Date of source: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
While President Sarkozy’s remarks about the niqāb spark debate in France and the Middle East, a report on Israeli atrocities in the Gaza strip is largely ignored by the U.S. media, showing how far we need to go to achieve ’fair and balanced’ reporting.
Date of source: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Ihāb Ramzīwas the Christian lawyer representing the monks from the monastery of Abū Fānā. He took on the case a week after the attack on the monastery on May 31, 2008 and claims that he stepped down from the case after the governor of Minia pressured him to do so.
Date of source: Friday, May 15, 2009
This brief paper was written as part of the academic writing skills seminar that was heldat the CIDT office in April 2009. The paper focuses on the first draft of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political platform.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Comments on the speech given by Drs. Cornelis Hulsman at the Cairo University.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
This issue presents a number of interesting articles on cases of sedition on Egypt, further commentary on the speech of President Obama, and the recent ongoings in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Thursday, June 18, 2009
U.S. President Obama’s visit to Egypt grips the attention of the country, and the media.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
A group of Arab West Report’s interns visited Minia on January 30-31 in order to follow the latest developments concerning
the incidents of Abū Fānā monastery. They were particularly interested in developments related to the criminal
aspect of the conflict.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Arab-West Report interns and Sebastian Elsaesser, a German researcher went to Abū
Fānā monastery in the district of Mallawi, Upper Egypt in order to visit the monastery, see the Arabs’ land and look
at the new fence that has been constructed since the conflict of May 31, 2008.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
On September 9 Maria Graversen visited Dayr Mawas and conducted an interview with
‘Alā’ Hassānayn to discuss his role in resolving the Abū Fānā conflict.
Date of source: Saturday, June 6, 2009
This week sees a number of special reports from CIDT interns, including recent developments in the case of the Abū Fānā monastery, and the H1N1 (swine) flu epidemic, and comments on President Barack Obama’s speech at Cairo University.