Religious News Service from the Arab World

The Religious News Service from the Arab World (RNSAW) is the predecessor of the Arab-West Report[1] and provided a weekly electronic digest of Arab Egyptian media, beginning in 1997.

History and profile

RNSAW was founded by a group of top Christian and Muslim scholars in Egypt “to help cut through Western fear of Islam and promote dialogue.”[2] Founders included Abd el Mo'ti Bayoumi, dean of the faculty of theology at the Azhar University, Coptic Orthodox Bishop Thomas, Christiaan van Nispen of the Catholic Seminary in Cairo, Egypt, and others.[1]

Editor-in-chief Cornelis Hulsman explained at a lecture for the International Press Institute in Vienna, Austria, in 2000 about poor reporting and the need to build bridges between cultures, countering stereotypes about peoples from different cultures and working toward a better mutual understanding.[3]

The electronic magazine worked with a fixed set of selection criteria for subjects taken from a fixed set of media, thereby providing a systematic non-partisan overview of changes in media reporting over the years. Articles selected concerned the role of Islam and Christianity in Egyptian society, Arab-West relations and continuing dialogue between the Arab world and the West.[4]

RNSAW helped in the compilation of a unique electronic archive that is of relevance to all who want to work towards better inter-cultural understanding. The magazine is frequently referenced by academics and students.[5]

In 2003 RNSAW was renamed Arab West Report.[6]

See also

References
  1. Catholic News Service, 17 February 2000
  2. "Arab West Report | Media Research and Commentary from Egypt and the Middle East". www.arabwestreport.info. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. Cornelis Hulsman, “My own personal involvement with the RNSAW; A personal testimony,” RNSAW, 2000, week 45, art. 1
  4. Media Watch Policy
  5. Arab West Report
  6. "Cornelis Hulsman". Arab West Report. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2020.


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