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Date of source: Monday, October 21, 2002
Human rights is the most controversial subject in the dialogue between Islam and the West. Muslims criticize many human rights [violations] in the West. Likewise, the West criticizes the human rights of Islamic countries. Each one evaluates the human rights of the other from its own point of view.
Date of source: Sunday, October 13, 2002
The article tackles a study on Islam and the West that was published in The Economist. The study draws the conclusion that the West should change Islam in order to be able to deal with it. The article also gives an outline of John Esposito´s book “The Islamic Threat, a Reality or a Legend?”
Date of source: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
The head of the Episcopal Church in Egypt and North Africa says that Arab Christians should give the West a true picture of their societies. Presbyterian Rev. Makram Naguib points out that because of the strong relations between the Presbyterian churches in Egypt and America, the latter supports...
Date of source: Saturday, October 5, 2002
Drs Cornelis Hulsman praises the sincerity and credibility of October´s article “Why do they hate Islam?” He believes that Western expatriates and not only Arab Christians can bridge the gap between Islam and the West. He adds that it is important to make Westerners see Egypt through getting...
Date of source: Monday, September 30, 2002
Many American Muslims said that after the September 11 attacks they found tolerance among ordinary American individuals more than among political and religious leaders. This fact made many Muslim activists think of working among ordinary people rather than among officials to convey the true image...
Date of source: Sunday, September 29, 2002
Professor Jack Shahine did a research on the stereotypical image of Arabs and Muslims in the American popular culture. His analysis of books, TV and radio programs, and movies showed that the American mind associates Arabs and Muslims with Bedouinism, sand, palm trees, tents and women.
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2002 to Friday, October 4, 2002
.The statement approved by the Azhar Permanent Committee for Dialogue and by the Anglican Church raised many questions concerning the correction of some information that is being taught about each religion. Sheikh El-Zafzaf said that this change of curricula started when an Azhar scholar found some...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi says that America insists on attacking Iraq to strip it of its power for the benefit of Israel. He adds that Americans and Israelis seek to add his name to the list of terrorists and freeze his bank accounts on grounds of his support for the Palestinian people. He...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002 to Friday, September 27, 2002
The French writer Michel Houellebecq, currently being tried on the charge of defaming and disdaining Islam, has been released. The court´s verdict is due October 22. Attacking Islam has become one of the means of gaining fame and collecting money. Those who attack Islam have no idea about the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 22, 2002
Anyone who follows the news published on Islam and Muslims is likely in a state of shock. The Western media talks about an Islam different from that which Muslims believe in and live. They talk about an Islam that is full of evil and hostility and that spreads terrorism all over the world.
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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.