Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 5, 2012
These are dangerous times. There are organized forces at work in the West exploiting every opportunity to foster Islamophobia -- in other words to fan fear of Muslims into hatred of Muslims by every means possible. The most obvious way is to take periodic examples of extremism among Muslims and...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 8, 2011
One of the most confusing aspects of the recent clashes in Tahrīr Square is why they happened at all. The basic story, told at length here, is that a small group of sit-in protestors were dispersed violently by police, and as word spread more and more protestors joined their ranks. Eventually...
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 10, 2011
News is almost never as it appears. On December 1st I went with investigative researcher and former lieutenant with the Egyptian coastal security Intelligence Rā’id al-Sharqāwī to Tahrīr square. The square is currently blocked for traffic by perhaps 2,000 demonstrators asking people wanting to...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 1, 2011
Arab-West Report, April 1, 2011 Title: Interview with Ibrāhīm al-Huḍaybī (former member of the Muslim Brotherhood and political activist) about the current situation in Egypt
Authors: Drs. Cornelis Hulsman, Arndt Emmerich and Judit Kuschnitzki
Introduction of Ibrāhīm al-Huḍaybī:
I am Ibrāhīm al-...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 28, 2011
Arab-West Report, March 28, 2011 Title: Interview with Mr. Sharīf ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Majīd (Founder of the “Hatef Islami”) about the current situation in Egypt Authors: Drs. Cornelis Hulsman, Arndt Emmerich and Judit Kuschnitzki
Introduction of Mr. Sharīf ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Majīd:
In 2000 I left the hotel...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 11, 2011
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2011
Diana Māhir Ghālī reviews this weekend's opinion articles dealing with the Alexandria church attack...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 6, 2010
Through the experience of dissident Egyptian playwright 'Ali Sālim, former CIDT Intern Katja Müller explores Egyptian attitudes towards Israel since the 1979 peace treaty. Müller recounts Sālim's provacative view that his countrymen should try to understand Israeli's with a more open mind and...
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 30, 2009
At a gathering at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arab writers denounce censorship and restriction of freedom of expression.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 13, 2009
On October 11, 2009 Her Excellency Dr. Mrs. Jihān al-Sādāt presented a lecture to the Women’s Association of Cairo at the Oriental Hall of the American University of Cairo. During the lecture she highlighted the role of women’s rights and education as well as looking at her husband’s policies and...