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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of majority, it is the time to pause and reflect”   Questions are always asked. Who is better? Who will win? What’s next? Do we need to emigrate? Why there are conflicts? Are the Egyptians aware enough to avoid these questions? Or do they skip points like...
Cornelis Hulsman, founding editor of Arab-West Report, and Gurjinder Khambay, second-year student in International Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands, specializing in the Middle East, interviewed Dr. Jan Slomp, a major leader in Christian-Muslim dialogue at all levels, through Webex, on...
The paper aims at presenting the religious education at the German School in Cairo (DEO) as one of the very few examples of schools offering interreligious education in Egypt.  In order to give the cooperative religious education at DEO a fair examination,
The Holy Book tells us that a little after the birth of Jesus, he was forced to flee to the lands of Egypt as a refugee. Upon his birth, the Magi, or the Three Wise Men, came from the East to ask about his birthplace, and were guided by a star leading them to the spot where this king was born.
According to historical accounts, the Holy Family fled from Palestine to Egypt to escape the repression of King Herod, who intended to kill Jesus Christ. An angel appeared to Joseph (Yūsuf) the Carpenter and instructed him to take the boy and his mother and flee to Egypt.
Bahrain is preparing to welcome Pope Francis I in the coming November in his second visit to the Gulf after signing the Document of Human Fraternity in the USA in 2019, where Pope Francis met the Shaykh al-Azhar and the Council of Muslim Elders. Bahrain is known for its efforts in religious...
A video of Dr. Mabrūk ʿAṭiyya, professor of Islamic law at al-Azhar University, was spread on social media, in which he talked about the Sermon on the Mount. However, the video, which was a response to journalist and TV host Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, was shared as a mockery of Jesus Christ.  The circulating...
This ancient cave church, build above the cave known as Abū Sirja, is located in the area of Babylon in Old Cairo. Historians differ on the date they believe the church was founded; however, most accounts record it being built in the fourth century AD.
After the publication of Be Thou There; the Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt (AUC Press, 2001), Cornelis Hulsman organized a number of ‘pilgrimages’ to locations of the Holy Family in Egypt.
The Egyptian society has showed us the best example of harmonious coexisting by not distinguishing between its citizens. Shawqī ʿAllām, Mufti of Egypt, Head of the General Secretariat of international Fatwa Authorities, said: “ Celebrating New Year’s Eve, the birth day of our prophet Jesus, son of...

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