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2. 15 centuries after the emergence of Islam, do Muslims still need incubators, like premature babies, to protect them from missionaries?
Date of source: Thursday, January 3, 2008
The author, Dr. Ibrāhīm al-Sāyh, comments on an official complaint submitted by the renowned Muslim scholar Dr. Zaghlūl al-Najjār against a Christian organization, accusing it of performing missionary activities in Cairo.
14. The silence of the moderates
Date of source: Sunday, December 16, 2007
The author reflects on three different recent incidents that he believes should worry moderate Muslims and questions why international organizations have not spoken out against these events.
7. Reflections on conversion in Egypt
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Drs. Hulsman reviews the responses and reactions to issues of conversion in Egypt versus those of Western countries.
4. Debates about freedom of religion and conversion in Egypt
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The following article presents an introduction to the debate about the freedom of religion and conversion in Egypt, focusing on legal cases of conversions, specifically changing one’s religious identity on identification cards.
3. The freedom to change one’s religion or belief; Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Although Egyptian civil law does not prohibit conversion from one religion to another, there are discrepancies in an individual’s ability to convert.
2. Changing your religious beliefs
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The following presents an investigative report authored by Mads Akselbo Holm, an intern for Arab-West Report, on the issue of Muslims leaving their faith. This study provides an excellent background to the commotion caused by Muḥammad Ḥijāzī announcing his conversion to Christianity.
24. Zaghlul al-Najjar sets off a bomb: “The church converts Muslims and there are 10 villas where they keep the men and women after forcing them to convert to Christianity. Foreign institutions help them in Ma‘adi
Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2007
Dr. Zaghlūl al-Najjār accuses Coptic Orthodox clergymen of forcing Muslims to convert and declares that the Bible was distorted. The Coptic Orthodox Church responded denouncing Zaghlūl’s allegations.
1. Editorial
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2008
AWR visited Father Mattá to hear about the sectarian violence in Jabal al-Tayr, Minia. Al-Miṣrī al-Yawm interviewed Bishop Bīshūy, General Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
23. Press freedom in Egypt [3]
Date of source: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
15 Egyptian independent newspapers refused to publish their publications on October 7, 2007. Other newspapers criticized the gesture and its motivations, choosing instead to express themselves “positively.” Freedom of the press is a pivotal issue in Egyptian media nowadays.
2. Missionaries or volunteers? South Korean Christians held hostage by the Taliban.
Date of source: Thursday, December 13, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman and Mads Akselbo Holm discuss the media coverage and accounts of the South Korean Christians who were being held hostage by the Ṭalibān. The authors show this issue contributed to a negative Muslim image of Christian missionaries.

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