Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 22, 2014
Arab-West Report has had infrequent contact throughout the years with scholars of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) in Beirut, who founded the Institute of Middle East Studies. Arab-West Report obtained permission to republish Arthur Brown’s “Speaking Out: Muslim Leaders Respond to the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2014
Mother Theoliptie is a Chinese-Canadian Coptic Orthodox nun who has resided at St. Demiana’s Monastery for about 16 years. Her story is one of remarkable change from Buddhism to Coptic Orthodoxy. She quit her job as a pharmacist in Toronto and entered the monastery at age 27. I have met with...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2014
Dr. Enan Galaly, having the Knight of Dannebrog title bestowed by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Ambassador of Historical Relations between Denmark and the Middle East and chairman of the Advisory Council for the International Association of University Presidents worldwide, and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 8, 2014
Father Frans van der Lugt was yesterday murdered in cold blood in the rebel-held area of Homs, Syria. When the UN brokered ceasefire began in February this year Father Frans van der Lugt refused to be evacuated. He wanted to remain with the 23 Christians who were the last of a community which used...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2014
The discussion about the electoral law for the papal election in the Coptic Orthodox Church has been raging for many decades since 1957. When Pope Yusab II passed away, leading members of the Sunday School Movement, a reform movement in the church, entered monastic life and presented themselves as...
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 21, 2014
Father Angelios Isaac, the secretary of Pope Tawadros II, stated that the Pope and Father Bolus Halīm are the only two people who speak on the behalf of the Church, and any other person speaks for himself only. He added that the Pope did forbid any priest or bishop from appearing on satellite...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2014
In its dispatch no. 5657 MEMRI focuses on the mutual accusations between supporters of the current regime and the Muslim Brotherhood. “Each camp accuses members of the other camp of being Jewish and of implementing the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.” The MEMRI report is full of examples from both...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 25, 2014
Raymond Ibrahim, author of “Crucified Again: Exposing Islam's New War on Christians,” is blatantly anti-Muslim in his writings. He is doing ‘well’ in creating fear for Muslims.
Ibrahim interprets all violence of Muslims against Christians as something that is motivated through Islam as religion....
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 25, 2014
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Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 25, 2014
In April 2013, U.S.-Austrian photographer and filmmaker Norbert Schiller, U.S. filmmaker Dana Smillie, and I visited locations of the Holy Family in Upper Egypt that we had previously visited for the preparation of the book Be Thou There; the Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt (AUC Press, 2001)....