Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Many western commentators in the past have tarnished the image of Islam, portraying it as a religion that propagates violence. However there were some ‘orientalists’ - such as the French historian, Gustave Le Bon and the French philosopher, René Guénon – who described Islam fairly.
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2007
Articles that show internal divisions among Egyptian Christians.
Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorius Laham strongly supports CIDT and AWR.
Date of source: Friday, December 28, 2001
Christianity Today published a long article by Cornelis Hulsman about H.H. Pope Shenouda and Father Matta el-Meskeen, two major reformers in the contemporary Coptic Orthodox Church. The article is presented in this issue of the RNSAW with permission of Christianity Today. You will find here...
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2000
The International Press Institute organized a seminar on "Media and Interreligious Dialogue" in Vienna and invited the Religious News Service from the Arab World (RNSAW) to be present because of its pioneering work in media and inter-religious dialogue in the Arab World.
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2000
The Editorial Board of the RNSAW announces six new members of the Board of Advisors.
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2000
Hulsman interviewed Dr. Maurice Asad, former associate secretary-general of the Middle East Council of Churches, who knew Bishop Athanasius from before he was consecrated as a monk and father Dr. Christiaan van Nispen about their experiences with Bishop Athanasius. Dr. Asad described bishop...
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2000
Hulsman called some Christians in Samalut and learned from them about the problems around renovating a church. He also describes the difficulties with church renovation in Egypt in general which is not so much a matter of obtaining a permit or not but depends a lot on local bureaucrats and...
Date of source: Thursday, October 26, 2000
Hossam Gowdat visited Sout al-Azhar to find out what the sources were for the article on the Dutch orientalist but editor-in-chief Dr. Karam Shalaby could not help him since the author Fawzy Tag el -Din had left the paper. Prof. Dr. J. Waardenburg wrote Dr. N. Coulson was a British specialist in...
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2000
An article on the RNSAW which appeared in the Catholic News Service.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2000
"Personally, I see that this news service is a very important means of communication and information conveying the reality of Egypt to non-Egyptians, either those living in Egypt or, even more importantly, those outside, especially in the Western world...