Date of source: Sunday, March 16, 2014
The 13 nuns of Mar Taqlā monastery in addition to three ladies that used to work in the monastery in Ma’lūla, Syria have been released.
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2018
The Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) started a Learning Center because it discovered that many African children in Cairo have big learning gaps. They had, thus far, no place to go to.
For Egyptians, there is compulsory education. Syrian refugees are able to make use of the Egyptian school...
Date of source: Monday, October 8, 2018 to Thursday, November 1, 2018
An article on the Nahda Movement in Tunisia.
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Reinout Vos first introduces himself and tells Hulsman how he began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and how he came to Egypt. Vos said that he studied history at Utrecht University, specializing in the history of Malaysia and Indonesia. After completing his Master’s degree,...
Date of source: Sunday, August 26, 2012
Engineer ‘Isām ‘Abd al-Mājid, member of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah Shūrá Council, revealed the readiness of dozens of Jihadis to travel to Syria within days to join the rebels in overthrowing the regime of Syrian President Bashār Al-Assad (Shirīf al-Dawākhlī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, August 26, p. 3). Read...
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The Khan Murjan is a building located in the souq of Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in the 14th century as a caravanserai and it is considered by many historians and scholars to be a notable piece of the city’s architecture. The structure was in poor shape for over two centuries, but was...
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2017
The U.S. President Donald Trump has officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 7, 2017, and announced the plan to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2017
With a weakening economy, populism on the rise, and the hunt for scapegoats, personal rights and freedoms seem to be on the decline in Egypt. People live in fear for their right to exist and to live a peaceful life, due to a lack of social acceptance, as well as pressure from the government....
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2017
High-ranking religious leaders have ruled out that the scenario of the expulsion of Christians from some Arab countries such as Iraq and Syria will be repeated in Egypt, stressing that the Christian presence in Egypt will remain strong.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2017
In 1889 [translators note: this date is most likely a typing mistake, correct date unknown] in one of Damascus’ streets, I picked up a photograph of a blind Muslim named Muḥammad carrying on his back this disabled Christian dwarf named Samīr.