Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The three Coptic Churches have condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s insult of the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayyīb. Pope Tawadros II denounced Erdoğan’s insult. In a telephone conversation with the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar on Tuesday, Pope Tawadros II said: “We denounce...
Date of source: Monday, September 2, 2013
Security sources said that Hānā Samīr Kāmil, 37, was shot in the Masā’īd district of al-‘Arīsh yesterday afternoon (Sept. 1). The culprits, who are likely affiliated with jihadi groups, fled in a car. Passers-by took Kāmil to the al-‘Arīsh General Hospital, but he died as soon as they reached the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 1, 2013
The three Egyptian churches condemned the statements of Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, against Grand Shaykh al-Tayyib for his religious weight and impact not only on Egypt but also on the whole world.
Pope Tawadros II condemned Erdogan's statements and assured that the Shaykh of al-...
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2018
The Rockin' Imām Aḥmad Muḥsin Tuzer has been the headline news for a long time in Turkey for creating a rock band. The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has dismissed Imam Tuzer for his controversial activities.
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2018
The Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) started a Learning Center because it discovered that many African children in Cairo have big learning gaps. They had, thus far, no place to go to.
For Egyptians, there is compulsory education. Syrian refugees are able to make use of the Egyptian school...
Date of source: Monday, October 8, 2018 to Thursday, November 1, 2018
An article on the Nahda Movement in Tunisia.
Date of source: Monday, October 29, 2018
Eildert Mulder takes issue with Janneke Stegeman’s claim of “the myth of religiously motivated violence.” Of course, there is more than only religiously motivated violence, but Islamic extremists have demonstrated that Islamic inspired violence exists, however much this is despised by the great...
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2012
In a bloody terrorist attack by extremist jihādī groups supported by jihādī elements in the Gaza Strip on Sunday (Aug. 5), sixteen Egyptian army soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in the city of Rafah while they were starting to have their iftār meal.
“Jihādists sneaked from the Gaza...
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Background
Yāssīn Jābar was the Lebanese Minister of Economics in 1996. Now he is a member of parliament representing the district of Nabṭiyya. His platform is liberal in its political slant, with an emphasis on Human Rights.
Side A
In April 1996, the south of Lebanon was attacked by Israel during...
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Side A
Reinout Vos first introduces himself and tells Hulsman how he began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and how he came to Egypt. Vos said that he studied history at Utrecht University, specializing in the history of Malaysia and Indonesia. After completing his Master’s degree,...