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1. Editorial
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2007
Statements by Dutch Bishop Tiny Muskens on a Dutch TV program on the use of the name Allah and God by Muslims and Christians. Sāmih Fawzī believes there is a need to enact a law that regulates the issue of conversion.
39. Marriage through a church decision
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Aḥmad al-Sa‘dāwī discussed the issue of divorce among Copts in Egypt, referring to the recent marriage of the Coptic actress Hālah Ṣidqī as a case in point of Coptic divorcees receiving permission from the church to re-marry.
1. Editorial
Date of source: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Comments on the sensitivity of religious issues and the influence of Western involvement in Egypt .
1. Editorial
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2007
AWR’s press release about IGMF statements on Dr. Ḥamdī Zaqzūq resulted in a press conference attended by Egyptian media. Comments on stories about forced conversions.
1. Editorial
Date of source: Monday, October 29, 2007
Critique on IGMF in Frankfurt saying that Dr. Hamdi Zaqzouq “defends the application of the death penalty for people who convert from Islam to Christianity” Emotional debates and sensitive stories on conversions in Egypt. The secretary of Pope Benedict expressing his fear about the Islamization of...
1. Editorial
Date of source: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Ayman ʿĀshūr concluded that everyone must respond strongly to attempts to manipulate religion in order to protect Islam and Christianity. al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī wrote about “Who is responsible for the escalation of the Copts’ crisis?” Discussions about the succession of Pope Shenouda continue.
1. Editorial
Date of source: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Islamic writer Jamal al-Banna states that it has been quite common for Christians and Jews to convert to Islam to avoid persecution and then leave the religion when the danger has passed. An American document allegedly claiming direct aid should preferably go to locations of high density Coptic...
2. Reflections on an internship with AWR
Date of source: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Ane Skov Birk, a student at Copenhagen University, Denmark, stayed with CIDT from 24 January 2007 “ 11 August 2007. She has done excellent work, much of which has been reflected in texts she has written in AWR. She presents an overview of her experiences working with CIDT, and the knowledge she has...
1. Editorial
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Allegations in Alexandria resulted in Christians and Muslims throwing stones and bottles at each other. Christian scholar Muná Makram ‘Ubayd sees under-representation of Copts in political functions as the main reason to expect an escalation in the crisis between state and church Youssef Sidhom...
1. Editorial
Date of source: Monday, September 17, 2007
An article compares Salman Rushdie to Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm because both threaten the stability of the Arab world. A female PhD student was denied access to AUC’s library for wearing a niqāb.

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