Date of source: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Douglas May is an American Catholic priest who works with CIDT. Between 1984 and 2007, Doug worked for 10 years as a member of the formation-education team at St. Leo the Great Coptic Catholic Seminary located in the Maadi suburb of Cairo, Egypt. Doug reflects on his 23-year friendship with the...
Date of source: Monday, February 11, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI’s unexpected resignation makes one reflect on his views concerning Islam.Pope John Paul II was immensely popular in the Muslim world. Pope Benedict XVI was not. This was notably due to his 2006 Regensburg lecture on violence and Islam which has continued to haunt him over the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The German Catholic organization Missio asked Arab-West Report about Migration, dialogue and socio-pastoral challenges for Christians in Egypt. Father Douglas May, MM, A U. S. Catholic priest’s perspective based on 18 of the last 30 years in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, February 13, 2010
Jayson Casper considers two contrasting and controversial views on Islam; those of Imām Faysal ‘Abd al-Ra’ūf and Shaykh Ahmad al-Sāyih. While Imām Faysa's controversy lies in his questioning of the cultural sources of Islam, Shaykh Ahmad is more concerned with questioning the religious sources of...
Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2010
With the passing of Sheikh Tantawi as Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar we at Arab West Report have had opportunity to remember him through several interactions which took place between him and our editor-in-chief, Cornelis Hulsman, who often conducted interviews with him on behalf of various delegations....
Date of source: Sunday, June 7, 2009
Watani International spoke to Bishop Bīshūy about ecumenical dialogue. He discusses the development of Christian dialogue and points that the different churches have come to agreements on over the years.
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2009
Professor Harald Suermann visited the CIDT office and delivered a lecture about Christian attitudes toward Muslims during the Umayad era. An article also reflects on a Gallup poll that states that Egypt is the most religious country in the world.
Date of source: Saturday, April 26, 2008
The author comments on the recent visit of the Roman Pope Benedict XVI to the U.S. and the relationship of the Catholic church with other religions.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The article presents an interview with the prominent intellectual Dr. ‘Alī al-Sammān on the effect of the inter-faith dialogue in society.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
In the following interview with al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī, the Vatican nuncio to Egypt, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald asserts the Catholic Church’s condemnation of all kinds of discrimination, highlighting the significance of dialogue and calls for mutual respect between Muslims and Christians. He...