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Date of source: Wednesday, July 17, 2002
German officials responsible for combating terrorism are investigating a Moroccan imam on the charge of recruiting some young men to form the “Hamburg cell,” which played an essential role in the September 11 attacks. Also the Spanish authorities detained three Syrian men on the charge of belonging...
Date of source: Friday, July 5, 2002
The Dutch parliament ended its discussions about the crisis that NOVA TV station caused recently regarding the situation of the Muslim community in the Netherlands, its relations with extremism and the imams´ role in this. The majority of parliamentary members voted in favor of a resolution to...
Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2002
Omar Ahmed, chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called the statement of Jerry Vines a ‘reckless, anti-Islamic statement´ which could lead to more hate crimes against Muslims in the US. Vines´ statement and other similar statements not only create a wedge between Muslims and...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 19, 2002
Dr. Bob Edgar denounces the statement of Vines and explained that “many Southern Baptists, along with American Baptists and others, have publicly voiced their dismay at his divisive language, emphasizing that he does not speak for them. They note with sadness that Vines´ remarks may well...
Date of source: Friday, June 21, 2002
Rev. Jerry Vines who belongs to the Southern Baptist Convention claimed that Christianity was founded by the Son of God who was born of a virgin, while Islam was founded by Muhammad who married twelve women. The Council for American Islamic Relations called upon President George Bush and the...
Date of source: Saturday, June 22, 2002
An imam from one of the mosques of the Netherlands signed a document making assurances not to attack Western countries or to call for revenge on them in his Friday sermons. This comes after a large number of people presented a complaint to the government in which they expressed their fear of the...
Date of source: Friday, June 21, 2002
The Dutch government formed a committee to investigate what was said by a number of imams of mosques in major Dutch cities after a current affairs program. The Dutch parliament discussed developments in the crisis and will look at the possibility of introducing a new law so that these imams can be...
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2002 to Friday, June 21, 2002
The Pope condemns celebrities for using the cross as a fashion accessory while people all over the world are dying through poverty and hunger
Date of source: Saturday, June 22, 2002
Nova, a major Dutch television program presented on June 13 a number of statements recorded in several Friday sermons in Dutch mosques. The Dutch Daily Trouw reported the TV program, including quotes from the sermons, and followed this up with several other articles. The author gives an overview of...
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2002
A Dutch television channel broadcast excerpts from Friday sermons in some Dutch mosques. They claimed they stirred up resentment against Bush and Sharon. A representative from one of the mosques accused the program of misrepresentation.
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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.