Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2003 to Friday, May 30, 2003
The author believes that the West should reconsider its wrong view of the Islamic East. At the same time, he believes that religious ignorance [among Muslims] is one of the main reasons behind terrorism and thus behind the negative Western image of Muslims. Islam calls for tolerance, forgiveness,...
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2003
The author recounts historical events that show the early conflicts between Islam and the West. He believes that it is natural that the two groups are in conflict; while Islam represents a civilization of monotheism, freedom and justice, the West represents paganism, oppression, violence, racism...
Date of source: Thursday, May 15, 2003
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Date of source: Friday, May 16, 2003
The author believes that the West does not handle the problem of terrorism objectively but in a way that provokes the anger of the Arab-Islamic world. He believes that this provocation is behind the attacks in Riyadh.
Date of source: Friday, May 9, 2003
Christian leaders in the US hosted a conference the day before yesterday in which they criticized the anti-Islam statements of some pastors, such as, Franklin Graham, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. They believe that such statements lead to more hostility and stress the importance of renewing...
Date of source: Saturday, May 10, 2003
Some prominent leaders of American Evangelical churches met to discuss relations between Muslims and Christians in the US and the nature of the Christian religious discourse when speaking about Islam. The meeting was organized by the National Evangelical Association and the Religious and Democracy...
Date of source: Friday, May 9, 2003
The law of interaction and interchange- not the law of subordination and isolation should dominate the relations between one civilization and another. Islam rejects the practices of negation and conflict, which characterizes the Western civilization’s relation with others in the past and present.
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2003
The French Prime Minister attended the first meeting of the French Council of the Islamic Religion. The participants applauded his speech as he explained that the French government would deal with the council as a body representing Muslims in France. He called on the council to be a voice of...
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2003
The administrative board of the French Council of the Islamic Religion has finally been elected. Algerian Dalil Boubakeur has been elected as its president. This council is the first body to represent and speak in the name of the Muslim community in France.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 30, 2003
The author covers the meetings organized by the Goethe Institute with a number of Arab journalists and specialists in Islamic studies and Arab culture under the title “A Dialogue with the Islamic World.” The meetings discussed the image of Islam in the eyes of the West, especially after September...