Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2005
The author wonders whether the European Union has set such difficult conditions for Turkey’s accession to the EU because they strongly oppose Turkish accession, but cannot reject Turkey outright.
Date of source: Sunday, November 13, 2005
Ernest Renan’s theory. A recent survey conducted in Germany revealed that 48% of respondents regard Islam as a menace to Western culture and civilization, Muslim German thinker, Murad Hoffman said.
Date of source: Saturday, November 5, 2005
In his book, The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization, published 2004, Bulliet re-examines the relationship between the Islamic and Christian civilizations and argues that "there is a far better case for Islamo-Christian civilization than there is for a clash of civilizations.”
Date of source: Sunday, October 16, 2005
Interfaith dialogue committees were established everywhere especially after the September 11 attacks. Egypt’s official interfaith dialogue committee under the Azhar is headed by Shaykh Fawzī al-Zifzāf. Shaykh al-Zifzāf is interviewed over the progress made by his committee.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
James Turner Johnson, Professor at Rutgers University, sees that Western and Islamic cultures share common goals. Yet he suggests that the hatred that fills the hearts of Islamist extremists prevents them from establishing any dialogue that could help achieve those goals.
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 2004
Politiken interviewed Drs. Hulsman immediately after the assassination of Theo van Gogh about militant Islam and how to address these militants. ”Calling the militant Muslims representative of Islam is like calling the neo-nazis representative of Christianity,” Cornelis Hulsman said. Militants...
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 2004
Due to his interest in Islamic sciences and profound search for the essence of Islam, Judge Edwar Ghali Al-Dahabi, former head of State Lawsuits Authority, was granted the first-class medal of science and art during the celebrations of the Birthday of Prophet Muhammad in 1994 to be the first Copt...
Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 2004
Scholars got together at the Forum for Islamic Thought that is organized by the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Awqaf [religious Endowments]. They discussed many points and stressed that Islam is a form of tolerance God revealed to the world and that it is not in need of...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2004
With neo-orientalists’ hectic media campaigns, how could bridges for rational dialogue be built in a way that offers full and authentic understanding of our great Shari’a?
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
Reform of the Azhar should be put on the top of the list of priorities. The current international situation as well as the violent attacks against Islam and Muslims all over the world makes it clear that the Azhar is currently unable to defend Islam.