Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The author examines the question of how to ensure that democracy in Middle Eastern countries does not come at the expense of secularism, personal freedoms, and equal rights for women and minorities, given that both American policy-makers and most Arabs hold to the reductionist view that democracy...
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The statement made by the activists and members of Coptic associations which met in Montreal, Canada, April 7-9, 2006, to review and debate the situation of the Copts in Egypt and the future of Coptic activism.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The furor continues over the movie of ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
A
number of Muslim scholars, who participated in the Muslim-Danish dialogue
initiative a few months ago, unanimously
agree that the engagement in positive and constructive dialogue
with the West is a duty for every Muslim to correct
the false perceptions of Islam in the West.
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
The author discusses the events of 9/11 and argues that the attacks were the pretext for a
frightening
campaign against Islam and Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
An attempt at dialogue between students at the Azhar and a
U.S.
delegation has ended in mutual accusations, with the Americans accusing the Azhar of increasing hatred
towards the
West and Azharites accusing the West of a war on Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
More than one
month before the opening ceremony of World Cup 2006 in Germany, a
friendly match took place in Berlin between
Muslim imāms and vicars as part of an initiative
aimed at increasing understanding among religions.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
David Ignatius explores Iran’s seeming diplo-phobia, which makes it extremely reluctant to negotiate with the West over the issue of nuclear enrichment, and which made it drag its heels over a treaty with Iraq to end the Iran-Iraq war. He argues that for theocratic regimes or groups that claim a...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
The author suggests that the
increasing number of suicide operations have not achieved their
objectives and perhaps caused Islamic countries to
fail to gain sympathizers, while at the same time,
gaining the United States allies that used to be sworn enemies
in the past.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The author argues that Muslims and Arabs, whether inside their own countries or abroad, fail
to
adopt strong positions in the face of challenges.