Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a draft of a law to create the position of a special envoy to support the rights of religious minorities in the Middle East and Asia with Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan as top priority. The draft was approved by a majority of 402 to 20.

[Reviewer's note: a similar story was covered in al-Masry al-Yawm, August 2, 2011, p.3].

One dead and two injured in two explosions in Stockholm, Sweden's Capital on Saturday December 11, 2010. Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt described it as a "terrorist attack."
 
Before the attack, Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (TT) The Swedish News Agency, had received a threat e-mail about the existence of Swedish army in Afghanistan and the defaming caricature for Prophet Muhammad.

(Reviewer Note: News Story also covered in al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Rose al-Yūsuf, al-Hayāh, and al-Sharq al-'Awsat)

One was killed and two injured in two explosions in Stockholm, Sweden's capital on Saturday December 11, 2010. Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt describe the act as a 'terrorist attack'.

Before the attack, Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (TT) The Swedish News Agency, had received a threatening e-mail regarding the presence of the Swedish army in Afghanistan and the defaming caricature of the Prophet Muhammad.

(Reviewer Note: News story was also covered in al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Rose al-Yūsuf, al-Hayāh, and al-Sharq al-'Awsat)

While some of the weekly Egyptian publications continue to offer extensive opinion pieces about the Alexandria church attack, instances of such opinions decreased noticeably in the daily papers...

Lutfī responds to ‘Āmir on the subject of his faulty understanding of the salafī approach, citing several examples of the salafī approach leading to and supporting terrorist activities and an anti-moderation that is counter to Islam.

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.

Subhī Mijāhid interviews Holland Taylor, founder of the Libforall Foundation.

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.

Umar Bakrī Bakrī describes the sentence issued against ‘Iz al-Dīn as unjust and unfounded, and reveals the double standards as well as the injustice inflicted upon Muslims who reject the U.S-British invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ahmad al-Khatīb reports about permitting Sayyid Imām to visit his mother in Beni Swef.