Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
The author discusses the knighthood being awarded to Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses.” This action has again fuelled tensions between the Arab world and the West. The author comments on the situation, and questions where this animosity really originates.
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The religious dimension of the war on Iraq has been and still is the focus of articles covering the war. This is in addition to news items about Kurdish Islamic groups being attacked by the US and comments on fundamentalist Islam in the light of the war. For the first time, the role of the media or...
Date of source: Thursday, January 18, 2007
In his three articles, ‘Abd al-Khāliq stresses the anti-Islamic strategy of the United States and highlights the role of the American Democratic Party to mend the deformed picture of the U.S. in its two sided foreign strategy.
Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
A fatwá issued by the British
Muslim Forum considers Muslim soldiers who are killed in Iraq and Afghanistan as ’martyrs,’ provoked an
outcry amongst the British Muslim community.
Date of source:
Al-Akhbar, al-
Ahali,
Sout al-Ummah and Sout al-Azhar tackled the reasons behind the distorted image of Islām in the West and how
to correct it. The four papers agreed on the need for an Arabic-Islamic media capable of addressing the
West and
explaining to it the true Islām.
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Many
conferences about terrorism and the distorted image of Arabs and Muslims in the Western media
were held last week.
The International Council for Mission and Aid held an inter-religious dialogue
conference in the Azhar. The Islamic
Council for inter-civilization dialogue and the Islamic...
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The
Sheikh of the Azhar declared that any coalition
with the USA is H...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
The author argues that the U.S. has misapplied the definition of
terrorism to pursue its own policies and strategies in the Middle East region. This has not helped to reduced
terrorism however, but only fueled further terrorist operations.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
Many
political and military leaders employ God and
religion to realize their own political and murderous aims.
The following text deals with historical examples from
the past till present time.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
While some believe that military struggles should be used to achieve the U.S’s aims, others
believe
in the necessity of bridging the gap between the United States and ‘the other.’