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Date of source: Friday, September 13, 2002
The Sheikh of the Azhar says that he is against striking Iraq and praises the stance of the Anglican Church that warned against striking Iraq. He believes it is unfair that America accuses Islam and Muslims of crimes they never committed, stressing that Arabs and Muslims are innocent of the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 15, 2002
The rage against Islam did not start with September 11 but September 11 brought the already existing feelings in the open. Therefore, Muslims have to move from within the Western nations, speak their language and use the logic they understand in order to remove the preconceived ideas and...
Date of source: Monday, September 9, 2002
After September 11, some people expected or hoped that political Islam would come to an end. However, events that followed showed that the consequences of September 11 did not only affect political Islam but also Islam itself. Some people in America called for combating Islamic ideas after...
Date of source: Thursday, September 12, 2002
Al-Wafd published an article titled “America and the Other” by American writer Thomas Friedman. Friedman speaks about three lessons on terrorism that American students should learn. Al-Wafd calls on intellectuals to respond to this article.
Date of source: Friday, September 13, 2002
Dr. Abdullah Al-Nagar said that Muslim scholars, who participated in the inter-religious dialogue that was held in Japan, succeeded in correcting many of non-Muslim misconceptions of Islam. Their success shows that there is a persistent need to coordinate among scholars, preachers and organizations...
Date of source: Saturday, September 14, 2002 to Friday, September 20, 2002
The University of North Carolina decided to use Michael Sils´ “Approaching the Qur´an” as a placement exam for prospective students. However, some Christian organizations objected to that. The author believes that the book does not testify to the specialization of Sils and does not show...
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2002
It is clear from the comments on Bat Ye´or´s article, that not all the points she discussed have been responded to. For example, what she says concerning the fact that jihad belongs to the religious domain and cannot be discussed and the feeling of superiority in Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, July 7, 2002
A member of the Islamic Research Institute said that Islam establishes good relations with non-Muslims and that Qur´anic verses stress the importance of respecting the dignity of all human beings, regardless of their religion, race or language. Islam deals with those who oppose it in a...
Date of source: Monday, June 17, 2002
The International Islamic Delegation starts its visit to Germany today. They will meet with German officials and scholars to discuss Muslim minorities in Germany and try to correct misconceptions about Islam. The delegation previously visited Britain and Belgium where reactions were good. Further...
Date of source: Monday, June 17, 2002
The League of Islamic Universities called for an international Islamic body to correct the image of Islam in the West. It would follow up published articles, cooperate with media in the Islamic world and contact Western media bodies, research centers and universities. They also suggested...
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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.