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Cornelis Hulsman was invited by Rev. Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo of the Barnabas Fund in the U.K. to attend a Christian conference in Cyprus that dealt with the position of Christians in various predominantly Muslim countries.
The countries in focus are Algeria, Uganda, Malaysia, Nigeria,...
Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 2010
CIDT Intern Vanessa Panaligan analyzes the role and effectiveness of a new breed of religious authority--the Islamic telepreacher....
Date of source: Friday, April 25, 2008
In spite of the democratic trends which prevail in the Muslim world and among some Islamic activists, there are still many conflicting attitudes about democracy which raises doubts about the future.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, chairman of Ibn Khaldūn Center for Development Studies reports on his paper that was presented to a conference that was held in Rome under the title: ’The Cross, the Crescent and the Ballot Box.’ Ibrāhīm’s paper discussed Islam and democracy. In the following lines Ibrāhīm...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Amānī Abū al-Hasan reports on the controversy raised over the issue of Malaysian Muslim men of religion releasing Fatwás calling on women to wear what is called ’the chastity belt.’
Date of source: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
This article is a continuation of a discussion on ‘Toward a civil democratic Islamic discourse, the constitutional stipulation of Islam and its philosophy of the rule.’ It cites articles from the constitutions of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Turkey to demonstrate how the different political systems...
Date of source: Friday, August 31, 2007
The Malaysian authorities have suspended the Tamil-language daily Makkal Osai newspaper for a month over publishing an offensive photo of Jesus Christ smoking a cigarette and holding a can of beer.
Date of source: Sunday, August 26, 2007
Islamic banks are experiencing significant growth and attracting Muslims’ and non-Muslims’ savings in the Islamic world. This growth has tempted other traditional banks to open outlets that operate in accordance with the Islamic Sharī‘ah.
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Angry reactions in Arab and Islamic countries continued over the desecration of the Qur’ān by US soldiers in the prison of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as new evidence disclosed slackness by the US administration to follow up the case that dates to one year back.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, the grand Imām of the Azhar, comments on a series of articles entitled, ’The Perils of a Religious State,’ by Dr. Jabir ‘Aṣfūr, published by al-Ahram, starting on January 15, 2006.
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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.