Centre for Arab-West Understanding

National Network
Egypt
Address

90 Street 14b, Maadi
90 Street 14b, Maadi
Egypt

Telephone
+ 20 2 359 8087
Fax
+ 20 2 359 8087
E-Mail
info@cawu.org
E-Mail (2)
Cornelis.Hulsman@cawu.org
Mobile Phone
+ 20 10 568 4877
Website
http://www.cawu.org
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
1997
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Media
  6. Others
  7. Religion
  8. Research
General Information
Egyptian NGO under construction, working with Centre for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation, an Egyptian civil company. Fluctuating number of staff depending on work and finances but around 12 persons, approx. half Egyptian and half from other countries, currently [March 2006] including British, Dutch, Czech, German, Swiss, American, Korean. Budget roughly 80,000 Euro in 2005. Sources of income: subscribers, Kerk-in-Actie (Dutch) and Missio (Germany). Focus on independency. Seeking diversity of funding. Production of weekly electronic review of Arab media (primarily Egyptian) in English, development of electronic library. Seeking cooperation with likeminded organizations, memorandum of understanding with Institute of Eastern Christianity, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and CEDEJ, Cairo.
Mission and Objectives

Providing documentation for the sake of intercultural understanding between the Arab and non-Arab world and the Islamic and non-Islamic worlds. Understanding that fosters mutual respect and cooperation. The Centre developed standards for reporting and created a media critique for articles/reports not meeting those criteria. The centre believes that there should be one standard in evaluating both Western and Arab media.

Main Projects / Activities

Weekly electronic magazine with review Arab media and special reports explaining context of things reported in various media.
Development of Electronic Documentation Centre for easy web-based access of over 10,000 reviews of Arab media and special reports covering the period 1997-today.
Internships for students

Contact (1) Full Name
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman
Head of the organisation
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman, director
Contact (2) Full Name
Inas Philip