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Date of source: Saturday, August 20, 2005 to Friday, August 26, 2005
In the wake of the London bombings, Britain has become aware of Muslim fundamentalists living within its borders, realizing, for the first time, the threat they pose to the British national security.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
The Federation of the Islamic Association of New Zealand has inaugurated Islam Awareness Week, in which open days are organized in the mosques and Islamic centers of New Zealand.
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
In the last three decades, Islam has become a significant part of the culture of American prisons. Muslim prisoners represent 6 percent of a total of 150,000 prisoners, yet Muslims represent no more than 5.1 percent of the total population of the U.S.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
For a long time, a church in France offered Muslims an adjacent hall for use as a mosque. Yet an im ām inside this mosque was in the habit of shouting and invoking imprecations on ‘the infidel Christians’, praying for God to wipe them from the face of the earth. Eventually, after numerous problems...
Date of source: Thursday, August 10, 2006 to Wednesday, August 16, 2006
By far the majority of Muslims today live their lives without recourse to violence, for the Koran is like a pick-and-mix selection. If you want peace, you can find peaceable verses. If you want war, you can find bellicose verses. You can find verses which permit only defensive jihad, or you can...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
For its discussion of the British anti-terrorism laws, Saca Hurra [A Free Hour] program on the Hurra satellite channelwas joined by Kamāl al-Halabāwī, the famous Muslim Brotherhood leader who resigned in 1998 after struggles with Ma’moun al-Hudaybī. Surprisingly, Kamāl al-Halabāwī suggested that...
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
It has been proven that culture is the most influential element in formulating national identity. This idea was confirmed in a survey carried out by the BBC, showing that 89 percent of British Muslims consider themselves primarily British and feel proud when the country achieves success.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005 to Friday, August 19, 2005
After the London bombings, problems have increased for Muslims in Europe. As a result, religious scholars have issue fatwas that rescind Islamic practices, such as the veiling of women, in order to bridge the divide between European and Islamic societies.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
Sir John Stevens, the Head of Counter-Terrorism and former Head of the Metropolitan Police, has censured human rights activists trying to prevent the deportation of extremists.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005 to Friday, August 19, 2005
French authorities have recently deported two extremist imāms accused of inciting violence, a measure that is politically, socially and legally right in the interests of France, and indeed, Europe.
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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.