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Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2003
The author comments on the issue of the American intervention in changing the educational curricula, especially religious, in Arab countries. The US claims that such curricula is responsible for the hatred Muslims have for the US and that is why it is planning to change it. The plan is now...
Date of source: Saturday, November 15, 2003
The author condemns the crime of the bombings of Al-Mahya complex in Saudi Arabia. Citing some Qur´anic verses and hadiths, he emphasizes that terrorist actions contradict with Islam which prohibits killing innocent people. The author argues that the perpetrators of such crimes join the enemies of...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 11, 2003
A young member of the Brotherhood presented a message to the group´s General Guide in which he asked “When will the real power of the Brotherhood come to light?…Where are the Brotherhood detachments?…When will the Brotherhood cry “Come to Jihad.” The message, which was posted on the...
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2003
The Grand Imam of the Azhar Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi told Israeli TV that martyrdom operations are haram [unlawful] and that the one who carries them out is committing suicide. The Grand Mufti, along with other 38 Muslim scholars, released a statement to prove the opposite of what the Grand Imam...
Date of source: Friday, November 7, 2003
The author discusses many forms of religious discourse, stressing that its renewal is a must. He comments on the intervention of the US in this issue, saying that its proposals in that respect always suit its interests.
Date of source: Friday, October 31, 2003
The author reviews the history of Al-Gama´a al-Islamiya and the ideological revisions it made which changed its approaches dramatically. The author believes that the past and present practices of Al-Gama´a lack analysis of the current state of affairs which should guide and control any...
Date of source: Monday, October 27, 2003
Sout Al-Umma devoted a special file for Sayed Qutb discussing his childhood, professional life and opinions. Sayed Qutb was the main ideologue for Islamic groups in the 1960s. He is still often quoted.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Al-Gama´a Al-Islamiya has recently published two books: “Nahr Al-Zikrayat” [The River of Memories,] and “Tafgerat Al-Riyadh, Al-Ahkam wa Al-Athar” [The Bombing of Riyadh, Rulings and Impacts]. The significance of the two books not only lies in the presentation of the frank dialogues that took...
Date of source: Thursday, October 23, 2003
The tragedy of Salman Rushdi´s book "Satanic Verses,” and the ensuing fatwa to kill Rushdi, has reoccurred in Canada. A young Muslim author, Irshad Mangi, has written a book entitled "The Trouble with Islam." Mangi criticizes Qur´anic verses severely, isolates them from their context, and...
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 2003
The author comments on what he believes is an American attack on Islam that started with the disaster of September 11. He refutes the argument that the Qur´an urges or allows murder.
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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.