Established in June 2007, CAWU is an Egyptian non-governmental organization, run by volunteers, and promotes dialogue by holding monthly forum meetings and discussion groups. In addition, CAWU hosts interns from Egypt and around the world. Interns contribute to the electronic publication Arab-West Report, interviews and background reports, in addition to longer academic reports on dialogue and Muslim-Christian/Arab-West relations.

CAWU is registered as NGO nr. 6985 and has been a member of the Anna Lindh Foundation since 2008.