Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 31, 2012
On Thursday, July 26, the family of ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmān ratcheted up their rhetoric in their awareness campaign to free their father. The family issued five demands to President Mursī and invited speakers to comment, some of whom threatened America harshly.
In the picture: Kamāl Hilbāwī
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 25, 2012
Sāmih Makram ‘Ubayd handed me his business card with the words, ‘I hope I get to use this again.’ Underneath his name it spelled out ‘Member of Parliament’. He took it back momentarily and penciled in an additional word in Arabic: ‘Dissolved’.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 19, 2012
I think we all agree that the Salafist groups have been the main supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party since February 12, 2011 till present. This was clearly evident during the referendum on constitutional amendments, in the elections of the People’s Assembly and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 24, 2012
[Editor: Daniel Podertschnig presented the Austrian study visit to Egypt with seven photos with short descriptions at the website of the University of Vienna. This is his presentation for Arab-West Report]
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 24, 2012
Egyptian media gave much less attention to the July 18 attack that cost the lives of five Israelis and wounded thirty three as reported in Israeli and/or Western media. In this article I will list what I found in Egyptian (Arab) media:
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2012
[Editor: Samir Mitri Gayed is an accomplished Egyptian Coptic Orthodox businessman, founder and director of Electro Mitry Company, a company with the largest share in nuclear energy development in Egypt]
Until I came to know the work of Cornelis Hulsman on the Holy Family tradition I was hardly...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 22, 2012
[Editor: Susan is a former full-time editor of Arab-West Report who has lived since February 2009 in Hurghada]
Many sectors throughout Egypt suffered greatly as a result of the 2011 Revolution. Perhaps the hardest hit however, was the tourism industry. Beach towns that were in former years...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 22, 2012
In politics, spin is inevitable. But in times of great political struggle spin is often transformed into misrepresentation. In Egypt these days, as seen in the press, the Muslim Brotherhood is spun virtually into a dervish.
Consider first this article from al-Akhbar, ‘Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 22, 2012
Watanī published the list of Copts eligible to vote for the 118 th Coptic Orthodox Patriarch. The list contained 2554 names that represent many segments in the society, including: metropolitans and bishops, heads of monasteries, deputies and trustees, members of the Spiritual Council in Cairo,...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 15, 2012
[Editor: Jayson Casper attended this Coptic demonstration on July 14]Traditionally, it is the Copts who look to America for support of their minority rights. With the Muslim Brotherhood now in the presidency, though not in full power, some Copts wonder if the United States is switching sides.The...