Arab-West-Journal (AWJ) was an excellent attempt by our forner editor Jenna Ferrecchia to develop a journal to publish original work composed primarily by our undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate interns, with other contributions from staff and notable authors.   EBSCO showed interest to add this magazine to their portfolio. The production, however, needed an editor with online publishing skills starting with 20 hours per week which in turn needed funding which we were unable to obtain. The Journal can be revamped with funding for an editor.

Two issues were published:

Vol. 1, Test Issue, Spring 2013

• The Relationship Between Poverty,Overcrowding, Stress, and Sectarian Tensions in Greater Cairo. Author: Jonas Sylvest
• Islam, Civil Society, and the State: The Case of Egypt. Author: Fouad Ben Masoud  
• Psychology of Religion. With an interview with Dr. Mahmoud Khayyal. Author: Rosa-Lena Keim
• Religion in the Egyptian Constitution. Author: Jayson Casper
• Interview: Muslim Brotherhood Sister, Dina Zakaria. Author: Eline Kasanwidjojo

Vol.1, issue 2, Spring 2014

• Righteous, Religious, and Restive. The Youth who have Defected from the Muslim Brotherhood. Author: Nicholas Gjorvad
• The Utopia of Tahrir Square. Author: Esther Schoorel
• Why do Egyptians Migrate? A phenomenological-inspired approach to the study of the motivation behind the migration of Egyptians. Author: Mette Toft Nielsen
• Interview: Sufī Shaykh Abul-Azayim on Sufism and Politics. Author: Nadira Mekic

The aim was to attract contributors from a variety of academic disciplines, to make for a diverse range of topics and writing styles.  Content was intended to range from articles on contemporary Egyptian politics to historical topics.