FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
National Network
Egypt
Address
4th floor, Administrative Building of the All Saints Anglican Cathedral, 5 Michel Lutfallah street, El-Zamalek, CairoCountry
City
CairoProvince
CairoMobile Phone
01223251379Telephone
0227381771Telephone (other)
01274377748E-Mail (2)
kareem.gerges@ccmup.orgE-Mail (3)
mouneer.anis@ccmup.orgE-Mail (4)
matthew.anderson@ccmup.orgWebsite
Click HereYear of Establishment
2022Contact Person1
Mr. Kareem GergesJob Title 1
Director of International Partnerships & CommunicationsContact Person 2
Bishop Dr. Mouneer AnisJob Title 2
Director of CCMUPOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
Arts, Democracy and community development, Environment/Sustainable development, Human rights, International/Cultural relations, Others, Religion, Youth and educationGeneral Information
CCMUP was established in June 2022 within the Anglican-Episcopal Diocese of Egypt to promote genuine and sustainable interfaith and intercultural peace within Egypt and beyond.
The establishment of CCMUP is directly supported by Egypt's influential religious leaders and public figures, including: H.E. the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif Dr. Ahmad El-Tayeb, H.E. The Most Rev. Dr. Samy Fawzy Shehata, Archbishop of the Anglican/Episcopal Province of Alexandria.
Our Trustees:
H.E. The Most Rev. Dr. Samy Fawzy Shehata, Archbishop of the Anglican/Episcopal Province of Alexandria (Chairman)
H.E. Dr. Ziad Bahaa El Din, former Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Moustafa El Fiki, former Ambassador & President of Bibliotheca Alexandrina
H.E. Dr Nazir Ayad, Grand Mufti of Egypt
H.E. Ambassador Raouf Saad, former Assistant Minister for Foreign affairs
Fr. Rafiq Greich, Senior Catholic Priest
Dr. Sameh Fawzy, Writer and Senior Official at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
H.E. Chancellor Adly Houssein, former Governor of Menoufia
Dr Girgis Saleh, former Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches
Executive Committee:
Bishop Dr. Mouneer Anis, CCMUP Director | Archbishop-Emeritus of the Anglican Province of Alexandria
Rev. Dr. Matthew Anderson, Director of Academic Studies
Rev. Samir Dawoud, Director of Community Initiatives
Mrs. Nermine Shenouda, Financial Director
Mrs. Ayat Abd Elaziz, Coordinator of Peace-building Project
Mr. Kareem Gerges, Director of International Partnerships & Communications
Mr. John Adly, IT Manager
This is in addition to a number of volunteers, interns, and consultants.
Our main long-term strategic partners include:
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Azhar University, The Egyptian Family House, the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Coptic Catholic Church, the Anglican Diocese of Egypt, Misr El Kheir Foundation, and Rose Castle Foundation.
Mission and Objectives
Our Vision:
CCMUP envisions an Egypt where people of all faiths and cultural backgrounds live together as full citizens in genuine and just peace, enjoy equal rights and duties, and bound by mutual understanding, shared respect, and active cooperation for the common good.
Our Mission:
CCMUP is committed to promoting interfaith and intercultural understanding, peacebuilding, and community service across Egypt and beyond. Through education, dialogue, and collaborative grassroots initiatives, our mission is to equip individuals and communities to overcome religious and cultural divides, resolve conflicts peacefully, and unite in service of the common good; building a more just, compassionate, and harmonious society based on inclusive citizenship, within Egypt and beyond.
Main Projects / Activities
To realize our vision and mission, CCMUP implements a range of strategic initiatives across three core areas:
1. Academic Workshops
We offer educational programs in Christian and Islamic studies, equipping current and future faith leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to build real interfaith peace, by organizing public seminars.
Our flagship project in that field is "Learning Journey": a unique series of conferences CCMUP organizes in partnership with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the Coptic, Catholic & Anglican Churches. The aim is to advance interfaith understanding and friendship by bringing together young students and leaders of Christian and Islamic theology to learn about each other from one another over the course of 3 or 4 days, to freely discuss religion and public life in a safe space without redlines or censorship, but only based on mutual respect, tolerance and a real desire for learning.
The program includes seminars, informal discussion times, as well as the sharing of breakfast and lunch together.
To our knowledge, such a conference is unprecedented in Egypt's modern history. We have organized 5 Journeys of Learning, since 2023, and planning its long-term continuation, thanks to the overwhelming positive feedback received.
2. Community Engagement
We organize grassroots projects and workshops within local communities to address common public issues such as environmental degradation to promote practical interfaith cooperation, empower local communities, and build lasting interfaith and intercultural peace.
3. Peace-building & Conflict Resolution
We provide trainings in different parts of the country in interfaith and intercultural dialogue, conflict resolution, reconciliation, and peacebuilding techniques, empowering individuals to become agents of sustainable peace-building.
4. Dr. Aly Elsamman Award for Peace & Dialogue
CCMUP launched the award on 30 Jan 2024, and organized two award giving ceremonies, one on 30 Jan 2025 and the second on 31 Jan 2026.
The award is named after the late Dr. Aly Elsamman who was quite an influential intellectual, writer, journalist, and a pioneer promoter of global interfaith peace, reflected in how he helped get Al-Azhar Al-Sharif to sign a treaty of cooperation with the Vatican in 1998, and similarly how he helped get a similar treaty signed between the Anglican Communion worldwide and Al-Azhar Al-Sharif on 30 Jan 2002, hence the award ceremony's date.
The Award's total financial prize is 100,000 EGP.
1st place receives 50,000 EGP
2nd place receives 30,000 EGP
3rd place receives 20,000 EGP
The Award is given to individuals, groups or associations in recognition of their promotion of interfaith and intercultural peace within Egypt.
To know more about the award, please visit CCMUP website.
How can you contribute to the Network in your country?
CCMUP would be glad to share its expertise and experiences, and learn from other CSOs, regarding interfaith and intercultural peace-building.
CCMUP would also be glad to promote partnerships with the Network's CSOs, to advance the common mission of ALF, CCMUP and relevant CSOs in Egypt and beyond.
Glad to hear from you and welcome you to CCMUP.
Why do you want to join the ALF Network?
Because it's quite a valuable space to advance intercultural learning and partnerships within Egypt and beyond, for the public good.