Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

Fundamentalist Pastor Jerry Falwell, the most famous right-wing Christians leader in the United States, has passed away.

The outlines of the hostile image of Islam in Western culture, which has prevailed following the events of September 11, have three overlapping theoretical approaches.
The first approach is about the relationship between Islam on one hand and Christian and Jewish holy books on the other hand. The second approach has to do with the relation between Islam and modernism. From this approach, Islam is seen as a stagnant religion that is not open to change. The third perspective is related to the geopolitical relationship between the West and Islam. From this approach, Islam is seen as “the creeping green enemy.”

Pope Shenouda issued a statement to the members of Cairo Lions Club that what the

constitution says about the equality between Muslims and Christians is one thing and the actual fact of the matter is

another. He added that Copts have the right to be represented fairly in the Parliament. Some papers expressed surprise

at the statement which is different from the pope?s previous statements.

American minister Jerry Falwell apologized to Muslims for what he said about Prophet

Muhammad being a terrorist. Some papers believe that Falwell?s statement is part of the campaign against Islām and

shows how Zionism is rooted in American Christianity.

More than 85 Egyptian Christians have rejected what Revd. Jerry Falwell said about the Prophet Muhammad being a terrorist. Three members of the Egyptian parliament have asked the prime minister to issue a decree to the effect of not allowing the enemies of Islām and those who disgrace Prophet Muhammad into Egypt.

Jerry Falwell’s appearance in a 60 Minutes broadcast sparked international Islamic protest, political fallout, and a fatwa calling for his death. The article contains interviews with Islamic experts, Christian theologians, and observers to summarize the event and put it into perspective.

Media critique on an article that has given a distorted presentation of a Dutch report on anti-Semitism.

Wā’il Lutfī assumes that the modern Islamic dā‘iyah ‘Amr Khālid imitates American televangelists, not only in his appearance and the subjects of his sermons, but also in making use of religion to gain financial profits.

The paper examines the history of Christian Zionism,

an active movement that strenuously supports

Israel, and which is particularly strong in the U.S.

The attacks of September 11 affected the American religious discourse. There is a tendency to believe that what happened to America reflected God’s anger on that nation because of the immoral life it leads. A second trend agrees with the first one in its concentration on moral issues, but differs with it in the fact that it is a racial fundamental trend, led by people who have money and enjoy media control. There is a third moderate trend that believes terrorism is an international phenomenon that cannot be associated with a certain religion or certain people.