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Date of source:
Al-Akhbar, al-
Ahali,
Sout al-Ummah and Sout al-Azhar tackled the reasons behind the distorted image of Islām in the West and how
to correct it. The four papers agreed on the need for an Arabic-Islamic media capable of addressing the
West and
explaining to it the true Islām.
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2001
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) issued a report titled "Egypt’s Al-Azhar Clerics: We declare war on America," The title implies that many if not most Azhar scholars declared war on America. Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi stressed that this was certainly not true. He said that the report...
Date of source: Saturday, September 29, 2001 to Friday, October 5, 2001
Mullah Mohammed Omar, the leader of the Taliban is challenging the greatest power in the world. Is it imaginable that the helpless Afghans, without food, clothes and medicines, will be transformed into powerful fighters? He is doing wrong to the Jihad, to Islam and the Muslims by dragging them...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 26, 2001
The author believes that Muslim scholars, when commenting on the attacks in America and Islam’s relationship to it, talk about politics instead of talking about religion. Everything politicians wanted was said by religious scholars. In the end, religion will be troubled by the description that it...
Date of source: Saturday, September 29, 2001
Terrorists involved in the attacks in America left behind copies of a document in Arabic giving them instructions for their suicide mission and preparing them spiritually for death. A copy of the document was found in luggage left behind by Muhammad Atta, suspected of organizing the attacks and...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 18, 2001
The news of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were the talk of the day in Egypt. I have not interviewed any people but just took notes when people were speaking about the attacks. These notes are given here.
Date of source: Sunday, September 16, 2001
[Press release based on articles in Al-Arabi, September 16, 2001]
Al-Arabi’s focal point in its coverage of the recent attacks in America was different from all other Egyptian newspapers. Its focal point was Egyptians’ rejoicing over what it called the "Remains of the American Dream." If the...
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.