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29. Bush´s statement that Christians and Muslims have the same God inconveniences his religious base
Date of source: Friday, November 28, 2003
Bush was asked at a press conference if he believes that Muslims worship the same God Christians worship. He answered that freedom is God´s gift to every person, and that he believes Muslims worship the same God Christians worship. Bush´s statement caused an uproar. Evangelical Christian...
Date of source: Friday, November 28, 2003
Kamel Al-Zohary, former head of the Journalists Syndicate, said that he was not disturbed because of an American media attack on Egyptian media. All nationalists from all trends should not be disturbed too. He added that the Egyptian press is very well observed by MEMRI which is a very strong...
Date of source: Monday, November 17, 2003
Rev. Dr. Sobhi Ouida from Ismailia sent AWR a sad message about the sudden death of his beloved wife. Both Dr. and Mrs. Ouida played such a great role in preparing for the first visit to the land of Goshen, east of Ismailia, in March this year. Rev. and Mrs. Ouida made the first visit an...
Date of source: Saturday, November 8, 2003
The “Hijab” is one of the main issues French political parties discuss for the coming elections. Each party expresses its attitude towards the hijab: whether to allow wearing it at schools or not and whether to issue a law against it or not. The secular nature of the French society is forced into...
36. Absurd equivalence. Defamation against Islam is allowed, while approaching the Jews is forbidden
Date of source: Wednesday, November 5, 2003
Western double standards are exposed. Attacking and defamation against Islam, in which 1.3 billion people over the world believe, has become the objective of many westerner politicians and intellectuals. While any one who approaches the Jews will be accused of being anti-Semitic.
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2003
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has been applying strict security measures since the occupation of Iraq in the Latin America street where both the American and British embassies are located. The article explains the consequences of these measures on the inhabitants and owners of shops in the...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 4, 2003
The article criticizes the Arab ‘addiction´ to the conspiracy theory. The author believes that the theory of the conspiracy against Islam gains grounds at the time the Israeli-American alliance tightens its grip on the Arab world. It would be wrong to apply the conspiracy theory in this...
Date of source: Saturday, October 18, 2003
Dr. Zaki Badawi, the advisor of Britain´s crown prince on Islamic issues, says that the hijab is not an obligation and that Muslims are responsible for the fact that westerners do not sympathize with the Palestinian issue. He comments on other aspects of the relation between Arabs and the West...
Date of source: Saturday, October 18, 2003
The author begins his article by commenting on the stand of distinguished Christian figures against the war on Iraq. He argues that some American circles plan to launch another campaign against Islam, and says that American senator Charles Shumer plans to begin this campaign in a press conference....
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 2003
Arab and Muslim countries are explicitly requested to change the religious education textbooks, with the argument that the current textbooks generate terrorists. This request is not new. It was directed to the Muslim World more than two centuries ago, but it was a failure, as it resulted in Muslims...
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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.