Date of source: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
On July 30 Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu’tī Bayūmī passed away. I was first introduced to Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu’tī Bayūmī by Dutch Jesuit priest, Fr. Christiaan van Nispen, in 1995. The two men had been friends for many years and thus meeting him through Father van Nispen was an excellent start for to long-lasting...
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2012
Editor: Cornelis Hulsman was asked to write the Vienna Community Church a congratulation on the occasion of their 55th anniversary of their establishment by late AWR board of advisors member Prof. Dr. Otto Meinardus. The text below was placed on the website of the VCC, http://members.aon.at/william...
Date of source: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Following my lecture at Vienna University and Pro-Oriente in Vienna, June 20-23, 2011 we received the attached excellent recommendation for our work which, we hope, will result in a closer cooperation between our Egyptian NGO, Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) and the University of Vienna....
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
In December 2009 I met with Paul Duffill, the 2008 recipient of the Isaac Roet Prize, at the conference: "Understanding Peace, Conflict and Violence" held at Institute for Social Studies, the Hague. Paul received his prize for his essay: "A Meta-Intervention for the Israel-Palestine Conflict...
Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2012
In the name of God the Merciful Gentlemen,
The Egyptian Translators And Linguists Association is honored to invite you to a press conference. The press conference will include a request to the Egyptian People's Assembly for the establishment of a syndicate for Egyptian translators.
The...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Cornelis Hulsman has given us on March 16 a good opportunity to know more about his activity through the news agency Arab-West Report.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2012
The following overview was made in preparation for a press conference of the Cairo Foreign Press Association on March 27, 2012.
The profiles and commentary herein have been compiled by Hānī Labīb, Managing Director of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translations and Arab West Report,...
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Previously, I have written in Arab-West Report about people who have influenced me, such as former Dutch Consul-General to Saudi Arabia, Daniel van der Meulen (1894–1989), who stimulated my interest in the Arab world and Muslim-Christian relations. Syrian-Orthodox Bishop, Samuel Aktash of the Tur...
Date of source: Thursday, December 31, 2009
As an intern at the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation, my main aim has been to foster intercultural relations between the West and the Arab world. Integrated in a research team, I had the opportunity to delve into precise topics (such as the issue of mosque building in Egypt), and...
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2011
AWR's Managing Director Hānī Labīb attended the meeting done by Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sāmī 'Anān, with political and Media figures along with intellectuals and artists.
Meeting tackled the different aspects of the current political scene.