Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2003
Dr. Gunter Mulack, Commissioner for the Dialogue with the Islamic World of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, praised Egypt’s record in tolerance and intellectual creativity. He admitted that fundamentalism is an international phenomenon and is not limited to the Islamic world.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2005
Though the West has been discriminating against Islam for years, history provides for Western efforts to understand Islam, believing in the driving force of its spiritual power that is not-existent in the West. Thus, the fear of Islam emanates from fear that Muslims could regain their old hegemony...
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2004
We repeat everyday that Islam does not believe in the idea of dispute or clash with whoever differs in faith, thought or principles. But we are saying this inside the borders of the world and in the Arabic language, so the West does not hear us. It’s the time for the intellectuals and thinkers of...
Date of source: Thursday, March 18, 2004
In a lecture held at the UN headquarters in New York last January, General Secretary Kofi Anan criticized the harassment and the discrimination Muslims have been exposed to, especially after the September 11 events. Anan called for making up for the infringements upon the rights of Muslims...
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2004
The Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad Seleem Al-Awa, head of the Egyptian Association for Culture and Dialogue, said that Islam is the real loser in the criminal attacks in Madrid. He said that the perpetrators do not differ from the suicidal perpetrators of the September 11 attacks. He said that...
Date of source: Friday, March 26, 2004
The article is an interview with Dr. Muhammad Abu Leila, professor at the English language department of Islamic studies and dean of the English language department at Azhar University. In this interview Dr. Abu Leila presents his opinions regarding the issue of the challenges and threats that face...
Date of source: Saturday, March 27, 2004
To examine the issue the relationship between Islam and the West, and whether the relationship between them is a clash or a dialogue well, we have to define some of the terms used by America about Islam, like political Islam, Islamic revival and the Islamic activities, Islamists, Islamization...
Date of source: Saturday, April 10, 2004
Arab and foreign commentators these days have been concerned with a lecture given by Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury. In his lecture, Carey discussed what he considered to be internal problems of Islam. The new atmosphere in the United States and Europe against Islam and Muslims [and...
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 2004
Until when will we still be talking about Islam and the West and the necessity to correct the image and the notions [about Islam and the Middle East]? [Until when], while we never do what is required?!
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 2004
Islam in today’s world is faced with a severe campaign from the West, which boasts of democracy, honesty and openness. But this campaign [against Islam] proves that the principles of this [Western] civilization are nothing but mottoes. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the campaign against...