Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2005
Although the surface of globalization implies progress, at its core, it causes many cracks in the economic, social, and political life of societies. One of the most dangerous challenges of globalization is the idea that the clash of civilizations is contrary to the dialogue between civilizations,...
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2005
A seminar about translating the vocabulary of the Holy Qur’ān was held in Cairo University headed by Dr ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Rahman. After 11th September, translation by the Western orientalists often included omission of our verses and our Arab identity.
Date of source: Friday, February 18, 2005
The first stage of the West’s struggle against the non-Western civilizations ended with breaking the thorn of both the Islamic and Chinese civilizations.
The second stage is characterized by containing these non-Western civilizations, which have managed to modernize their reality, meanwhile...
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2005
In a meeting with a delegation from the Egyptian-German Dialogue committee, Minster of Endowments [Awqāf], Dr. Muhammad Hamdī Zaqzouq, contended that terrorism is an international phenomenon that has nothing to do with religion.
Date of source: Friday, February 4, 2005
Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America, was nothing but an advocate for a holy war against Islam. He went to the New World (America) in search of gold and then gave it to Pope Alexander VI to prepare a 55,000 strong militant army to attack the Muslims in Palestine.
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2005
Islamic efforts should focus on building constructive dialogue with the West. They should also aim at building bridges with civilizations of the far East, which also have strained relationships with the West.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
In dealing with the “other”, we need to engage ourselves openly with other cultures by attempting to understand their ways of thinking, identities, hopes and various philosophies. This should be accomplished without compromising our Egyptian identity, just as the “other” would not compromise his...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2004
The article reports a meeting held in Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro Assembly [Religious complex in the Damascus named after Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro]. Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro is the Mufti of Syria. Egyptian Rev. Dr. Andrea Zaki Estaphanous was present in the meeting. He stressed that Arab-Arab dialogue is...
Date of source: Friday, December 14, 2001
The president of the Arab League realized that the problems Arabs and Muslims face in America after the September 11 attacks are not to be solved through policy and diplomacy as the root of these problems is cultural and intellectual. That was why the Arab League called for holding a conference to...
Date of source: Saturday, December 8, 2001 to Friday, December 14, 2001
A conference was held at the Arab League headquarters to discuss the image of the Arabs in the eyes of other civilizations. The conference aimed at finding a formula by which to confront the Western attack against Arabs and Muslims following the 11th September attack.