Date of source: Thursday, June 17, 2010
AWR publishes new multimedia content, and the demise of IslamOnline.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Al-Shurūq al-Jadīd reports on the church’s opinion in al-Barādi‘ī attending the Resurrection Day prayers.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
Arab-West Report covers Coptic protests over the Supreme Administrative Court decision obliging the church to remarry divorcees. Jayson Casper offers his reflection on the demonstrations.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
Ahmad al-Tayyib succeeds Sayyid Tantāwī as Grand Imām of al-Azhar.
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 2010
Jayson Casper reports from a press conference held by Pope Shenouda dealing with the recent controversy over remarriage. Shenouda reiterates his statement that the Coptic Orthodox Church will refuse to implement the Supreme Administrative Court ruling obliging the church to remarry divorcees.
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2010
The article deals with the position of religion in Egyptian society. The author argues that the three recent incidents of the appointment of the new Grand Imām of al-Azhar, the crisis of “Islamonline,” and the sectarian tension in Matrūh, reflect the importance of religion.
Date of source: Monday, June 7, 2010
A few notable selections from Arab West Report this week have to do with the nature of sectarian tension in Egypt. While most would agree that Muslims and Christians live and have lived in peace and cooperation, these are also painfully aware of recent incidents of violence which threaten the...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
This week, two of our articles taken from pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat focus on an issue in which CAWU has been heavily involved over recent years: Dutch politician Geert Wilders and his infamous film from 2008 ‘Fitna’.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
CIDT’s Jayson Casper writes about his experiences in Coptic Orthodoxy, offering his reflections on what he has learned as he hears of the miracles of Coptic saints.
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Happy New Year! Apologies for the delay in publishing this, the first week of Arab-West Report 2010. We will be working hard to reduce the time-lapse between actuality and our publication in the coming weeks, a task that we hope will be greatly aided by the advent of our long-awaited and eagerly-...