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Date of source: Thursday, July 17, 2003
The author comments on the problem of terrorism and how to solve it. He believes that the wars, which took place between the West and Muslims in the last two years, created a common realization of the reasons behind religious-disguised terrorism. They also created a new perspective of how to end it...
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2003
The author explains the meaning of jihad in Islam. He admits that some Muslims altered the meaning of jihad. He believes that one of the reasons behind altering the meaning of jihad is misinterpreting Qur´anic verses. Sura 9:5 is one of the verses used to support the idea of killing, “Then, when...
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2003
The author comments on the phenomenon of terrorism and political Islamic groups in Arab countries and how it is handled. He concentrates on Egypt and Algeria. He also comments on the latest attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca.
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2003
The author explains the true meaning of jihad in Islam. He believes that jihad, in the sense of fighting, is not confined to Islam. All countries and societies follow the concept of jihad as they all have armed forces and ministers of defense. He admits that some Muslims altered the meaning of...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Saudi authorities declared that they arrested 19 persons belonging to a new terrorist network. Commenting on this news, the author raises the question: Why do some Muslims plan to attack Muslim countries in the name of Islam? He bases his answer on a statement by the Saudi Minister of Interior...
Date of source: Monday, April 21, 2003
The rector of the Azhar University asked Arab countries to possess mass destruction weapons to be able to combat any aggression, as God orders Muslims. Such thing is now important especially after the invasion of Iraq.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
The author comments on two articles on jihad and the war on Iraq by Dr. Essam Al-Erian and Muhammad Ibrahim Mabruk. He believes that protecting one´s homeland does not need a religious text or fatwa. He adds that framing jihad in its religious dimension will harm other forms of jihad and will...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
The author criticizes the fact that some religious concepts, one of which is jihad, have been taken out of their traditional and historical context and are applied in a completely different framework. Jihad in the past was declared by an imam who had both political and religious authority to...
Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2003
A professor of Mass Communication at Misr International University conducted a study titled "Actively engaging the media to enhance the image of Islam and Muslims in the US." He elaborates on how Muslims can improve their media to correct the Western image of Islam. He writes that Muslims should...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 11, 2003
One of the main objectives of Islamists is to apply the laws of the Islamic Shari´a. However, they never associate this objective with developing Muslims. The Shari´a and jihad are means not aims in themselves and any group of laws cannot alone change the society. Muslims are in a problem...
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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.