Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Editor AWR: This is just an excellent article! The ‘Persecution Industry’ Paul Sedra describes is causing so much harm to Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt. It is deliberately distorting social realities in Egypt, taking problems that do exist out of context and with this they create fear among...
Date of source: Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Israeli media outlets broadcasted extensive media coverage of the killing of the United States Ambassador in Libya . Further, it expressed its concern about statements that an Israeli Jew produced the film.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that it is a provocative movie that mocked the Prophet...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
There was much surprise in the U.S. at Egyptian President Muhammad Mursī’s recent shake-up of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) leadership. The Los Angeles Times suggests that this proves him ‘a better political tactician than many had believed’ [Rīm ‘Abd al-Latīf, Egypt president's...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Kees, Cornelis Hulsman, a prominent Dutch reporter who has been covering Egypt's news, especially those related to the Egyptian Coptic community since 1976. Hulsman is seen in the Netherlands as one of the one of the reference figures and experts in the Egyptian affairs. Hulsman is invited to...
Date of source: Thursday, December 31, 2009
Brainstorming constitutes a prolific way to record impulsive as well as inspired reflections about very different topics and issues. The recent, improvised meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Cairo on December 18 between Cornelis Hulsman (accompanied by two interns, Mrs. Sayyidah Fu’ād and Mr. Vivien...
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2011
When I saw the report of MEMRI about Egyptian cleric Muḥammad ʿAbdū I was reminded of Tim Cavanaugh’s critique on MEMRI in 2002 that MEMRI does not need to travel very far to cherry-pick offensive comments.
MEMRI presented excerpts from ʿAbdū speaking on al-Ḥikmah TV on September 20, 2011. al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic, called on the United Nations and Western countries to support Egyptian development projects.
Date of source: Friday, July 22, 2011
Anders Breivik, a 32-year-old Norwegian, has confessed to killing at least 92 people at a youth camp and seven in a bomb attack outside a government building in Oslo, Norway. As Norwegian authorities investigate Breivik's motives, a document and a short video produced by the suspect have...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
"There is no doubt that bigotry and lack of respect for other's beliefs drove Jean-Marie Le Pen, Director of the National Front in France, to the second round in the presidential elections year 2002." Ayman Nūr writes.
The article then explains that when Le Pen was about to leave his party, he...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Human rights activist and Legal Adviser to the Church, Najīb Jibrā'īl, is organizing a demonstration to take place on September 11th outside the Supreme Court of Egypt. This demonstration will protest against the mass burning of the Qur'ān scheduled for the same day, organized by American Priest...