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Drs. Cornelis Hulsman was interviewed by Egyptian TV to speak about the role of Western media in reporting on the attack in America. The questions directed at him made it obvious that there is a deep mistrust of Western reporting about the Arab and Islamic world. The interviewer believed that...
The news of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were the talk of the day in Egypt. I have not interviewed any people but just took notes when people were speaking about the attacks. These notes are given here.
The author analyses the case of Heidi Hakīm Manqarius Salīb, a Christian girl who converted to Islam. This case was reported in Al-Katība al-Tībīya (The Theban Legion) and on the websites of several Christian organizations as a kidnapping, but in fact there is no proof of any physical force or...
CSI’s focus on defending the religious freedom of persecuted Christians seems to lead them to very quickly interpret any incident, or rumor of an incident, as persecution. As a response, the author suggests that, rather than sending protest letters to the respective governments, international...
Soraya Hoppe writes about her experiences working as an intern at the Center for Arab-West Understanding.
Mr. Hulsman´s presentation about Arab-West Report was followed by a recorded discussion with university staff and students. Azhar scholars and students voiced concerns about the image of Islam in the West and praised the work of Arab-West Report. Hulsman was, however, attacked by a French...
The roots of Arab-West Report, including a personal background of Drs. Cornelis Hulsman leading to the foundation of Arab-West Report. The text was presented as a lecture at the College of Languages and Translation of the Azhar University.
The weekly mentions AWR´s work in organizing Holy Family pilgrimages. the purpose of the Holy Family pilgrimages is to create an understanding between different cultures. AWR wants to encourage the visits of expatriates to any of the Holy Family locations because this will greatly enhance their...
Correspondence with an American Jihad sympathizer that shows there is much distrust of efforts to promote dialogue. Media attention for AWR.
The article is in response to Dr. Muhammed Selim al-‘Awa´s article in al-Usbua on Islamic religious education, AWR, 2003, week 50, art. 24. Dr. Reiss gives an overview of Muslim religious education at Egyptian primary schools and disagrees with some of the conclusions of Dr. Muhammad Selim el...

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