Date of source: Monday, October 13, 2008
Susanne Huber provided an overview of media reporting about the tensions following the clashes at the Monastery of Abū Fanā on May 31. The research concerned both Coptic activist as well as Western media reporting in the period June 1 – August 12, 2008. Coptic activist reporting focused primarily...
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
Watani interviewed a Christian woman who received an MA in education from Ayn Shams university and is now a teaching fellow in the Arabic department at the university.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
A priest has been released after being accused of tampering with official documents so that a Christian and Muslim could marry.
Date of source: Saturday, June 14, 2008
The issues of achieving unity between southern and northern Sudan raises concerns about the situation of Islam and Muslims in southern Sudan.
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
The autobiography of a former Muslim Brotherhood member has been banned by the Islamic Research Academy. However critics expected that it would be heralded by scholars as a warning against fundamentalism.
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
Watani interviewed the Islamic scholar Jamal al-Bannā about his views concerning; the church, his opinion that religions do not contradict each other and his explanations for the growing extremism in Egyptian society.
Date of source: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Fahmī Hūwaydī writes about the importance of understanding the differences between the Shī‘ah and the Sunnī doctrines before criticizing either of them.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2008
The author interviews Emad Gad, a Coptic academic who specializes in the study of Israel and its society. He comments on the current tensions, and hopes for the future, as well as his opinion on Muslim-Christian relations within Egypt itself.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2008
The author comments on the U.S. Commission on International Freedom’s report on religious freedom in Iraq, and the migration of Christians from the region.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Drs. Huslman wishes all Muslim readers a blessed end to the period of fasting, and points to an article highlighting the difficulties on reporting on Islam in the West.