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, December 11, 2002
The incident of shooting a Muslim youth in Belgium sparked many controversies over the future of Islamic communities in Europe. There is now a concern for the leadership between the immigrants of the first generation and the youths of the third and fourth generation.
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2002
The Belgian Minister of Social Affairs was criticized for wearing a veil in an iftar celebration hosted by an Islamic feminine association. The minister wondered whether a politician would be attacked for visiting the Jewish community and wearing the Jewish cap. She added she would not have been...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2002
The author quotes Western books and newspaper articles on Islam and Muslims in an attempt to answer the question: Who is behind the campaign against Islam? He ironically wonders whether it is Zionists or Satan who move the West against Islam.
Date of source: Friday, December 6, 2002
The leader of the Dutch People´s Party for Freedom and Democracy said the party is studying the possibility of attacking Islamic schools through legal means. He urged Muslim parents to send their children to Dutch schools. He believes that Islamic schools prevent children from integrating...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2002
The central Dutch office of statistics declared that the number of Muslims in The Netherlands is increasing. A famous Dutchman who converted to Islam stated that the number of Dutch youth converting to Islam increased due to the increase of opportunities of communication and acquaintances among the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 8, 2002
Attacks upon Islam in the Western media is taken as a sign of Western democracy and freedom of expression. The matter has reached a point where the West is distorting the Qur´an through translation. Translations by German Orientalists are partial and not complete. Even some Orientalists who do...
Date of source: Sunday, December 8, 2002
A Dutch news agency said that the Dutch Administration of Immigration and Foreigners´ Affairs takes the necessary procedures to officially announce that Usama Roshdy is considered persona non grata in The Netherlands.
Date of source: Monday, December 9, 2002
Usama Roshdy, former spokesman of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya, says that he is facing fierce campaign by Dutch media aiming at muzzling and expelling him from The Netherlands. He believes the campaign is the result of reports by the Egyptian Embassy in The Netherlands.
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2002
Some US political experts conducted a study about “The Psychological Aspects of Islamic Terrorism.” One of the ways to combat terrorism is to change the curricula and media policy of Arab countries. The Qur´an is among the aspects of terrorism. It is practically impossible to ask Arab...