Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 30, 2010
Al-Shurūq al-Jadīd reports on the church’s opinion in al-Barādi‘ī attending the Resurrection Day prayers.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 13, 2010
Arab-West Report covers Coptic protests over the Supreme Administrative Court decision obliging the church to remarry divorcees. Jayson Casper offers his reflection on the demonstrations.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 2010
Jayson Casper reports from a press conference held by Pope Shenouda dealing with the recent controversy over remarriage. Shenouda reiterates his statement that the Coptic Orthodox Church will refuse to implement the Supreme Administrative Court ruling obliging the church to remarry divorcees.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 22, 2010
The article deals with the position of religion in Egyptian society. The author argues that the three recent incidents of the appointment of the new Grand Imām of al-Azhar, the crisis of “Islamonline,” and the sectarian tension in Matrūh, reflect the importance of religion.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 24, 2010
CIDT’s Jayson Casper writes about his experiences in Coptic Orthodoxy, offering his reflections on what he has learned as he hears of the miracles of Coptic saints.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2010
Samir Zaki is an employee of the Egyptian National Bank, but his passion associates him with the Bishopric of Youth under the leadership of Bishop Musa, in which he encourages Coptic Christians to fully participate in society. On January 2, 2010 he was invited to present a lecture at St. Mark...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 2010
On January 4, 2010 Cornelis Hulsman and Jayson Casper visited the JaffaCenter to discuss the topic of reconciliation sessions with its director and editor, Dr. Rifcat Ahmad. Dr. Ahmad received us warmly and provided us valuable perspective on the issue. The following is a summary of our discussion...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2010
Jayson Casper considers two contrasting and controversial views on Islam; those of Imām Faysal ‘Abd al-Ra’ūf and Shaykh Ahmad al-Sāyih. While Imām Faysa's controversy lies in his questioning of the cultural sources of Islam, Shaykh Ahmad is more concerned with questioning the religious sources of...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 4, 2010
Jayson Casper attends a talk given in Zamalek, Cairo by Imām Faisal ‘Abd al-Ra’ūf, an American Islamic scholar who calls for adherents to Islam to adapt to the culture of their home nation.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 29, 2009
Edited by: Cornelis Hulsman, Editor-in-chief Arab-West Report, Clare Turner, academic language editor CIDTAn in depth report into 13 human rights organizations in Egypt, written with a view to creating a network with some of these organizations with a particular focus on issues of mutual interest...