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Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2003
Yediot Ahranot reported that when the Saudi Foreign Minister met with Colin Powell in Sharm Al-Sheikh, he presented him with documents clarifying the reforms the kingdom made to end terrorism. These documents include lists of new appointments and dismissals, re-writing educational curriculums,...
Date of source: Saturday, May 17, 2003
The author comments on the recent terrorist operation in Riyadh. He believes that it has nothing to do with political opposition to the regime or with the freedom of expression. It is simply terrorism disguised in Islam, as understood by its perpetrators. Those perpetrators are the outcome of a...
Date of source: Saturday, May 3, 2003
The writer criticizes and analyzes the programs of an Islamic channel, “Iqra”. He considers that it has a bad influence upon people. He supports his idea through using many and various examples [He builds his argument depending on his own point of view without taking the opinion of its audience in...
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2003
The article is a comparison between the institutes established by the Azhar and Ansar Al-Sunna Al-Mohammadia group [Supporters of the Sunna of Muhammad] to train those who want to be preachers and imams. He concludes that there are many negative aspects about the institutes of the Azhar that make...
Date of source: Friday, April 11, 2003
The deputy of the head of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs says that the Islamic Religious discourse should be improved in order to be effective. He believes that Islam is not well represented in the West and thus is unjustly portrayed. The head of the Australian Organization for Islamic...
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2003
A criticism of the religious media and the superficial information it introduces to people.
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2003
An interview with the Rector of the Azhar University on how to correct the image of Islam in the West. He believes that Muslim preachers can play a key role in that respect. That is why the Azhar University concentrates on graduating well qualified preachers.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2003
The author believes that defaming the image of Islam becomes an “international hobby that has started by writing and reached the extent of using military power against Muslims.” Muslims have a problem in correcting the image of Islam, which is that preachers, who are the bridge between Islam and...
Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2003 to Friday, March 21, 2003
The author believes that presenting new preachers is an industry that has an economic side to it. One of the new preachers that is being presented is Sheikh Safwat Hegazy. People close to Hegazy claim that Amr Khaled used to attend his lessons before he became famous.
Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2003
Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi explains the true Islamic approach that should be followed by preachers when addressing Muslims and non-Muslims. He believes that using the word “citizens” is better than using “Dhimmi” in referring to non-Muslims. He rejects the approach of some preachers, who terrify...
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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.