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Date of source: Thursday, November 11, 2004
The mayor of Drez [spelling?], a city in Northern Italy, targeted Muslims only by banning the niqab [a veil that hides all of the head and face]. He claimed that Italian laws prohibited the covering of the face in public places which makes identifying an individual a difficult task. He added that...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Last Thursday was the first day the law that bans students from wearing the veil in French schools and universities went into effect. The law triggered many unforeseen incidents. The law that caused wide controversy in Islamic circles and echoed in many Islamic countries bans all obvious religious...
Date of source: Friday, June 10, 2005
The Italian Minister of Justice, Roberto Castelli, has declared that the law does not allow for anybody to cover his/her face in public. He referred in his speech to women who wear clothes covering their heads and faces, namely the niqāb.
Date of source: Friday, June 3, 2005
The veil has taken a huge space in the German elections. This happened as the German Christian Democratic Party vowed to ban the veil from schools in case it would win the elections.
Date of source: Friday, June 3, 2005
The talk about developing the religious discourse did not end. It is exposed to contemporary ideas and affairs instead of being locked up in histories that are no longer applicable.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 9, 2002
The Turkish government declared the banning of veiled women from entering a university or driving cars. This declaration provoked the feelings of many Muslims especially since many of them believe that Islam is the hijab and niqab. The author does not agree that Islam is simply a hijab and niqap....
Date of source: Friday, May 13, 2005
The incidents and practices of discrimination against Muslims in the United States increased by 49% throughout the last year compared to the year 2003. Further, the crimes of hatred increased during the same period to reach more than 50%.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2005
Though the West has been discriminating against Islam for years, history provides for Western efforts to understand Islam, believing in the driving force of its spiritual power that is not-existent in the West. Thus, the fear of Islam emanates from fear that Muslims could regain their old hegemony...
Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 2004
Terrorists have changed their strategies after the precautionary measures taken by world countries in airports and on board of planes following the September 11 attacks. Terrorist operations now target trains and train stations, where a massive number of people crowd, especially during rush hour....
Date of source: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
A Muslim German lady submitted a request to the German Jurisdiction to excuse her teenage daughters from attending sexual education classes in her German school.
The request was overruled. The problem, however, raised various reactions and caused division between Germans and Muslims. This is...
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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.