Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
The author reviews a visit paid by former Dutch Prime Minister Professor Andreas Van Agt to Egypt to launch the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU), his lecture and his meetings with Egyptian officials, religious leaders and intellectuals.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
During his recent visit to Egypt, former
prime minister of the Netherlands, Prof.
Andreas Van Agt, has praised Egypt’s role in promoting interfaith and
intercultural dialogue. He has also
welcomed the efforts of the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) to bridge
the gap between the Arab...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Although Arabs have reneged on their responsibilities towards Palestinians, Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif says that the Muslim Brotherhood will keep on supporting them.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
During his visit to Egypt last week, former prime minister of The
Netherlands, Prof. Andreas Van Agt, gave a lecture entitled, "Culture and business: The Netherlands as the
gateway to Europe,” at the Cairo International Lions Club. The lecture addressed the Palestinian-
Israeli
conflict and the...
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006
Al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī had an interview with
Dr. Bishāra
Khidr, a professor of political and economic sciences at the Catholic University of
Leuven in Belgium and
the director of the Modern Center for Arabic Studies at the same university,
during his visit to Cairo. He talked
about his opinions...
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The author examines the question of how to ensure that democracy in Middle Eastern countries does not come at the expense of secularism, personal freedoms, and equal rights for women and minorities, given that both American policy-makers and most Arabs hold to the reductionist view that democracy...
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
David Ignatius explores Iran’s seeming diplo-phobia, which makes it extremely reluctant to negotiate with the West over the issue of nuclear enrichment, and which made it drag its heels over a treaty with Iraq to end the Iran-Iraq war. He argues that for theocratic regimes or groups that claim a...
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The European Union was divided over the US-led war in Iraq, but
united against
Hamās, the former prime minister of The Netherlands, Prof. Andreas Van Agt said
yesterday in a
lecture at the Cairo International Lions Club.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Al-Qāhira publishes excerpts from the transcript
of an audiotape, said to
be of the leader of al-Qā‘ida, Usāma Bin Lādin, in
which he calls on Muslims
to prepare for a drawn-out conflict with the West.
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
Ma’moun
Fandī criticizes Egyptian media’s silence toward the insult the
Muslim Brotherhood’s guide
directed to Egypt. He believes that one explanation for this silence is the heavy
presence of Islamists inside
media outlets.