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Date of source: Sunday, February 9, 2003
An overview of the conditions of Muslims in the US and Canada before and after the attacks of September 11.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
The Islamic Research and Studies Center, the mouthpiece of the Al-Qa´ida network, issued a CD containing a book titled “The Reality about the New Crusade.” Some Islamists say the book is a “legal justification” or a “passport” for the operations Bin Laden and his group executed or will execute...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2003
The Islamic community in the US expressed dissatisfaction at a plan prepared by the FBI to survey mosques in the US as part of a demographic study to combat terrorism. On the other hand, the Italian Minister of the Interior says that the danger of Islamic terrorism is great and is mounting.
Date of source: Sunday, February 2, 2003
According to a request made by the European Commission, the Belgian Finance minister ordered the freezing of the accounts of the director of the Global Relief Foundation and his wife. The suspicions that the organization is involved with Al-Qa´ida Network is the probable reason for freezing...
Date of source: Monday, January 20, 2003
Before September 11, Muslims in Belgium practiced their religious rituals quite freely. After the attacks, the Belgian Minister of Justice imposed supervision over mosques. Authorities ordered that all mosque sermons must be translated before being delivered and be tape recorded to be translated...
Date of source: Sunday, January 26, 2003
An Arab announcer working in an Arabic radio station in Belgium is accused of delivering fanatical Islamic messages via the radio. He was jailed after threatening to kill the inspectors of terrorism combat cell in the Belgian prosecution.
Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2003
The Council of American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] asked Christian leaders in Florida to remove a sign hanging outside a Protestant Church there as it offends Islam. CAIR says that the sign may contribute to the increasing intolerant feelings towards Muslims in Florida.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
The Dutch Minister of Education banned veiled girls from entering Dutch schools. She said that parents of veiled girls who oppose her decision may enroll their girls in Turkish or Moroccan schools where girls are allowed to put on veils.
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2003
The Dutch People´s Party for Freedom and Democracy [VVD] demands that the flow of incoming imams for mosques in The Netherlands from Islamic countries be halted, starting in the year 2007. It also demands to forbid giving work permits for imams coming from outside the country.
Date of source: Thursday, January 9, 2003
The American ambassador to Egypt stressed that the US respects Islam and Muslims and their places of worship. He said that attacking Iraq is not meant to be an attack on Muslims. He explained that security reasons were behind the delay in issuing entry visas for the preachers Egypt sends annually...
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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.