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The full program schedule for the Summer Webinar (July 2020).
Program Summer school 2019 The Center for Arab-West Understanding in cooperation with the Anglican Diocese of Egypt Program title: Moving Forward Together: Muslims and Christians together in Egyptian Society Period: July 2-July 6 and July 8. Sunday July 7 was a day off. Organized by the SGP,...
On September 30, 2019 the Center for Arab-West Understanding applied to the SGP for a summer school between June 22 and July 2. Due to the coronavirus crisis this was changed in April into a summer webinar on June 22-24.
The summer webinar of June 22-24, 2020, is supported by the Shiraka Program of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs that aims to promote democratization, strengthening the rule of law and good governance, and promoting employment in countries in the Middle East and North Africa.  Modern Egypt has...
I had very mixed feelings about attending an intercultural summer school in Cairo which focused on Muslim-Christian relations. I have always had a complicated relationship with religion. Throughout my life God has always been abstract and absent. Perhaps I wouldn’t go as far as saying ‘God is dead...
It is important to realize that there is not one narrative about the position of Christians in Egypt. Depending on where you stand, each narrative can seem plausible. That is what makes understanding Egypt so difficult.
1. What did you learn in the workshop? Regularly following the news, I have always understood biased reporting, but when it comes to education, I think it was an eye-opening to see how different or dominant narratives could have an impact, not just in teaching about political history as I...
In my opinion, I think intercultural dialogue should emphasize similarities more than differences, as the purpose of any intercultural dialogue is to establish a common platform for the cultures involved in the dialogue for better understanding.
Dina Bouchkouch, a Muslim Moroccan- French student, interned twice at the Center for Arab-West Understanding, once in 2017 and again in 2019. In 2017 Dina came to know Egyptian Christianity. She wrote about Saint Simon the Tanner’s Monastery and went with Chinese intern Shangyun Shen to Maghagha,...
Dear Sir, When I started my journey from India, I had a few apprehensions, few worries, few concerns and a lot of hopes. Over the time, the apprehensions and worries blurred, concerns vanished although my hopes grew stronger. Hopes to venture into something adventurous, hopes to learn something new...

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