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Date of source: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Dr. ‘Abd Allāh Shalabī, a young writer, wrote a book explaining how terrorism is a defense mechanism among the socially oppressed. He also explains the reason why terrorism is always linked to the Islamists.
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2004
All followers of heavenly religions are Muslims, according to the Qur’an’s definition.
The Muslim Holy Book of the Qur’an has defined Muslims as all the followers of heavenly revealed religions, who abide by the right path, set by God, not followers of the Prophet Muhammad exclusively.
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 2004
Due to his interest in Islamic sciences and profound search for the essence of Islam, Judge Edwar Ghali Al-Dahabi, former head of State Lawsuits Authority, was granted the first-class medal of science and art during the celebrations of the Birthday of Prophet Muhammad in 1994 to be the first Copt...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
The battles that Dr. Bint Al-Shate` waged against Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud in the late 1970’s were the fiercest ones fought over the issue of the scientific miracles of the Qur’an. This came at a time when this trend was in its infancy, and had not yet developed into the mega-industry that it has become...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
Though the number of Muslims in Russia exceeds 20 millions, mostly living in the capital Moscow, they are facing many problems. Such problems, however, had not been a bar to many followers of other religions to embrace Islam.
Yelena Vladimir, 22, was the latest person who has embraced Islam.
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2004
With the vastness of the Islamic nation due to the Islamic conquests in the era of Omar Ben Al- Khattab, the first Islamic Shura council comprised 70 members of the wisest and most faithful men of the umma [Muslim nation]. In the practical and verbal Sunna, the prophet applied the Qur’anic concept...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Many people believe that Azharite professors should be our only source of knowledge, accusing other scholars of being unqualified to deliver the same religious message. An Azharite professor, Dr. Abdel Sabour Marzouq, asserts that it is not right to confine preaching to a specific category. “There...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
This lecture forms the background to Lord Carey’s lecture in July in Cairo. Lord Carey explained his purpose of seeking to build bridges of understanding between Islam and Christianity. “Compassion and understanding are the only tools to handle hatred and violence.” For understanding also critical...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
Lecture about the need for understanding between Muslims and Christians. Presented in AWR as background to the lecture in Cairo, July 2004.
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 2004
Some Western thinkers believe that the conflict between Islam and the West is mainly a civilization-related conflict due to the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunna and because Islam obliges Muslims to practice jihad against non-Muslims. That is why the West adopts an attitude of hatred and bigotry...
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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.