Date of source: Saturday, June 25, 2005
There are many voices in the West oposing enmity to Islam, some of whom are politicians, intellectuals and clerics as well as citizens who got acquainted with the values and precepts of a conviction that addresses the mind.
Date of source: Friday, November 22, 2002
Robert Fisk argues that while Western media has most of the facts correct, they blatantly refuse to report on the actual causes of conflicts. He criticizes a media which reports about terrorism committed by Muslims and anti-American sentiment without revealing why these sentiments are present in...
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
The Washington-based Freedom House honored Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim in absentia for his work on democracy, religious freedom and human rights. The award ceremony was held on 21 October. Participants in the ceremony expressed their great respect for Dr. Ibrahim´s passionate and peaceful struggle for...
Date of source: Friday, October 25, 2002
In the memorial of the September 11 attacks, the Presbyterian Church in America organized dialogue programs. It invited ten groups from ten different countries to participate in this program. Each group consists of a Muslim and a Christian. The author was the Christian member of the Egyptian group...
Date of source: Sunday, September 29, 2002
The secretary-general of the NATO gave a warning that Islamic fundamentalism has become as dangerous to the world now as was the communist threat. The author believes that Islam and not fundamentalist Islam is the target the West wants to destroy and that the West takes terrorism as the cover for...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
The attacks of September 11 supported the official Egyptian viewpoint concerning the activities of radical fundamentalist movements. Before the attacks, Egypt warned Western countries against providing fundamentalists with safe harbor. However, Western countries did not respond to Egyptian demands...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002 to Friday, September 27, 2002
The French writer Michel Houellebecq, currently being tried on the charge of defaming and disdaining Islam, has been released. The court´s verdict is due October 22. Attacking Islam has become one of the means of gaining fame and collecting money. Those who attack Islam have no idea about the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Al-Ahram interviewed Pope Shenouda in Canada. He spoke about the issue of building churches after the instructions made by President Mubarak and the suspended cases of Coptic personal status. He also spoke about the objectives of his visits to the USA and Canada as well as the relation between the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 26, 2002
After the events of September 11, it was said that Islam wanted to attack the Western civilization and that Christianity wanted to take revenge on Islam. Involving religions in the events in Afghanistan is against the voice of reason. The American attack was not aimed at Muslims in Afghanistan. It...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 7, 2002
The article looks at the different religious groups in America and discusses the possibility of initiating a global dialogue among moderate religious people. The author´s main purpose of the article is to encourage concerned bodies in the Arab and Islamic world to build bridges for a civilized...