Date of source: Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Recommendation letter for the Center for Arab-West Understanding
Between 1963 and 1977 I was teaching Old Testament at the Coptic Evangelical seminary in Abbasiyya, Cairo, during which period I lived with my family in Heliopolis. This period has left me ever since with a deep sense of involvement...
Date of source: Friday, December 26, 2014
The Huffington Post
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There are many frustrations between the US and Egypt which has been reflected in the experiences of Dr. Michelle Dunne and Egyptian responses such as expressed in a very sharp letter of Mr. Cherif Esmat Abdelmeguid, son of the late Esmat Abdelmeguid, former Foreign...
Date of source: Thursday, June 4, 2015
On Thursday night, the Center for Arab-West Understanding held its first cultural event at Room Art Space in Garden City. The event was part of a series of cultural events targeting youth in Cairo. The series aims to increase cultural understanding through events designed to bring multiple aspects...
Date of source: Saturday, November 15, 2014
An agreement signed on October 22 between the Center of Arab-West Understanding and the Global Forum for Media and Development (Egypt) is turning out to be very fruitful for both parties in their contributions for a better future for Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, October 30, 2014
(October 30, 2014) Since its inception on the tarmac facing the Maspero State Television building in Downtown Cairo, the Maspero Youth Union (MYU) has been a driving movement, organizing protests that at times have included thousands of Coptic Christians. Before its establishment three and a half...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
A man named ‘lantern’ finds a buried treasure, and with the money builds a church and extends a priesthood. If only all tales of Coptic Orthodox churches were so adventurous. (Some are.)
The village of Qufādah, home of the Virgin Mary and St. Abaskhiroun Church, is about a 30-45 minute drive from...
Date of source: Thursday, October 23, 2014
The narrow streets in Al Zawya Al Hamra are quiet. A donkey pulls a cart, a woman carries fresh bread on her head and some boys are repairing their TukTuk. On such mornings, it is hard to imagine that these same streets once were the stage of tragic fights between Muslim and Christian residents. In...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
“Respect for children starts with respect among children for each other,” said Herman Kaiser, Mayor of Arnhem during the 10th anniversary of the International Monument for the Unknown Child in the Netherlands on September 28, 2014.
Dr. Farouk Hosni, Minister of Culture of Egypt from 1987 to 2011,...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Dutch lawyer, André Seebregts filed on behalf of four Dutch citizens of Egyptian origin, a case on Thursday, September 18 to the Dutch general prosecution against Egyptian Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim [Muhammad Ibrahīm], former President ‘Adly Mansour and former Prime Minister Hazem El-...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
On a trip to the village of Qufada in Upper Egypt, Intern Jonathan Vink became fascinated with the art of tattooing, which has a rich heritage within the Coptic demonination population of Egypt. This article is a product of his curiousity on the subject, which is also published with Egypt Today.