Date of source: Sunday, January 26, 2003
A symposium was held in the residence of the Greek Catholic Patriarchy to discuss the role of Arab Christians in correcting the image of Islam in the West and the stand of the Vatican towards the expected war against Iraq among other issues.
Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2003
The Council of American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] asked Christian leaders in Florida to remove a sign hanging outside a Protestant Church there as it offends Islam. CAIR says that the sign may contribute to the increasing intolerant feelings towards Muslims in Florida.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2003
The president of the British Islamic Center requested that the British government ban the showing of a Norwegian commercial for a British airline company. The commercial allegedly distorts the image of Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2003
The Dutch People´s Party for Freedom and Democracy [VVD] demands that the flow of incoming imams for mosques in The Netherlands from Islamic countries be halted, starting in the year 2007. It also demands to forbid giving work permits for imams coming from outside the country.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 7, 2003
Background about the life of Father Christian van Nispen in Egypt [member of the AWR-Editorial Board], his activities and his relationships with Muslim sheikhs and scholars.
Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2003
The author criticizes the Azhar for not defending Islam against the Western attacks. He gives many examples on how Islam is attacked in the Western press and by American Evangelical leaders.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Overview of a report by Human Rights Watch on hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims. The report says that anti-Muslim hate crimes in the US rose 1700 percent during 2001.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2003
The American paper Tallahassee Democrat apologized to Muslims in the US and suspended one of its newsmen after he made disparaging remarks about Arabs and Muslims.
Date of source: Saturday, September 17, 2005
Egyptian Muslim thinker, Dr. ‘Abd al-Sabour Shahīn believes western countries are willfully attacking Islam. He feels the confrontation will not abate, but grow more fierce.
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2005
A recently published Egyptian State Information Service report examines attitudes towards and problems faced by Muslims and Arabs in the UK, Germany and other western countries.