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Date of source: Friday, February 9, 2001
The author believes that faith cannot be the product of compulsion. It is unimaginable that any heavenly religion, Judaism, Christianity or Islam, can be founded on compulsion to join it. These three religions accepted and approved the religions that came before them: Judaism tells stories of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Prof. Joseph Sedqi, former head of the National Cosmological and Geophysical Research Institute, explained why Western Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25, whilst Eastern Christians celebrate it in January. It is due to different calendars and not religious difference. He calls for...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Different religions are entering political challenges, not in the name of God, but in the name of power. Historians agree that wars do not often happen for religious reasons. The first religious war dates back to 1095, when the knights answered the call of Pope Urban II to save Christians in the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 16, 2000
"Le Nouvelle Observateur", a French weekly, reports that London has become a haven for terrorists and a protector of Muslim extremist leaders from around the world. Many headquarters of terrorist extremist groups can be found in London. The "Observateur" tells many stories, describing the life of...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 4, 2000
The author started his article by talking about the different levels of angry Muslims in Russia. Then he moved to speak about the seminar they participate in to express their anger and to discuss the problems of Muslims in Russia. The seminar was held under the title "Islam and Russia’s security".
Date of source: Wednesday, June 28, 2000
After the dissipation of the echo of the gun bullets that the Turk, Ali Agha fired in St. Peter’s square, attempting to assassinate Pope John Paul II, 19 years ago, the Vatican has finally decided to ask the Italian government to release the Turk Ali Agha and forgive his failed attempt to...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2000
The last thing to come to mind is that "Wahabiyya" [An extreme orthodox version of Islam, named after it originator Mohammed Ibn Abdel-Wahab, who lived in what is now known as Saudi Arabia in the late eighteenth century] becoming the first enemy in Russia. Worse and more strange is that nobody...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2000
The author starts his article by recounting what he came across while visiting Russia to attend a seminar about "The future of Muslims of Russia in the new Millennium". Then he gives a quick review of the history of Islam in Russia and exposes the tragedy of the Muslims who are living there.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
The author criticized sarcastically the sudden discovery of the blasphemous aspect of Coca Cola, after 100 years of its production. In the writer’s opinion, the oppression which many Muslims suffer in some Islamic countries, leads them to accept nonsense and rumors and even to use modern technology...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
There is no difference between the Egyptian and Russian Rasputins. Both abused religion to influence their followers and commit sins. Both claimed to call for purification while they were sinking in the depths of depravity.
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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.