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Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2003
The author believes that the US contradicts itself as it launches wars and pressures other countries to apply its concepts of democracy, human rights and religious tolerance while it violates all these concepts. He gives overviews of articles in American papers to support his argument.
6. Religion and its role in global relations and disputes: The continuous crisis of religious speech
Date of source: Saturday, June 14, 2003
The article discusses whether religious discourse and religious thinking in general have been affected by the attacks of September 11 and by the war in Iraq.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 10, 2003
The writer criticizes the US policy towards Muslims. He states that 13 thousand of Arab and Muslims living in America have been exiled without warning them. Since September 11 the US is frightened of terrorism that could be carried out by Muslims. Thus, the American government is not going to halt...
Date of source: Friday, June 6, 2003
Hirshi Ali, a member of the Dutch Parliament [from Somali Muslim origin], representing the VVD [liberal party], evokes anger among the members of the Islamic community in The Netherlands. She demands that Islam should get rid of some teachings, which she believes are backward. She calls Muslims to...
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2003
A study by American writer Michael Collins Babier [the name is a transliteration from the Arabic] reveals the Zionist pressures behind the way the American media deals with the Palestinian issue.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2003
The author comments on the Jewish infiltration of Christianity. He gives as an example the conference of “Zionist Leadership Summit for Mixed Religions” that was held recently in Washington. Jewish and Christian figures attacked the road map and discussed how Evangelical Christians can cooperate...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
A Federal Court in Canada renews the detention of an Egyptian fundamentalist leader accused of having relations with the Egyptian Jihad Organization.
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2003
Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz reported that the French government plans to issue restrictive procedures preventing Muslim students from wearing veils [hijab] at schools and universities. At the same time it allows Jews to wear their Jewish headgear.
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2003
Despite the persistency of the French Minister of Interior to issue a law that requires women to remove their veil [hijab] for passport photos, the French first lady intervened personally to exclude nuns from this law.
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2003
An American Muslim has brought an action suit against the authorities of Florida state, USA. Authorities refused issuing her a driving license that has a photo of her wearing the niqab [veil that covers hair and face]. She believes such a rejection violates her personal religious freedom. Officials...
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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.