Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2006
The author talks about the cartoons which insulted the Prophet Muhammad that were published in many European newspapers. It caused a crisis between Islamic countries and the West, particularly with the European Union.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘a reports on the spread of Sufism in Europe, particularly
in Austria, noting that many Europeans believe Sufism is the heart of Islam and the way to get rid of
terrorism.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The
author focuses on the Coptic library of Mar Marqus which contains a
large number of rare manuscripts and books, as
well as Pope Shenouda’s decision to appoint 40 Coptic public
figures to the library’s board of
trustees.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
AWR asked our former intern Maria Roeder, a student of media science at the University of Jena in Germany, to summarize a study commissioned by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Interior about Austrian media reporting on Muslims and about media from countries with Muslim majorities reporting about...
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
Analysis of the Denmark cartoons issue by Dr. Hasan Muhammad Wajīh, expert of linguistics of negotiation and cross-cultural communication at the Azhar University and moderator of the April 15, 2006 discussion at El-Sawy Culture Wheel on ‘Freedom of expression and respect for the other. How to...
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2001 to Friday, October 26, 2001
In this article Bishop Yohanna Qulta gives an overview of the history of the Crusader wars. He expressed the opinion that in order to study the history of the Crusades, we have to remove Islam and Christianity as motives for them because, they were not directed at Islam although they were fought...
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
At a meeting of the foreign affairs committee of the Press Syndicate, the Austrian ambassador in Cairo, Kurt Spellinger, discussed Austria’s plans for its presidency of the European Union.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
Jeff Jacoby argues that though his grandparents, aunts and uncles died at Auschwitz, Austria is committing a grave error by imprisoning David Irving for Holocaust denial, since freedom for the thought we hate, is the true test of freedom of thought.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
The author discusses relations between Muslim nations and the West on an equal basis through mutual respect of both parties’ beliefs and faiths. He also refers to the different impact that religion has in the East versus the West.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
Al-Wafd interviews an Austrian convert to Islam, Margarete Mackrete [Reviewer: Name not verified], who expresses her great happiness and satisfaction with her conversion.