Influences
During his studies Hulsman was deeply influenced by former Dutch Consul-General to Saudi Arabia, Daniel van der Meulen (1894–1989) who stimulated Hulsman's interest in the Arab world and Muslim-Christian relations., Syrian Orthodox Bishop Samuel Aktash of the Tur Abdin in Turkey who showed him in the mid eighties the damage caused by oriental Christians leaving their homelands, a theme repeated by HRH Prince Hassan bin-Talal in an interview with Hulsman for Christianity Today.. Dr. Otto F.A. Meinardus (1925–2005), Egyptian thinker Dr. William Qilada (1924–1999), and Athanasius, Metropolitan of Beni Suef (1923–2000) influenced Hulsman's outlook on Coptic Christianity and traditions. Hulsman has in turn influenced hundreds of students, many of who have been interns at Arab-West Report and the Center for Intercultural Dialogue in Cairo.
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