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Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 2004
While attending a conference in Izmir, a city in Turkey on the Mediterranean Sea. I took the opportunity to visit the House of the Virgin in Ephes us. The house was officially discovered in 1891. Beneath the house was a stream that never runs dry. This reminded me of Zamzam water [in Mecca].
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
It is not unexpected that terrorists would carry out a criminal operation by targeting holy sites in Mecca and Medina and aiming to damage Saudi Arabia’s stability. After they have killed and slaughtered “Crusaders” foreigners, now it might be the turn of the pilgrims, the “Muslims.” The terrorists...
Date of source: Friday, April 8, 2005
Islamic jihād was behind the liberation of the East after 10 centuries of Byzantine, Greek, and Roman tyranny. It then turned the East from the heart of Christianity tothe heart of Islam. This led to Western Christianity’s jealousy, and triggered the crusades. Thus, Latin settlements were implanted...
Date of source: Saturday, August 7, 2004
On June 19, 2004, Al-Ahram Al
-Arabi published an interview with Dr. Nawal. Sa’adawi [See AWR 2004 week 25, art. 6]. I disagree
with many of Dr. Sa’adawi’s views. Many of Dr. Sa’adawi’s writings conflicts with basic aspects
of religion.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 20, 2004
The author
mentions examples from Islamic history and the Qur’an showing the good relations between the
Prophet Muhammad and Christians. In light of these examples, he argues that Christians should not
be called "citizens," because the word does not tackle the religious part or the duties of...
Date of source: Monday, January 19, 2004
The author argues
that national unity as well as human rights are deeply rooted in Islam, as loving one’s nation is
part and parcel of one’s faith. He gives many examples from Islamic history to support his
opinion.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 21, 2004
The article presents the views of Sameh Eid, who once belonged to
the Brotherhood’s younger generation. Eid criticized the ideologies and practices of the Muslim
Brotherhood in his book “Al-Ekhwan al-Muslimun…al-Hader wa al-Mustaqbal…Awraq fi al-Naqd al-Zati”
[The Muslim Brotherhood…The Present...
Date of source: Sunday, December 5, 2004
Dr. Ibrahim has provided positive comments for both sides of this controversial issue. In an article entitled "Reclaiming Democracy ... the Participation of Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian Political Life," published in El Hayat newspaper on Oct. 7, 2004; Dr. Ibrahim noted that the Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 2004
The contemporary Islamic movement is losing the sound vision when it announces, “the Qur’an is our constitution” because this involves a suspension of the Muslim mind and blocking it from coming up with a human constitution from the spirit of the Qur’an to be in harmony with the socio-political...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
There is a current debate concerning Amr Ibn Al-'As, and whether he was a pious figure. Islamic imposters have viciously attacked anyone who criticizes him, claiming that he is an Islamic figure, and affording him a holiness that has no religious or historical support.
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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.