Date of source: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
What role can the Egyptian media play in resolving inter-religious conflict and reconciling differences?
Date of source: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sitting under the jasmine trellis as the passing of the last languid golden rays is mourned by the bell’s knell heralding the evening prayer to the black and brown-clad monks, the mind is tempted to imagine their every footstep toward the church a timeless recreation along a path first trod Saint...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Cornelis Hulsman, AWR, CIDT, and CAWU co-founder re-locates to Europe, remains editor-in-chief of AWR, in forward-looking period of change and renewal.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
An open frank debate on a unified law for building houses of worship, followed by the passage of a law, will reduce tensions, promote feelings of citizenship, and reduce the opportunities for those seeking to stir up trouble.
Date of source: Sunday, November 22, 2009
In the second part of his interview with al-Jumhūrīyah, Pope Shenouda discusses Copts’ political participation and the problem of building churches in Egypt. He also notes his friendly relations with President Mubārak and argues that problems never come from higher political authorities.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Cornelis Hulsman revisited Banī Walīms and Maghagha with a group of interns and Jielis van Baalen, now managing director of CIDT. The objective of the visit was to investigate the present state of Muslim-Christian relations seven years after Banī Walīms suddenly gained media prominence when a...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Based on the lectures given at the Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute symposium on de-radicalization and dis-engagement in December 2009 one of the CIDT interns, Vivien Molinengo wrote this paper on societal collapse and radicalization. He argues that the notion of societal collapse was a leitmotif...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
A De-radicalization Conference was held on 2-3 December 2009 in the Golden Tulip Flamingo Hotel, Cairo. The conference was hosted by the Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute. About 12 papers were presented, mostly by Egyptians, but with contributions from Norway, Denmark and the United Kingdom. In...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
As we enter the last month of 2009 there are a number of stories in the press that seem to highlight tensions between the Middle East and the West. One such article that editorial focuses on is a story published in an American newspaper on the case of the Christian convert Māhir al-Jawharī.
Date of source: Monday, August 24, 2009
Comments on how dishonest reporting and behavior, frequently in religion’s name, can contribute to human unhappiness and strife.