: “A woman wearing a niqab has the right to enter the library at the AUC”
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court issued a ruling authorizing women wearing a Niqāb to have access to public places, provided that they reveal their faces when the “public interest” implies. The Court annulled the American University in Cairo’s [AUC] ruling preventing women wearing the Niqāb from...
31. Diversity in Egypt endangered… building churches is an example
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2007
Samīr Murqus writes about the danger facing religious diversity in Egypt. He explained that building churches in Egypt is a sign of Egyptian religious and cultural diversity.
3. Saad Eddin Ibrahim meets with CIDT interns to discuss how Islamists have changed
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The following presents the opinion of Saad Eddin Ibrahim – one of the most outspoken critics of the Egyptian government, who was imprisoned from 2000-2003 for his critique. He is a liberal secularist, but as a result of his strong democratic stance, he defends the rights of all groups in society,...
2. Interview with Tarek Heggy at CIDT [1]
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The following presents an interview with Tarek Heggy at the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation. Drs. Cornelis Hulsman and staff members discuss sensitive issues throughout the Arab world.
7. Shaykh Yusuf al-Qarad&#803awi and the modern day
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Mulhim al-‘Isawī writes a feature about Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī. Al-‘Isawī investigates al-Qaradāwī’s relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood, provides a brief biography and some of al-Qaraḍāwī’s most notable Fatwás, his attacks on the Azhar, and support for Ḥizb Allāh.

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