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Date of source: Sunday, May 11, 2003
The author comments on the establishment of the first Islamic council in France and gives a background about it.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 7, 2003
The author covers the meetings organized by the Goethe Institute to discuss the image of Islam in the eyes of the West, especially after September 11.
Date of source: Friday, May 9, 2003
Christian leaders in the US hosted a conference the day before yesterday in which they criticized the anti-Islam statements of some pastors, such as, Franklin Graham, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. They believe that such statements lead to more hostility and stress the importance of renewing...
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2003
The article is an overview of a book by the head of the French Council of the Islamic Religion, titled “Non! L’Islam n’est pas Politique [Islam is not politics].”
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2003
The French Prime Minister says that his government may give teachers a legal right to expel students who do not follow the secular traditions of the country. The issue of wearing veil in schools and the sermons of Muslim imams are raised in parallel.
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2003
The French Prime Minister attended the first meeting of the French Council of the Islamic Religion. The participants applauded his speech as he explained that the French government would deal with the council as a body representing Muslims in France. He called on the council to be a voice of...
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2003
The administrative board of the French Council of the Islamic Religion has finally been elected. Algerian Dalil Boubakeur has been elected as its president. This council is the first body to represent and speak in the name of the Muslim community in France.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 23, 2003
In the recent election of the Islamic Council in France, the Muslim Moroccan community won 16 of the 41 seats of the council. Bu-Bakr, the imam of Paris Mosque and the official representative of Muslims in France, is worried about the Islamic Organizations Union, which is supported by the Egyptian...
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2003
The author comments on how Abu Hamza Al-Masri, leader of the London-based Ansar Al-Shari’a group, obtained his British citizenship and why the British authorities have withdrawn it from him later. He gives a brief background about his activities that placed him at the top of the leaders of...
Date of source: Thursday, April 24, 2003
The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) starts its annual conference on April 25. This year’s conference is titled “A Road Map for Success…Perspective and Action.” It focuses on training Muslim American leaders in how to be politically and media effective on the level of civil rights in...
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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.