Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2013
Following the footsteps of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church has chosen Bishop Ibrāhīm Ishāq of al-Minya as successor to Cardinal Antonius Najīb who, for health reasons, resigned from his post. [Author not mentioned, al-Wafd, Jan. 23, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2012 to الأحد, آذار (مارس) 25, 2018
The Coptic Catholic Church's Holy Synod, upon the wish of Cardinal Antonius Najīb, convened an extraordinary session on Wednesday (February 8) to discuss appointment of another head of the patriarchate due to health reasons for Archbishop Antonius.
After the meeting, the Holy Synod issued an...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2013
[This interview took place in English and was recorded. Editorial notes have been made between brackets to clarify some statements. The interview was transcribed by Esther Schoorel and edited by Douglas May and Cornelis Hulsman.]
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Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 17, 2013
We are living in a world of much polarization. This negative energy drives communities apart rather than combining their strengths to work together towards a better society. Arab-West Report was founded in 1997 to fight this negative energy. We are small and thus work only developed slowly but in...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 14, 2013
Douglas May is an American Catholic priest who works with CIDT. Between 1984 and 2007, Doug worked for 10 years as a member of the formation-education team at St. Leo the Great Coptic Catholic Seminary located in the Maadi suburb of Cairo, Egypt. Doug reflects on his 23-year friendship with the...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2012
With a touch of humor throughout, Mgr. Michael Fitzgerald introduced his role as the Vatican Ambassador to Egypt to a delegation of mostly Catholic Austrian students and professors from the University of Vienna. This visit was organized by Arab-West Report and was also attended by some staff and...
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 13, 2012
Ten days before Egyptians go to ballot stations to elect the first post-revolution president, eyes are set on voting blocs whose trends are going to be a decisive factor in the results. [Ahmad Rahīm, al-Hayāt, May 13, p. 5] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2012
The government is now considering the law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) no. 84 of the year 2002 in a bid to preclude any penetration through its gaps in the future, according to a senior Egyptian official. [Sharīf Khafājī, al-Akhbār, Feb. 12, p. 3] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 15, 2011
Text presented for the European-Arab Dialogue Conference at Crete, April 14-16, 2011.
In the past 50 years millions of migrants from southern Mediterranean countries have entered Europe. Of course Europe has witnessed migration gulfs earlier but this one was the first with so many people coming...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 25, 2011
In a statement issued by Catholic Bishops Council chaired by Patriarch Cardinal Antonios Naguib, the Catholic Church in Egypt stressed the necessity that the new draft regulation on construction of churches includes a provision giving official licenses to churches already constructed before the...