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Date of source: Thursday, December 30, 2004
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has issued a new document called “Summary of the Social Jurisprudence of the Church.” Some observers see this document as a guide for political, economic and social work and as a reflection of the modern image of the Catholic Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Different reports on whether or not Christians in Islamic countries are persecuted: 30.1 Hermann Schalück OFM Persecuted Christians? Introduction 30.2 Johannes Müller SJ Religious Freedom - Aspirations and Reality Reflections on the Complex Relationship between Christians and Muslims 30.3 Theodor...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
An Iraqi newspaper reports about so-called humanitarian organizations doing missionary work in northern Iraq. It claims the CIA and Mossad are funding these activities and names the Peace Corps as one such organization.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 28, 2006
This press review tackles the Sunni-Shiite clashes in Iraq, the Egyptian initiative forwarded by top Sunni Muslim scholars in Egypt to bring an end to the violence, and the exchanged assaults on the shrines of both sides.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Adler addresses the election victory of Hamās, and also the prevalence of Islamic movements across the Middle East. He notes that their prime goals are political, rather than religious, and that they have had a major impact on the status quo of Middle Eastern geopolitics.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author says that al-Qā‘ida is witnessing major changes that are negatively affecting the movement. Al-Zarqāwī has managed to spread his control over all strategic, intellectual, regulatory and financial aspects of al-Qā‘ida and nothing left for Bin Lādin and al-Zawāhrī except spiritual...
Date of source: Friday, January 27, 2006
Around 99 U.S. bishops and more than 5000 members of the United Methodist Church have recently signed an anti-war statement, calling the Iraq war "an unjust and immoral invasion and occupation."
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
U.S. political science researchers claim that establishing peace through democracy in the Muslim world is a theory doomed to failure. The author suggests that democratic Islam is now even more of a threat to the West than Bin Lādin.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Sergio Romano, a celebrated columnist and political analyst in one of Italy’s leading newspapers Corriere Della Sera, who paid a recent visit to Cairo, said that the US policies against Arab and Muslim countries have drawn a growing Islamic awakening, which make it harder and harder for Muslims to...
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
Recent U.S. statements have described some Arab leaders as lacking in political adeptness and described others as failing to make required political and economic growth in their countries, while at the same time, the U.S. is allying with Islamists.
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.