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Date of source: Thursday, September 15, 2005
The Azhar ‘ulamā’ have categorically rejected a recent statement made by Abu Muscab al-Zarqāwī, leader of al-Qācida group ‘Jihād in the Country of Two Rivers’ [Tanzīm Qā‘idat al-Jihād FiBilād al-Rāfidayn] in which he declared that Hurricane Katrina is God’s revenge for the U.S. occupation of Iraq...
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2005
Each time a disaster befalls dār al-harb [‘abode of war’, referring to the West] there are some Muslim terrorists who issue statements triumphing over the death of thousands of ‘Christian libertines, homosexuals and prostitutes.’
Date of source: Monday, September 5, 2005
Although they all have different interpretations, al-Qā‘ida, Jewish and Christian fundamentalist organizations and anti-abortion activists all agree that the devastating hurricane Katrina, was an expression of God’s wrath.
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2005
Some 70 Members of Parliament reject a visit to be paid by the US Congress Freedom from Religious Persecution Committee, which they view as an attempt to interfere in domestic political affairs and have an impact on the public opinion trends within the period in which Egypt is preparing for the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Natural disasters, including earthquakes, hurricanes and famines are not God’s revenge on the people of the world, Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī said.
Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2005
Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjār has again interpreted the Pakistan earthquake as a divine wrath.
Date of source: Saturday, October 1, 2005
An article in response to Muslims who gloated over U.S.’s misfortunes. One of the ancient scholars of Islam, Abu Hāmid al-Ghazālī, said gloating is the most extreme form of envy, for it breeds a venomous hatred of others. Envy is unequivocally prohibited in Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2005
U.S. policies, particularly after they were hijacked by extremists, have drawn many foes and wide-spread anger, to the degree that most Europeans, in a public opinion poll by the European Union (EU) in 2004, named the U.S. the second largest threat to world peace after Israel.
Date of source: Thursday, March 10, 2005
No one paused to ask himself/herself why girls convert to Islam. Is it because of special problems regarding the personal status file, which has been neglected by the Church and must be opened immediately? The whole thing simply lies with the Church in Egypt, and the sensitivity with which matters...
Date of source: Saturday, February 26, 2005
Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjār said, “Whoever says that the tsunami is a natural disaster is a kafir.” I say that it is 100 percent a natural disaster and it is not a punishment from God. Am I really an apostate?! Is my knowledge that I gained from God a reason for rendering me an apostate?
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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.