Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Understanding honor and shame in the Egyptian and Arab context resulting in misreportings on the conversion and alleged kidnapping of Christian girls.
Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad cause tensions
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2006
The two questions (Does the Bible contain scientific errors? and: Has the text of the Bible been corrupted?) are asked in different contexts and have different aims; therefore they should be distinguished. They reveal different stances on critical methodology of modern science applied to sacred...
Date of source: Thursday, October 13, 2005
President Jacques Chirac forewarns that Turkey’s rejection by Europe may cause it to move towards fundamentalism and fanaticism.
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2006
Articles that give a good insight into some frequent misunderstandings in Arab-West relations.
A Christian play in Alexandria, advising Christians in a crude way not to convert to Islam, was followed by Muslim demonstrations and violence.
Date of source: Friday, October 7, 2005
There is no indication on the ground that Turkey represents a bridge, since its relations with the Muslim world, namely its neighbors Iran, Iraq and Syria, are still at a low level, and moreover, Turkey plays a marginal role in the current Islamic culture and literature.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Fundamentalist Muslims make the vanguard of what a French thinker described as a "third-world anti-imperialism movement”.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
‘Amr Khālid has had a remarkable march to fame as a dā‘iya.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 4, 2005
With Russia joining the Islamic Conference Organization, Muslims can now expect to lead a better life there. Though the Chechen problem still exists, it now has a better chance to be settled.
Date of source: Sunday, September 25, 2005
Personal recollections of Otto Meinardus.
Date of source: Thursday, January 5, 2006
Media attention for AWR work.