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Date of source: Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Al-Gama´a Al-Islamiya has recently published two books: “Nahr Al-Zikrayat” [The River of Memories,] and “Tafgerat Al-Riyadh, Al-Ahkam wa Al-Athar” [The Bombing of Riyadh, Rulings and Impacts]. The significance of the two books not only lies in the presentation of the frank dialogues that took...
Date of source: Monday, September 15, 2003
The author believes that the evil operation of September 11 generated the false idea that Islam encourages terrorism. He comments on the tolerant nature of Islam and provides historical examples on the peaceful relations Muslims have with Christians and Jews.
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2003
The author comments on an article by poet A.A.H. [Ahmed Abdel-Mo´ti Hegazi is meant] titled "We need a new fiqh." The article of Hegazi was published in Al-Ahram and tackled the issue of renewing the religious discourse. He argues against Hegazi´s proposal for renewing the religious...
Date of source: Monday, September 8, 2003
The article comments on the relation between Ma´amoun Al-Hodeibi, the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the group to show that he does not deserve his position.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 2003
On the fourth of July, a Pakistani group called “The army of the Sahaba [Companions of the Prophet]” attacked a Shiite mosque, leaving 48 persons dead and 65 injured. The author comments on the incident and the group that committed it. He believes the group is the outcome of the efforts of Saudi...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 15, 2003
The author interviewed Karam Zuhdi, the head of the Gama´a Al-Islamiya, in the Aqrab prison, about the Egyptian Gama´a Al-Islamiya. They spoke about recent changes in the opinions of the Gama´a, its attitudes concerning the police, army and state. Zuhdi was asked about the group...
Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 2003 to Friday, July 4, 2003
For many years, Saudi Arabia imagined that terrorism which infected many Arab countries will never reach it. The Saudi Kingdom overlooked extremists living on its lands and the financial support given by Saudi NGO´s to extremists on the pretext of supporting Islamic activities. The kingdom saw...
Date of source: Friday, June 20, 2003
Egyptian fundamentalist Abu Hamza Al-Masri attacked the leaders of the Egyptian Gama’a Al-Islamiya in a long statement because of their stand against the Qa’ida network and the attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca.
Date of source: Sunday, June 22, 2003
An Egyptian Christian called Hani Samir Tawfiq is accused of being a member of the Qa´ida network. His mother said that he tried to convert to Islam but men of religion convinced him not to convert. He later joined one of the cells of the Islamic groups and they helped him to travel to Saudi...
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2003
The Islamic Research Institute condemned the attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca, stressing that such attacks violate the rules of the Islamic Shari’a.
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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.