Date of source: Sunday, December 16, 2007
The article looks at different Arab Christian communities in the Middle East and analyses how radical Islam has affected the Arab Christian minorities in the Arab world.
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.
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.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The article presents a specific case of a man who converted to Christianity, and the problems that he was faced with following his decision.
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.
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.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
AWR introduced files on conversion, showing the numerous views and controversies surrounding conversion in Egypt.
Comment on Counselor Labīb Halīm Labīb writing about the collapse of supreme values in Egypt.
Report on Sawt al-Ummah stating that ‘Abd al-Hayy attempted to kidnap Rev. Sāmih Maurice of...
Date of source: Friday, December 7, 2007
Nabīl ‘Abd al-Fattāḥ analyzes the recent crisis of the British schoolteacher who was arrested in Sudan on charges of insulting Prophet Muhammad. He says that Arabs and Islamic states need a realistic, intelligent way of understanding cultural diversity.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Various responses to the Vatican’s initiative to hold inter-religious dialogue meetings with Muslims are detected. Some described the initiative as a positive step towards Islam-West understanding; others condemned the notion of inter-religious dialogues in the first place, believing that dialogue...
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2007
The extremist right-wing of The Netherlands has opposed the appointment of Dr. Ṭāriq Ramaḍān at the University of Leiden Islamic Studies Chair, under claims that it had been financed by the fascist state of Oman.