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Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2007
Yusrā Zahrān, reviews an article published in the U.S.-based McClatchy on November 28, 2007, that was entitled, ‘Self-appointed enforcers of Islamic law spread influence in Egypt,’ which discussed the eye-catching phenomenon of ’morality squads’ or the groups of Muslims seeking to enjoin the right...
Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2007
A few days ago, The Independent published an article entitled, ‘What Would Happen if the Virgin Mary Came to Bethlehem Today?’ by Johann Hari. In an attempt to reveal the agony of Palestinian women under Israeli siege, Hari interviewed a number of women in Bethlehem, whom he said "have been giving...
Date of source: Monday, April 3, 2006
The four accepted Gospels of the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John portray Judas Iscariot as a traitor who betrayed Jesus Christ to the Romans for money. A new gospel called "The Gospel of Judas Iscariot” has been unveiled by the National Geographic Society and it gives a new and...
Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2003
The author comments on the opposition of two Iranian women living in France towards the hijab, which has been imposed on all women in Iran after the Islamic revolution. The first wrote a book titled "Let the Veil Fail" and the second issued three picture books titled "Kings’ Land." The book and the...
Date of source: Monday, September 8, 2003
The author comments on the activities of the “Jewish Association of Egyptian Jews,” based in New York. The association works for reclaiming the possessions of Egyptian Jews.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Islamic web sites have succeeded lately in attracting a great percentage of Egyptian youth. They consider such sites a substitute for the new preachers. Many of the Egyptian youth have a strong connection with them. Thus when these preachers left Egypt, they caused psychical disorders for the youth...
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005
An article by Ann Penketh, published in The Independent, describes the Egyptian middle class as embodied in the supremacy of hijāb, the authority of security, and the dominance of wine
Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2005
The Danish daily Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad, provoking the anger of Muslims all over the world.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
There has been a long-standing, highly ambiguous, relationship between the U.S. and Islamist groups. Under the Clinton administration, the American position was that these groups, as long as they did not resort to violence, have the right to exist and be lawfully presented. After the attacks of...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2004
Irshad Manji is a Muslim journalist of a Pakistani descent. She is a sexual pervert and had no qualms about writing a book in which she criticizes Muslims’ way of thinking as "backward" beliefs. In her twisted explanation, Manji said Muslims have to face the reality: the prophet was illiterate and...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.