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The Holy Family came to Egypt, says the Biblical text. But it is silent on what they did once there. Coptic Orthodox tradition has filled in the details. And now, as Arab West Report discovered on a visit led by Cornelis Hulsman on January 16, 2016, they have one detail more.
The article gives an overview of three books appeared in 2003. These books are “Upper Egypt, Life along the Nile” edited by Dr. Nicolas Hopkins, “Christian Egypt; Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia,” by Otto F.A. Meinardus and “Jesus in Egypt; Discovering the Secrets of Christ´s...
The American director Marlin Darrah had directed a movie about the visit of the holy family to Egypt, based on a book entitled; “Christ In Egypt” by the American writer Paul Perry. The movie cost two million dollars, and aims at reviving religious tourism in Egypt.
An American Egyptian movie suggests that Christ found the Pyramids disgusting and considered it statues and Herod’s Soldiers Arabs.
The National Egyptian Heritage Revival Association [NEHRA] has organized, under the auspices of Mrs. Suzān Mubārak, a festival at the opera.
Memories of Dr. Otto Meinardus, and the position he took between two cultures, particularly in relation to his stance on Coptic Orthodox traditions.
This is a translation of an article about the work of the Center for Arab-West Understanding from the Dutch daily newspaper Trouw. Editor AWR: This article is very sharp. Senior editor Eildert Mulder has used formulations that Hulsman would never have used, but this is related to Mulder’s own...
Rose al-Yousuf critiques Egyptian media, showing self-criticism. Egyptian journalist Nancy Yousuf describes tensions between Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis penetrated her newsroom in Baghdad.
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