Date of source: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The author reviews the contributions of the well-known German Orientalist Anne Marie Schimmel on the fifth anniversary of her death.
Date of source:
Egyptian TV series ?Knight without a Horse,? is still raising an issue. Egypt and other Arab countries have
aired the series despite Israeli objection and American pressure. The American and Israeli embassies in Egypt decided
to watch the series to judge whether it contains anything that can be...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Umnīyah al-Najjār
writes
about a controversial conference that was recently held in Tehran on the Holocaust.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The article discusses a performance by the Mozart Opera which was stringently
controlled by German police.
Date of source:
Italy’s Prime
Minister Silvio Berlusconi stated that he read about Islām and found out that all of what he read was
absurd and
could not be compared to the Western civilization, which he said was superior to Islām. He also
associated between
Islam and those who are anti-globalization and said...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
New security measures have led to chaos in some European
airports and cost air transport companies more expenditure.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The author discusses serious threats to freedom of expression.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Egyptian newspapers present mixed reactions to Pope Benedict’s "apology" for comments he made earlier
this
month on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. In light of the already tense atmosphere in the Muslim world,
a Berlin
opera company canceled Mozart’s ’Idomeneo’ for fear of protest over...
Date of source: Sunday, September 3, 2006
This article discusses the possibility of terrorist attacks on German soil.
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.