Date of source: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The disagreement over a political issue between two states does not mean incurring enmity between the peoples of the two states. This was asserted by Patriarch Gregorios III Lahhām and Girgis Ibrāhīm Sālih, general secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches.
Date of source: Monday, January 19, 2009
There has been widespread displeasure from Coptic organizations abroad to Pope Shenouda’s Christmas sermon.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Cornelis Hulsman interviewed Munīr Fakhrī ‘Abd al-Nūr and discussed Christian emigration from Egypt, the need to build up Egypt into a democratic state again and the importance of dealing with Egyptian problems within Egypt and not as a result of foreign interference.
Date of source: Saturday, January 10, 2009
The article sheds light on Dr. Tharwat Basīlī’s late issuance of an announcement condemning the recent Israeli assault on Gaza.
Date of source: Monday, January 12, 2009
The author lists the public figures who support the nomination of Pope Shenouda for the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr Hālah Mustafā fears that Jewish groups may interfere to stop him from winning the prize.
Date of source: Sunday, January 11, 2009
The author believes that Christian students should be allowed to enroll in the non-theological schools of the Azhar University but does not support the idea of a Coptic university.
Date of source: Thursday, January 1, 2009
In an interview with al-Wafd, Shenouda comments on the recent attacks against Gaza and the American policy toward the Middle East. Arabs’ unity is important and the U.S. will never change its strategy toward Israel.
Date of source: Friday, January 2, 2009
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, president of the Azhar University called for finding a vent out of the crisis of Arab-West dialogue to present the correct image of Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
This article sheds light on the Western insults directed toward Muslims every now and then. The author suggests that working hard and depending on one’s self is the best reaction toward confronting such insults. He urges Muslims not to be distorted or shaken by these incidents as this is the main...
Date of source: Saturday, February 7, 2009
Cornelis Hulsman, co-founder of Arab-West Report, is planning to return to The Netherlands in September 2009 and has decided that the AWR editorials will be written with the English language editor. Gaza has obviously been a recurrent theme in many of the articles in this week’s issue and that is...