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Michael Munīr was born in 1968 in Egypt in Abu Qurqas near Minia to a Coptic Catholic family even though he today considers himself Coptic Orthodox. Munīr refers to his life in Egypt as a member of an oppressed Christian minority without religious freedom, citing this as his reason to emigrate to...
Hāla Muṣṭafā was born in Egypt in 1958, although Muṣṭafā was appointed to be a member of the new Policies Committee of the National Democratic Party (NDP) in 2002, Muṣṭafā presents herself as an independent writer and thinker more than a party member. This commitment is reflected in her...
  Through the experience of dissident Egyptian playwright 'Ali Sālim, former CIDT Intern Katja Müller explores Egyptian attitudes towards Israel since the 1979 peace treaty. Müller recounts Sālim's provacative view that his countrymen should try to understand Israeli's with a more open mind and...
This article reviews a book concerning the Egyptian national identity in recent history, especially focusing on the impact of religion.
Dutch journalist Eildert Mulder carried out a series of discussions and forums in cooperation with the Arab-West Report to discuss his book “De Omstreden Bronnen van de Islam” (The Contested Sources of Islam). He met with Muslim intellectuals Jamāl al-Bannā, Dr. Sayyid al-Qimnī and with Belgian...
Five percent, is the percentage of the Palestinians’ land left for them. Al-Basyūnī reflects on Hālah Mustafá’s case referring to the contradiction between the peace treaty signed with Israel and the current refusal to deal with it.
The author presents the viewpoints of politicians and observers concerned in Egyptian-Israeli relations and the question of the normalization of relations. The article highlights the contradictions that characterize the relations between the two countries.
The following provides the transcript of an interview with Dr. Hālah Mustafá in which she discusses current affairs in Egypt and the recent character attacks she has had to endure.
A number of interesting reports and papers written by Arab West Report interns are featured in this week’s edition. These reports cover issues such as church building, disputes over church property and a report on a recent international congress about Ibn ‘Arabi that was held in Cairo.
Kees Hulsman interviewed HRH Prince Hassan bin-Talal about Christian migration from the Arabic world. Dr. William Wīsā writes about Egyptian media responses to Coptic conferences. Al-Usbū‘ often being accused for its close links to Egyptian security services. George Adli years ago falsely claimed...

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