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Date of source: Saturday, November 22, 2003
Wearing the hijab [the veil covering a woman´s hair] has become an adventure, and sometimes it is a crime, due to racism and discrimination against Muslims in the West. This is the result of the experience of the journalist Caroline Fontine of Paris Match magazine. She wore the hijab for three...
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2003
The article discusses the issue of the Islamic veil in the Western world and how it turned into focus that draws hostility towards Islamic life styles. The author believes that the Western rejection of the veil can be regarded as a part of the trend that rejects foreigners in Europe which is well...
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2003
The author believes that the issue of the hijab in France is not a purely religious issue. Many Western intellectuals and politicians believe that wearing the hijab necessarily has political indications.
Date of source: Saturday, November 8, 2003
The “Hijab” is one of the main issues French political parties discuss for the coming elections. Each party expresses its attitude towards the hijab: whether to allow wearing it at schools or not and whether to issue a law against it or not. The secular nature of the French society is forced into...
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2003
The article discusses the attitude of the West towards the Islamic veil spread among Muslim women living in Western countries. The author argues that Muslim emigrants should not clash with their new societies for the veil which he describes as a piece of cloth, especially as Western societies lost...
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2003
The article presents the problem of veterinarian Nash´at Boulos Mansour who has been a temporary veterinarian with the food department of the teaching hospital of Assiut University since 1998. Despite the fact that he had the best credentials, six well-connected women were promoted to the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 13, 2003
The writer reports the open session held by a group of American organizations for civil rights in the US senate. The attendees- more than 200 activists in the field of civil rights- listened to the testimony of victims of violating civil rights after the events of September 11
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
The Dutch Minister of Education banned veiled girls from entering Dutch schools. She said that parents of veiled girls who oppose her decision may enroll their girls in Turkish or Moroccan schools where girls are allowed to put on veils.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
A report following discussions with young Copts in Germany claiming they had been discriminated and persecuted in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2004
Copts grievances were the main issues of the two panels held at the Jesuit Association and Mar Girgis Church in Minya and headed by Youssef Sidhom, editor-in-chief of the Egyptian Watani newspaper.
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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.