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Date of source: Saturday, May 30, 2015
A Dutch tourist residing in the city of Hurghada declared that he had converted to Islam and changed his name to Sīsī in reference to Egyptian President ‘Abd al-Fatah al- Sīsī. The tourist says the President led him to Islam despite him lacking religious affiliation before. The tourist held a...
Date of source: Sunday, May 11, 2008
An article discussing a British youth, who converted to Islam, and is being questioned by police in connection with a suburban bomb factory.
Date of source: Monday, July 30, 2007
Sābir Mashhūr interviews Shaykh Khalīfah ‘Izzat, Imām of the central mosque in London, about the number of people embracing Islam in Britain in light of the attempts to tarnish the image of Islam in the West.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Yvonne Ridley is a 48-year-old British journalist best known for her capture by the Tālibān and subsequent conversion to Islām. After she was released, Ridley spoke to the Western press about the Tālibān’s treatment of women and the respect she received from her captors.
Date of source: Saturday, February 17, 2007
A study entitled, ‘Angst-ridden Germans Look for Answers and Find them in the Qur’ān,’ published by German magazine Der Spiegel revealed that the number of Germans who converted to Islām has increased fourfold in comparison to the previous years, despite the negative perception of Islām among the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2007
Who won the battle, those who sought to modernize Islam, or the militants? The author discusses integrating Islam into society in the West, and questions which cultural community will be forced to sacrifice values for the sake of integration.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Yūsuf Islām has started to sing again in an attempt to bridge the gap between the civilizations.
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The author comments on the conversion of famous American figures to Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2006
In his article, ‘Abd al-Khāliq Husayn presents examples of Western Christians converting to Islam and the reactions of their families and countries. He then compares this to similar conversion situations in Muslim countries.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
A research team from Georgetown University in the United
States has published
a new encyclopaedia of the Qur’ān in five volumes. The encyclopaedia permits
researchers of
Islamic studies to figure out concepts, places names and personalities mentioned in the Holy
Qur’
an.
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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.