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Date of source: Friday, December 23, 2005
Muhammad ‘Umāra argues that the misinterpretation of the verses 58-63 of al-Anfāl chapter [Editor: The spoils of war] is the main reason behind the spread of false perceptions about Islam.
Date of source: Friday, December 2, 2005
The author argues that there are three different categories of polytheists [from an Islamic point of view].
Date of source: Friday, November 25, 2005
The author discusses the true meaning and the causes and justifications of jihād in Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, November 19, 2005
In a symposium cosponsored by the Kuwaiti Information Office and the newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat, participants from the Arab world as well as the West shared their thoughts and ideas about terrorism and its origins.
Date of source: Friday, November 18, 2005
The article seeks to define jihād and dispel common misconceptions in the West about the concept, using the arguments of German orientalist Sigrid Hunke.
Date of source: Friday, November 11, 2005
The author argues that the word jihād was mentioned in the Qur’ān in the sense of exerting utmost efforts in all fields of life, not only the battlefield, whereas Christianity has a long history of holy wars between the Protestants and the Catholics.
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2005
Mixing Islamic jihād with terrorism and fighting goes back centuries before the September 11 attacks.
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2005
In an interview with al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī, lawyer and politician Mukhtār Nouh speaks about the role of arts and literature in the Islamic state.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Ayman al-Zawāhrī, has allegedly written to Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqāwī, the Jordanian-born chief of the al-Qā‘ida organization in Iraq stating that the organization’s goal must be to set up an Islamic caliphate in Iraq.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Though there were claims that the book itself was authored by prominent members of al-Qā’ida, it is actually a compilation of handpicked speeches, written and TV interviews and statements translated from Arabic into French.
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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.