Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2012
In the name of God the Merciful Gentlemen,
The Egyptian Translators And Linguists Association is honored to invite you to a press conference. The press conference will include a request to the Egyptian People's Assembly for the establishment of a syndicate for Egyptian translators.
The...
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem who divides his time between Jerusalem and Washington D.C. Aziz is a columnist with Al Quds newspaper and is the co-executive director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. Aziz runs...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
[AWR: this interview was recorded, transcribed and translated by Diana Maher Ghali]
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2012
AWR researcher Jayson Casper sent me a link to a March 31 article titled “American Copts, Egypt and the Next Pope.” This text is very well written, but sadly the author is not known. The article was published on a blog called “Salamamoussa. Reclaiming Egypt,” named after Salāmah Mūsá (1887-1958), a...
Date of source: Sunday, March 25, 2012
Everyone agrees that the departure of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III is a genuinely-serious matter considering the pope’s important personality during nearly half a century of crises and events or the Egyptian church’s position as a key Egyptian institution thanks to the pope.
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
In post-Revolutionary Egypt the government is in a weakened state with little or no capacity to enforce laws. Many citizens have chosen to take advantage of this power vacuum to construct churches, mosques, and other buildings in their villages. This article highlights construction in several...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The German Catholic organization Missio asked Arab-West Report about Migration, dialogue and socio-pastoral challenges for Christians in Egypt. Father Douglas May, MM, A U. S. Catholic priest’s perspective based on 18 of the last 30 years in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
To Arab West Report,
I write to thank you for your remarkable work in Egypt. In this crucial moment in Egyptian history, the importance of clarity and truth cannot be understated. In the book of John, Jesus stated that the truth sets us free. I believe Jesus is the truth, and I believe whenever we...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
In the early 1960s during the tenure of late Pope Kyrillos VI, Coptic Orthodox Christians had only seven churches abroad – two in each of the United States, Canada and Australia and only in Britain (1).
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The atmosphere at Pope Shenouda’s farewell today was not what I expected. At first it was dull, and then sympathetically chaotic. Entrance to the church itself could only be secured with a personal invitation, so I made my way early to courtyard of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral to witness the...