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Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2004
The vast majority [of Muslims] believes that it is not Al-Qa’ida that carried out the bombings of September 11. Many believe that the Zionist movement, the American intelligence or neo-conservatives may be behind these attacks. This way of apprehending events indicates that there is a collective...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, grand imam of the Azhar, followed the lecture of Archbishop Rowan Williams with a number of comments. I made notes and made this overview which should be seen as a paraphrase of the words of the grand imam.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Critical interview with Lord Carey, asking him why he felt it appropriate to make his comments now, when many Muslims feel they are already the victims of prejudice and misunderstanding.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
This lecture forms the background to Lord Carey’s lecture in July in Cairo. Lord Carey explained his purpose of seeking to build bridges of understanding between Islam and Christianity. “Compassion and understanding are the only tools to handle hatred and violence.” For understanding also critical...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
In his attempt to restore the spiritual side of the azan, Minister of Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq has begun a project intended to unify the voices and times of the azan. This step came after a noticeable increase in the number of mosques which has opened the door to many muezzins [the person...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
When the Prophet created the first Islamic state, he was cautious to set up civil structures with a religious core for this state. The authority of the Prophet was a civil authority with civil institutions. So, the government of the Prophet was a civil government that protected the right of any...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2004
These days, Arab newspapers are full of commentaries putting the blame on Muslims for terrorism and others practiced self-flagellation and self-hatred to the extent that they claimed the history of Muslims is a history of oppression, tyranny and baseness. No one asks himself whether what is...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Last week, two martyrdom operations lead to the killing of 16 Israelis, and in Iraq, 12 Nepalis and three Turks were killed. All the bloodshed produced by these incidents is the product of violence, oppression and the disregard for humanity dignity. The real “terrorism” that the nations of Iraq,...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
I read all the messages that were posted on the Internet in response to my article titled “The painful truth that all terrorists are Muslims,” and I was so relieved to find that my article was critically assessed. The article, like any journalistic article, is meant to open discussion and raise...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
Indeed, not all Muslims are terrorists but regrettably most terrorists around the world are Muslims. [Muslims] have a bad record. Does that not say something about ourselves and our societies and culture? This is a very harsh situation. What we have to do is to acknowledge those acts and not deny...
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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.