Date of source: Thursday, April 19, 2007
The Council of State ruled on February 18, 2007 that AWR should be granted the status of an NGO.
The National Center for Translation was established by Egypt as part of the Supreme Council of Culture.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Comment on lack of tolerance for differences in views, often related to religious principles and displayed in various media.
Two Cairo lectures by William Dalrymple show a strong Christian population decline in the Arab World.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
AWR’s last interview with the late Dr. Isaac Fānūs.
Comments on self-censorship, such as that of Dr. Otto Meinardus’ differences in writing and saying, which makes it hard for students of the church in Egypt to get a good understanding of the church’s position.
Father Basilius of the Monastery of...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sanā’ al-Sa‘īd conducted an excellent interview with H.H. Pope Shenouda, who said dialogue among religions should not tackle differences in beliefs since this lead to unnecessary disputes.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Dr. Isaac Fānūs, father of the revival of Coptic iconography, passed away.
Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah publicly apologized for placing a quote in his book justifying violence against Copts.
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2007
AWR was invited to The Program for Civilizational Studies and Dialogue of Cultures at Cairo University to present a film about its work and explain to the students the necessity of caution in media reporting.
Dr. Ṭāriq Heggy visited AWR’s office to speak about what motivates him to write.
Remarks...
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2007
Continuation of the discussion about a takfīr PhD thesis of an Azhar scholar against Rose al-Yūsuf. Recommendation of an interesting comment on the discussions on freedom of expression.
A comment that addresses the often heard religious belief that interpretations of religious texts cannot and...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Council of State rules in favor of NGO status.
Circulating rumors about Bishop Kyrillos of Naj al-Hammādī followed by demonstrations.
PhD thesis declares Rose al-Yūsuf apostate, showing great divide between liberal minded journalists and traditionalist Islamic scholars.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
No clash between Islam and the West but between ignorant parties in both the West and Arab World.
Various ways Christians see themselves in an Islamic environment.
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
British author William Dalrymple showing rapid decline of Christianity in the Middle East.
Episcopal Bishop Munīr Hanna Anis explaining the consequences of rumors in Muslim-Christian relations.