Date of source: Thursday, August 9, 2018
How should we assess the endless stream of media reports and images that we are exposed to daily? On July 2, 2018, Matthew Sparks (M.A., Georgetown University) facilitated an important and evocative discussion of this question and introduced Arab-West Report, the massive electronic database...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
“The crescent moon with the cross”: this is the motto of Father Bandalīmūn Bushrā, a Roman Orthodox priest in Dumyāṭ. Father Bandalīmūn, in the spirit of interfaith engagement, bought 50 boxes of sweets, commemorating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad [al-Mawlid al-Nabawīy], to distribute to...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2019
On Friday evening, protests calling for the downfall of the regime broke out in several Egyptian cities and continued until early Saturday morning. However, most of the Egyptian media didn’t mention them. Their coverage came in different forms: ignoring the protests, reporting inaccurately that...
Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2019
A research paper by ‘The Arab Network for Human Rights Information’ found that news of the death of former Egyptian president Muḥammad Mursī constituted a “scandal for Egyptian media.”
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2019
After 71 years of zionist occupation of the holy land, the occupiers continue ‘imprisoning' Jerusalem through a campaign to take full control of it.
Over the past few hours, British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ said, “Is Israel lining up its ducks for another dramatic unilateral action in Jerusalem...
Date of source: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Social networks are the most powerful promotional tools for extremist leaders and diplomatic speeches increasing anger and prejudice.
Hate and anger on social media are not restricted to normal users but have spread to the ones responsible for our countries.
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2019
During his speech in a symposium held by Al-Dustūr Newspaper, the Chairman of the Arab-European Human Rights Forum Aīman Nasrī said that the mission of his forum is to highlight the human rights situation in Egypt and counter the politicized human rights organizations that receive false reports...
Date of source: Sunday, November 11, 2012
Muslim scholars, during a symposium on the media’s role in the society, appealed to the mass media to observe accuracy, objectives and Islamic values established by the Prophet Muhammad more than 1400 years ago so the nation may rise up and find its way out of its predicament. [Ahmad ‘Abd al-...
Date of source: Friday, February 15, 2019
Egyptian poet and journalist, Farūq Juwaydah, writes this week:
The Egyptian press is undergoing a hard time. It has a diminishing role and continues to lose its way. The questions that need answers are, therefore: What is the future of the Egyptian press in the years to come? How will the many...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Patriarchy in Alexandria warned that leaflets attributed to a Coptic author have been spread in the streets of Alexandria including false information about the “Copts’ success” in ousting the Islamists from power. Also the leaflet says that Copts have filed a claim for autonomy...