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Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
Islamic websites reported severe arguments and criticism regarding the leader of al-Qā‘ida, in Iraq, Abu Muscab al-Zarqāwī. The criticisms revolved around his justifications of killing innocent Iraqi civilians during his attacks on U.S troops in Iraq. He claimed that defending or preserving...
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
The Jordanian Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqāwī justified that innocent victims are killed by booby traps and suicide bombers operations, by appealing to an old fatwa , which has become widely used once again.
Date of source: Monday, February 11, 2002
The author recounts that he had once made an interview with the Sheikh of the Azhar when he was still the mufti of Egypt. In the interview, the Sheikh used obscene insults that an ordinary person will feel ashamed to say. He believes that the Sheikh of the Azhar deals with his post as an employee...
Date of source: Saturday, January 5, 2002
The concept and legitimacy of jihad differed in the two periods: during the time of the prophet and after the death of the prophet. Combat at the time of the prophet was considered jihad. The aim of fighting was to spread the heavenly faith and conduct people into embracing the faith of Allah [God...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 30, 2003
The author asks whether extremist Islamic fundamentalist movements, which believe in jihad and martyrdom as ways of combating occupation, will grow with the US invasion of Iraq. The author also discusses the relation between the US and Islamic countries after the war.
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Date of source: Monday, January 20, 2003
The Grand Imam sent a message to the German paper "Frankfurter Algemeine" commenting on martyrdom operations and the stand of Islam towards terrorism. "Letters to the Editor" show that the majority of Germans know little about Islam and that the dialogue needed between Islam and the West is a...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Abeeda, a Palestinian woman of 27 wanted to take revenge for her fiancé’s death at the hands of Israeli soldiers just days before their scheduled wedding date. She wore an explosive belt and walked toward the soldiers, but she was caught and put in prison. Twenty other women are sentenced to the...
Date of source: Monday, April 12, 2004
A seminar entitled “Jewish thought and its reflection on the Arab-Israeli conflict.” Was held in the Ibn Khaldoun Center. The participants spent three hours praising the Israeli democracy and the justice of the Jews, expressing their sadness about the Israeli victims killed by Palestinian “suicide...
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 2004
“Dying for the sake of God is our highest hope.” These words are part of motto of the Brotherhood. In fact, death is not the hope of any creature and those who die on the battleground did not regard death as hope. When you highest hope is death, you are then denouncing all the ideas of life, its...
Date of source: Thursday, May 13, 2004
Montaser Al-Zayyat, the lawyer of fundamentalists in Egypt, responded to the accusations directed to him by the Palestinian fundamentalist Abu Qatada, currently detained in Britain. Al-Zawahry said that Abu Qatada and others similar to him are blowing in fire and ignite strife in spite of the fact...
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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.