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Date of source: Friday, February 7, 2003
The image of Islam in the Western ecclesiastical speech in the light of the activities of Christian missionaries in Islamic countries.
Date of source: Thursday, February 13, 2003
Usama Bin Laden accused all Arab leaders and possibly Arab peoples as well of kufr [unbelief]. Muslim scholars believe such an accusation show that Bin Laden is ignorant of the Shari´a because there is a hadith saying that he who accuses a Muslim of kufr becomes a kafar [unbeliever] himself.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd comments on the issues of conversion from Islam, fatwas of takfir [accusations of unbelief], human rights, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Islamic culture.
Date of source: Saturday, January 25, 2003 to Friday, January 31, 2003
Explanation of the rule "No ijtihad with a text." The author believes that this rule imprisons the mind and forbids bringing about new legislations.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2003
The Indian police arrested ten Muslim activists in New Delhi, where they were trying to stop a movie theater from showing an Indian film which they believe insults Islam. It shows some Muslim leaders trying to convert a number of people to Islam by force.
Date of source: Saturday, September 17, 2005 to Friday, September 23, 2005
The author discusses the different notions of ‘ridda’ and ideas of the punishment of the apostate as they appear in the Holy Qur’ān and the hadīths.
Date of source: Monday, September 12, 2005
There have been a high number of religious conversions reported in the press in recent months. Islamist and Evangelical groups are capitalizing on financial hardship by bribing people to change their religion, against the rules of Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, September 11, 2005
The author argues that in our Fourth World War, that is to say the war against terrorism, one should draw clear lines between the ‘heads of terrorism’ and the ‘actual perpetrators’ of the attacks.
Date of source: Saturday, September 3, 2005
Throughout the past century, there has been a tug-of-war over the issue of the ridda.
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
Islamic missionary activity has suffered a great loss with the death of the famous preacher, Ahmad Dydāt, known for his tours with Christian missionaries all over Africa, and in particular for meeting with Revd. Jimmy Swaggart. Many missionaries who talked to him decided to convert to Islam.
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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.