Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2008
AWR visited Father Mattá to hear about the sectarian violence in Jabal al-Tayr, Minia.
Al-Miṣrī al-Yawm interviewed Bishop Bīshūy, General Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2008
Muslim author Jamāl al-Bannā stated that Western nations are targeting Egypt’s social order and national unity.
The chairman of the Middle East Christians Association claimed that Christians have much fewer churches in relation to their proportion of the population than Muslims have mosques....
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 13, 2008
Discussion of the murder of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2007.
Kees Hulsman’s visit to Europe to promote AWR work in discussions and meetings.
Comments that the rise of militant and political Islam increased since 2002.
Shaykh Tantawi called for punishing...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 17, 2007
Kees Hulsman lectured at the Free University in Amsterdam, comparing religious pluralism in Cairo with Amsterdam.
Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī wrote about interpretations of the Qur’ānic verse “No compulsion in religion.”
Comments on articles criticizing four human rights centers in Egypt for inciting...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 16, 2007
Pope Shenouda accusing Coptic activist groups of pretending to be concerned with Coptic rights in Egypt.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 13, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman and Mads Akselbo Holm discuss the media coverage and accounts of the South Korean Christians who were being held hostage by the Ṭalibān. The authors show this issue contributed to a negative Muslim image of Christian missionaries.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 13, 2007
AWR report on Christian missionary work in Muslim countries, taking Korean Christian volunteers or missionaries as an example.
Discussion of Islamic Endowments in Egypt.
Several Arab media outlets showed their anger about the American Coptic Union calling Pope Shenouda a powerless Pope.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 4, 2007
Critique on the claim of a Copt in Germany that only Copts are real Egyptians.
Reference to a review with interesting comments on the freedom of Egyptian press.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 2007
German radio contacted AWR for a radio interview about the Holy Family tradition at the Holy Virgin Church in Maadi.
Two Egyptian legal experts have drafted a proposed law to regulate conversions.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 29, 2007
Report and comments on the case of Fibi Ṣalīb on the topic of stories of conversion.
Comments on Dr. FāṬimah Sayyid Ahmad’s statement on the need to respond quickly to rumors.