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Date of source: Thursday, August 10, 2006 to Wednesday, August 16, 2006
By far the majority of Muslims today live their lives without recourse to violence, for the Koran is like a pick-and-mix selection. If you want peace, you can find peaceable verses. If you want war, you can find bellicose verses. You can find verses which permit only defensive jihad, or you can...
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
It has been proven that culture is the most influential element in formulating national identity. This idea was confirmed in a survey carried out by the BBC, showing that 89 percent of British Muslims consider themselves primarily British and feel proud when the country achieves success.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005 to Friday, August 19, 2005
After the London bombings, problems have increased for Muslims in Europe. As a result, religious scholars have issue fatwas that rescind Islamic practices, such as the veiling of women, in order to bridge the divide between European and Islamic societies.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
Sir John Stevens, the Head of Counter-Terrorism and former Head of the Metropolitan Police, has censured human rights activists trying to prevent the deportation of extremists.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Besides the large number of anti-terrorism laws currently in the process of being issued by European prime ministers, Tony Blair’s government is trying to integrate Muslims into British society, in an attempt to avoid their isolation and marginalization.
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
The recent London bombings promise to complicate relations between the Muslim world and the West. It has turned out that the London subway bombers were all British: three of Pakistani origin and one of Jamaican origin. Without doubt then, the losing party in these London attacks has been British...
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Scotland Yard recorded 269 racist assaults against Muslims in the 3 weeks following the July 7 bombings. Most were against veiled Muslim women who were insulted and threatened with murder. British authorities have also taken steps against Islamic clerics.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
A man broke into the Regent’s Park mosque in central London during the Friday sermon and threatened to blow up the mosque.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
To express their solidarity with Muslims, about 4000 police officers in the city of Nottingham, in the middle of England, decided to put green tapes on their uniforms to protest against the escalation of racist attacks on Muslims, which have increased by 50% since the London bombings.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
Jeffrey Fleishman examines the rise in Islamo-phobic crimes in Britain since the London bombings.
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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.