Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author reviews the
opinions of university professors about the enactment of an
international law criminalizing any assaults on the
Muslim faith in particular or divine religions in
general.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
AWR asked our former intern Maria Roeder, a student of media science at the University of Jena in Germany, to summarize a study commissioned by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Interior about Austrian media reporting on Muslims and about media from countries with Muslim majorities reporting about...
Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2006
Islamic awakening affects
democracy, making the political contribution of the Muslim Brotherhood even more
difficult, as the author presents
some of the problems that may face society if the Muslim Brotherhood takes
authority.
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
The author discusses the events of 9/11 and argues that the attacks were the pretext for a
frightening
campaign against Islam and Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
An attempt at dialogue between students at the Azhar and a
U.S.
delegation has ended in mutual accusations, with the Americans accusing the Azhar of increasing hatred
towards the
West and Azharites accusing the West of a war on Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
David Ignatius explores Iran’s seeming diplo-phobia, which makes it extremely reluctant to negotiate with the West over the issue of nuclear enrichment, and which made it drag its heels over a treaty with Iraq to end the Iran-Iraq war. He argues that for theocratic regimes or groups that claim a...
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The author argues that Muslims and Arabs, whether inside their own countries or abroad, fail
to
adopt strong positions in the face of challenges.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The author warns against what he calls a new phenomena called Islamophobia,
which started to spread in the
West after the September 11, 2001 attacks, noting that it will have repercussions in
the near future.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
A conference
recently held in Malaysia attended by fifty intellectuals discussed the
knowledge gap between the West and the
Muslim world and recommends thorough modernization.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
Highlights of the meeting held at El-Sawy Culture Wheel on May 7, 2006, to launch the CAWU website, including a welcome address by Mr. Muhammad al-Sāwī, comments from former ministers Dr. Mamdouh al- Biltājī, Mr. Ahmed Māhir, Dr. Ahmad Juwaylī, head of the Protestant Community Council Dr. Safwat al...