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Date of source: Monday, June 23, 2003
A conference was held in Lebanon last week under the supervision of the Organization of Arab Islamic-Christian Dialogue affiliated with the Middle East Council of Churches. A group of Christians and Muslims from Egypt, Lebanon and Syria attended the conference. Two professors from Washington were...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
A Moroccan fundamentalist movement, Al-Tawhid Wa Al-Islah [Unity and Reformation], condemned defaming peaceful Islamic organizations. It issued a statement stressing that the terrorist attacks of Casablanca show the importance of following moderation and rejecting violence.
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2003
The author criticizes fundamentalism in Islam. He is of the opinion that fundamentalists believe that Islam is nothing but appearance and rigidity. He adds that those who try to promote fundamentalist Islam mock Muslims and use it as a way to make themselves superior.
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2003
The author comments on the thoughts of fundamentalists. He believes their perception of Islam is superficial and leads to terrorism
Date of source: Saturday, February 15, 2003
Interview with the Malaysian advisor of the prime minister for Islamic affairs. He explains the Malaysian perspective of Islam and comments on martyrdom operations and the Iraqi issue.
Date of source: Saturday, August 6, 2005 to Friday, August 12, 2005
Before I answer this question, I want to explain what fundamentalism means. Fundamentalism means to return to the origins, in other words, a return to the Holy Qur’ān and the Sunnah [sayings or actions of the Prophet] Accordingly, most Muslims are fundamentalists, even though they reject violence...
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Fundamentalism is a political heresy created by a group of people who want to be distinguished from others. They regard the killing of their opponents as lawful and aim to prevail over weak-mined people with allegedly divine law. Certain foreign bodies have supported and financed this heresy. The...
Date of source: Friday, August 13, 2004
Egyptian religious scholars criticized the term “fundamentalism” and claimed that it is a suspicious term that was invented by the West in order to distort the image of Islam and accuse Islam of being a religion that calls for bigotry, violence and terrorism against non-Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 2004
In his book “Fundamentalism - The Search For Meaning” Malise Ruthven wrote: “If we want to search for a peaceful solution to the world’s diseases, we should develop a cultural understanding of the military religious activities known as fundamentalism.” The book focuses on the Islamic world, yet it...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Muslim and Jewish extremists share the same trait of fearing interpretation of the holy texts, and thus they follow them literally. Hence, the human mind, to them, is a tool to be utilized for the sake of escaping heaven’s judgment.
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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.