Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

Father Bimen highlights what he considers to be events that contribute to the activation of citizenship in Egypt in 2007.

In spite of the different churches inaugurated in different parts of the world, the Coptic Orthodox Church witnessed serious challenges in 2007.

The author provides a general outline of the main events that took place in the Catholic Church in Egypt in 2007.

The Evangelical Church devoted special attention to the role of women in the church in addition to different social and development activities that took place in the church.

The author highlights incidents in Egypt in the last month that deal with religions and relations between Muslims and Christians, he believes that these incidents are representative of Egyptian attitude in general toward religions. He concludes by wondering if Egypt is going backwards.

Dr. Wīsā calls for less anarchy and hostility in tackling the Coptic file. He calls for an urgent positive solution to the Copts’ problems in Egypt.

Hamdī Rizq reports on a cleavage in the Muslim Brotherhood that started in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Beni Suef a few months ago.

Egyptian security arrests a group of Islamic fundamentalists that were allegedly planning to attack foreign and Egyptian military forces.

The following article presents a text from Christianity Today, discussing an interview between His Royal Highness Prince Hassan Ibn Talal and Drs. Cornelis Hulsman. He discusses his drive to preserve the Arab Christian world.

Interview: Cornelis Hulsman

The following article presents an interview between His Royal Highness Prince Hasan Ibn Talal of Jordan, and Drs. Cornelis Hulsman. Issues discussed include Christian emigration from the Arab world, reform, and political issues in the Middle East.