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Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Today we will look at the means to restore trust between the Islamic World and the West. There is no inherent gulf between the Islamic World and the West but the current obstacles standing before restoring trust between the Islamic World and the West must be removed.
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2004
An unprecedented wave of hate crimes is spreading throughout Europe, particularly in France, targeting Arab and Muslim cemeteries. Attackers have destroyed gravestones and defaced them by drawing swastikas and writing message of hatred. Concerned authorities have not found a clear explanation of...
Date of source: Sunday, August 15, 2004
“The good Muslim and the evil Muslim” is the title of eminent Ugandan thinker Mahmoud Mamdani’s most recent book written in 2004. It’s predictable that the American administration would slot Muslims into categories of good and evil. Those who would help the administration fight terrorism in Iraq...
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 2004
The story of the American professor of mathematics Jeffrey Lang who embraced Islam is an outstanding example of moving from the darkness of atheism to the light of faith. When Westerns join Islam, they do not do this through the same approach we [Orientals] adopt, but they come with a new approach...
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2004
In a recent approach set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Tantawi, held three separate meetings with three newly appointed Egyptian ambassadors to foreign countries. The three meetings aim at demonstrating the true image of Islam in the West as well as in other...
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2004
Since September 11th, the US has specified a number of conditions on Azhar imams who visit the Muslim community in Ramadan. Having passed a test in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and Shari’a (Islamic law), the Azhar selects the imams who receive the highest marks to preach to the Muslim community in...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Recently, a report aimed at re-shaping Islamic liberal ideology, was released. This important report titled “Civil Democratic Islam… Partners, Resources, and Strategies” was made by Cheryl Benard who works in the National Security Research Division of Rand Organization. The most sensible reaction [...
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2004
[The title is a play on words of the name of the Muslim Group of Takfir and Higra] We have to give up our useless approaches in dealing with the world. We have to adopt an approach that is based on tafkir [thinking] and not on takfir [accusation of unbelief]. We only have to count that number of...
Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2004
Mr. Welch visited Dr. Tantawi in June and discussed the issue of sending some of the Azhar imams to the United States during Ramadan. The Azhar refused to send imams after September 11 because they were largely insulted in the US and were obliged to take off their shoes and turbans. Mr. Welch...
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
The events of September 11 may push the world to adopt the idea of the clash of civilizations, but they also emphasize the need for dialogue between and among civilizations. I do not accept the idea that the future carries increasing violence, deeper bitterness and spiteful dialogues between and...
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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.