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Egyptian media writing about George Bibāwī allegedly calling Pope Shenouda Kāfir. Reasons behind the tensions between Bibāwī and Pope Shenouda and the consequences of these conflicts for the Coptic Orthodox Church. Islamists feeling that Copts receive preferential treatment from authorities.
Coptic Easter celebrations were discussed in this week’s issue of AWR, however the issue that really stole the limelight was President Mubārak’s Easter message to Coptic expatriates.
Hulsman highlights a number of major reports that were placed in week 53, all belonging to closing the year 2006 for AWR. This week had been delayed because of the substantial amount of editing and checking that had been needed. This week includes the transcript of the lecture of former Dutch Prime...
An example of differences between reality and ‘official’ reporting in reporting about a Holy Family celebration. Articles on the lack of consensus on and misuse of the definition of ‘terrorism.’ Kees Hulsman presented lecture on AWR at the Arab Thought Forum in Jordan.
Comment on lack of tolerance for differences in views, often related to religious principles and displayed in various media. Two Cairo lectures by William Dalrymple show a strong Christian population decline in the Arab World.
AWR’s last interview with the late Dr. Isaac Fānūs. Comments on self-censorship, such as that of Dr. Otto Meinardus’ differences in writing and saying, which makes it hard for students of the church in Egypt to get a good understanding of the church’s position. Father Basilius of the Monastery of...
Sanā’ al-Sa‘īd conducted an excellent interview with H.H. Pope Shenouda, who said dialogue among religions should not tackle differences in beliefs since this lead to unnecessary disputes.
Dr. Isaac Fānūs, father of the revival of Coptic iconography, passed away. Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah publicly apologized for placing a quote in his book justifying violence against Copts.
AWR was invited to The Program for Civilizational Studies and Dialogue of Cultures at Cairo University to present a film about its work and explain to the students the necessity of caution in media reporting. Dr. Ṭāriq Heggy visited AWR’s office to speak about what motivates him to write. Remarks...

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