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Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Washington has dedicated 300 million dollars to sustain reforms in 13 countries, but this is simply a way to ensure the loyalty of the corrupt consciences. Furthermore, the funding violatesa main principle of the international system, which makes the changing of regimes or governments the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
The Arab Lawyers Union has condemned racist definitions of Arabs in the American Webster’s Dictionary. The dictionary gives the words clochard/drifter/floater/hobo as synonyms for the word ’Arab’.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Salman Rushdie said in an interview that reform would guarantee Muslims’ accession to the modern era, criticizing top clerics and shaykhs for dragging their feet over the reform of Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
There has been massive media coverage about Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie , a British novelist of Indian origin. In the novel, Rushdie states how he believes extremists use Islam as a reference for killing and destruction. The author condemns Rushdie’s claim that the Qur’ān is not a revealed...
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
President Bush has demanded that Egypt accept international supervision of the forthcoming elections. Before responding to this demand, the report entitled "Preparing for the elections: there is always time for transparency" needs revision. The report was issued by the Organization for Security and...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
The concept of ‘terrorism’ is still indefinable. The term ‘roots of terrorism’ is even more ambiguous. It has thus become very easy to link terrorism to Islam and to claim that the ‘roots of terrorism’ find a suitable environment in Islam, or in Islamic fundamentalism, as a deviation from the true...
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
the September 11 attacks, have launched a severe attack against Islam. They portray Islam as propagating violence, terrorism, hatred and denial of the other.
Date of source: Thursday, August 11, 2005
Francis Ricciardone has asserted that his first priority as U.S. Ambassador to Egypt is to help the Egyptian people achieve democracy and freedom. Concerning official interference in the editing of school textbooks, the American ambassador confirmed that he will pressurize the Egyptian government...
Date of source: Thursday, August 11, 2005
Some of the leaders of the Islamic movements see the American tendency towards reform as an opportunity that should be seized. They believe that if the Islamic movements would have anything to lose, it would be less than what they are already losing by keeping their distance from power.
Date of source: Monday, August 8, 2005
Racist acts against Muslims and Arabs living in Britain have risen since the July 7 terrorist attacks on London. Official sources have since reported more than 270 incidents of violence and discrimination against Muslims and Arabs across Britain.
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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.