Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

Headline: Promotional Campaign for "Ground Zero Mosque"
Source: al-Ahrām
Page: 3
Author: Not mentioned
Keywords: New York City, United States of America

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Headline: We Are Facing the Most Serious Disruption and Fitnah Campaigns, Says Grand Imām
Source: ‘Aqīdatī
Page: 1
Author: Mūsá Hāl
Keywords: Fitnah

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Headline: Majdī ‘Ashūr asks Brotherhood to Tolerate Opposing Opinions and End Conflict with Security
Source: al-Misrī al-Yawm
Page: 8
Author: Munīr Adīb and Hānī al-Wazīrī
Keywords: Muslim Brotherhood

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Headline: Jum‘ah Warns of Chaos of Issuing Fatwás
Source: al-Jumhūriyyah
Page: 8
Author: Not mentioned
Keywords: Fatwás, ‘Alī Jum‘ah

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Headline: Brotherhood: ‘Izz Suffers from Complex
Source: al-Dustūr
Page: 1
Author: Husām al-Suwayfī
Keywords: Muslim Brotherhood, Ahmad ‘Izz al-Dī

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Headline: Emptying Iraq of Christians
Source: Al-Hayāh
Page: 1
Author: Bīsan al-Shaykh
Keywords: Iraq, Sayyidat al-Najāh

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Headline: Christian Campaign Against Mount Lebanon Muftī Condemning Statements that Attack Maronite Patriarch
Source: al-Sharq al-Awsat
Page: 7
Author: Layāl Abū Rihāl
Keywords: Muftī, Maronite Church, Lebanon

Dr. Rafīq Habīb argues that citizenship principles will be the crowning achievement in Egypt’s development but they will not initiate the process of solving the problems in Egypt today. He referred to the danger of sedition and division in Egyptian society and to the compelling need to establish national unity and put and end to the tyrannical regime.

Prince Hassan of Jordan pleads for a pluralist society in the Arab world, and examines the phenomenon of Christian migration.

Katholiek Nieuwsblad highlights an interview with HRH Prince Hassan of Jordan.

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.

Father Henry Būlād is an Egyptian Jesuit priest and monk, who has written many books. The following lines shed light on his book ‘Jesus in these days’ as well as on his personal life.

The article describes the decline of Christians relative to members of other faiths in the Middle East, developing the argument that it is part of a larger trend, and suggesting that Christians may all but vanish from the region.

The article discusses Jews in Iraq and the contribution that they made to society before emigrating to Israel.

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.

Dr. Sayyid al-Qimnī writes about how Islamic preachers and scholars misinterpret Islam and the Qur’ān.