Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 31, 2015
The questions were formulated by Judith Bravenboer and Arnold Dekker for a VWO school research project (Lodensteincollege -6VWO) in Amersfoort, The Netherlands) based on information found in primarily Dutch media and an internet search. They contacted Dr. Willem Jan de Wit who teaches at the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2016
Report about an Arab-West Report visit to Qufada in the district of Maghagha where we met with Shaykh Hamdi Abd al-Fattah and Father Yo’annis about Customary Reconciliation Sessions in Maghagha.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 31, 2015
World Servants, a Dutch Christian organization that supports building projects in different countries, contributed to several buildings in Egypt for social purposes. All projects, except for two, have been completed. The Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Beni Suef made promises to also complete these last...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 14, 2016
Georgetown University PhD candidate Matthew Anderson went in July 2015 with Arab-West Report/Center for Arab-West Understanding to Maghagha were we met with several local people, Christians and Muslims, about the expulsion of an extended Christian family from Kafr Darwish following allegations of...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2016
The fight against IS must also be fought in ideological terms. Egyptian Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Salah, who speaks the language of Salafi Muslims, is eager to play a role in this effort. This is the background of my contribution to the Op Ed page in Trouw.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 17, 2015
While Egypt has a long and diverse history of immigration from Africa, the Middle East and even Europe, Chinese immigrants are still a relatively recent and rare phenomena on the Nile. Over the past ten to fifteen years, however, fuelled through the economic rise of China and consequently the...
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 12, 2015
Customary law, commonly referred to as (ʿUrfī [Urfi] Law), is a set of rules and procedures used by local arbitrators, for reconciliation and conflict resolution. Urfi law is resorted to by local communities in mostly non-metropolitan areas where it is held that the judicial system is not an...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 15, 2015
Unique study visit to Qufada, Maghagha, Minya where we will meet a local orfi judge who leads reconcilliation sessions and a local priest active in supporting the poor. On the road we will visit some beautiful locations.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 4, 2015
Dr. Mahmoud Khayyal is a sharp critic of Islamism, Islam and every claim to absolute truth. Tobias Lebens interviewed him for Arab-West Report.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 19, 2015
Yesterday I received the unexpected news that Ezzat al-Salamony (ʿIzzat al-Salāmunī) died ... back in August. He was a leader in al-Gama'a al-Islamiya (the Islamic Group), designated a terrorist entity by the United States. I was able to interview him a couple of times.