Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 21, 2011
Dr. Jamāl Hāshim researches medicine. His work includes visiting bishoprics, asking about how they receive funds, and from whom. He also asks how they receive medicine and from whom. The census starting in 2006 no longer includes statistics about religious denominations.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 18, 2011
It is an interesting period to be in Egypt. It is obvious that no one knows the direction in which the country is heading. The government itself is in a state of confusion. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has never seen so many changes in foreign ministers in one year as in 2011, which thus far has...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2011
The current government of Egypt is facing considerable pressures. Tensions have been high between the Israeli and Egyptian governments after an Israeli helicopter crossed into Egyptian territory to pursue alleged terrorists, killing six Egyptian police and army personnel.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2011
The main text was written by nuns of Saint Demiana’s Monastery. Introductions to the main text were written by Cornelis Hulsman and the Christian Treasures Organization.
Introduction: Cornelis Hulsman
We are very pleased to present the detailed life story of Saint Demiana and the 40 virgins which...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 22, 2011
Anders Breivik, a 32-year-old Norwegian, has confessed to killing at least 92 people at a youth camp and seven in a bomb attack outside a government building in Oslo, Norway. As Norwegian authorities investigate Breivik's motives, a document and a short video produced by the suspect have...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 15, 2011
The Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court ruled on July 3 that Christians who had converted to Islam but now wish to return to Christianity can be identified again as Christians on their national identification cards. AWR Chief Editor Cornelis Hulsman says that the decision is an important step...
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 9, 2011
It is hard to estimate the number of Coptic Christians living abroad since Western countries do not register migrants and citizens by religion. Yet in the discussion about the total number of Copts and the effect of migration on the church in Egypt, one needs to be able to make an estimate. The...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 2011
MEMRI made excerpts of an interview with Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed, which aired on Al-Hayat TV on June 5, 2011. Wahid Hamed is certainly right that “Differences of opinion between people or politicians should never be construed as opposition to the religion. Religion is sacred to all. […]”...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2011
In the July 1 edition of Al-Ahrām newspaper, AWR Chief Editor Drs. Cornelis Hulsman is quoted as saying that Western media is both biased and inaccurate when it speaks about the status of Copts in Egypt and their relations with Muslims. However, Drs. Hulsman says that the paper has simplified and...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2011
Last week, an Amsterdam court found Dutch politican Geert Wilders not guilty of inciting hatred against Muslims. AWR Chief Editor Cornelis Hulsman argues that Wilders' inflammatory statements about Islam should not be protected by Dutch law.
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