Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2004
The Egyptian authorities released a famous
fundamentalist extradited by Sweden in 2002. They also commuted a lifetime sentence of another to
a 15-year imprisonment.
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 2004
Christl Dabu visited Egypt in August 2004 for an investigative report about Muslim-Christian
relations in Egypt, resulting in this article and several travel and news articles. This article
was placed in AWR with permission of the author.
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2004
This report explains the escalations following the alleged conversion of a priest’s wife to Islam. Much background is given to the cultural context that explain why such an issue is so sensitive in Egypt. The report also shows that several of the organizers of the demonstration in Cairo have done...
Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2004
President Mubārak believes in one nation. He has nominated Copts in high positions [examples given in the article]. The demonstration in the cathedral was chaotic and aggressive. It was blackmailing both Pope Shenouda and the Egyptian state. The Copts have the right to be angry about issues...
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2004
The Foreign Press Association is in an illegal status, as it did not register itself
under the Egyptian NGO law 84 of 2002. The organization organizes conferences and activities that
are suspicious. It suspended deputy secretary-general Ismail De Coursac illegally. The
association turned into a...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
I just wanted to relate
to you how useful AWR is proving to be. The reports have provided me with extremely useful
information to use in my thesis. The recent additions of the internet links are a great bonus. I
also like the new motif. It seems that things are going well so I wish you and...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 14, 2004
The Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) aims at setting up a web based Electronic Documentation Center (EDC) for contemporary information covering Arab-West and Muslim-Christian relations with academic standards which can be used for specialized research on the themes covered in Arab-West...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The Egyptian authorities accused the Muslim Brotherhood of sending some members to receive training on arms in the framework of the group’s effort to overthrow the government by force. The authorities closed down 20 commercial and economic enterprises owned by the group, after they [the authorities...
Date of source: Friday, April 15, 2005
‘Amr Khālid was warmly received in Yemen, especially the president. His visit to Cairo was the opposite of this; rapid, signing an agreement with the World Health Organization to help them in using his health project idea all through the region.
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2005
The member states of the European Union joined the U.S in its willingness to open to and enter into a dialogue with Islamic currents described as moderate and have
nothing to do with violence, with the object of paving the road for their participation in the democratic reform process urged by the...