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Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
The queen of Jordan holds a conference
urging the world to stand
up to violence against children in war-torn Arab countries.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
John Watson writes about MECO (Middle East Christian Outreach) and MEET (the Middle East Experience Team) and their work in the Middle East.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
The article tackles the discovery of some important old Coptic manuscripts including one
about the
Gospel of Judas, which, the author says, is part of a valuable treasure in the Egyptian
heritage.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
The article
deals with the shift in US policy from their rejection of dialogue
with Islamists to their welcoming them in
power, as a way to guarantee that American interests in the area remain
intact.
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2003
The article is an interview with some members of Al-Tahrir Al-Islami Party [Islamic Liberation Party]. Their main ideology is the establishment of the Islamic Caliphate. The party was founded in 1952 in Jordan by Taqi Eddin Al-Nabahani, a Palestinian. The interviewed members comment on the...
Date of source: Saturday, October 18, 2003
The article comments on the murders, in the name of “honor,” of young Jordanian women who are believed to have had illicit relations or even to have simply befriended men. There is currently an attempt underway to cancel an article in the Jordanian constitution that prescribes a light punishment...
Date of source: Monday, September 15, 2003
The author believes that the evil operation of September 11 generated the false idea that Islam encourages terrorism. He comments on the tolerant nature of Islam and provides historical examples on the peaceful relations Muslims have with Christians and Jews.
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2006
Yenni Wahīd is an Indonesian Muslim who is taking a stand against fundamentalist Islam and warns of a potential threat to the world in Indonesia.
Date of source: Thursday, June 12, 2003
The article is an interview with Hayat Al-Masemi, the first Islamist activist to be nominated for the Jordanian parliament. She believes that women should participate in political and social life. She is of the opinion that the niqab is not a religious duty
Date of source: Thursday, March 6, 2003
Late this month, the executive council of the Islamic Universities Union in Jordan will examine the establishment of the first Islamic university in Europe. The university is meant to be the center of Islamic ideology and culture in Europe and to work on correcting the image of Islam in the West
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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.