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Date of source: Monday, June 22, 2020
Dutch journalist and Arabist Eildert Mulder is deeply impressed by the book Ihya ‘Ulum al-Din’ [Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn] by the medieval Islamic scholar Abu Hamid al-Ghazali [Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī] (c. 1058 – 19 December 1111), parts of which have great value for those who wish to understand human...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Cornelis Hulsman, founding editor of Arab-West Report, and Gurjinder Khambay, second-year student in International Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands, specializing in the Middle East, interviewed Dr. Jan Slomp, a major leader in Christian-Muslim dialogue at all levels, through Webex, on...
Date of source: Monday, November 25, 2024
In July 2024, the Arab-West Foundation was elected Head of the Dutch Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation. They organized their first Dutch network meeting on November 25th where, among other things, they spoke about the need to contribute to peace-building in the Middle East. This applies first of...
Date of source: Sunday, November 24, 2024
This article presents a critical survey of Dutch media commentary on the clashes around the football match between the Dutch Ajax and Maccabi-Tel Aviv clubs held on November 7th, 2024, in Amsterdam.
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“While our people were mostly looking overseas this week, other countries are now focused...
Date of source: Sunday, November 24, 2024
Opinie: “Het probleem ligt niet bij ‘de Joden’ of ‘de Moslims’, maar bij het negeren van de rechtsstaat”
Opinion: “The problem lies not with ‘the Jews’ or ‘the Muslims,’ but with ignoring the rule of law”
Hilla Dayan, Het Parool - 14 November 2024
Dr. Hilla Dayan is an Israeli-born political...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
The bloodbath Hamas created on October 7, 2023, generated much disgust at their heinous crime and consequent support for the state of Israel, despite the fact that Israel is ruled by the most right-wing government in its history with members of the cabinet who do not hide their belief that...
Date of source: Saturday, May 11, 2024
The board of the Arab-West Foundation decided in its meeting on April 22, to adopt this statement with steps that are believed to be necessary to end the cycle of violence and reach a moment in which Israelis and Palestinians can live together in peace. This statement was written by Cornelis...
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Intercultural and interreligious dialogue brought Cornelis Hulsman from a conservative Christian Reformed bubble in the Netherlands to a deeply ecumenical attitude, refraining from absolutist statements about faith since any religion is the outcome of a human search for meaning in life.
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This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof.
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2023
This study analyses recent Qurʾān desecration incidents in Europe and some of the ways they have been addressed, with a particular focus on the Netherlands.
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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.