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Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Shaykh Yūsuf Al Qaradāwī has sparked controversy by issuing a fatwá this week allowing Muslims to consume tiny amounts of alcohol.
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2008
The imminent opening of a church in Qatar has sparked considerable debate. Here the former dean of the Sharī‘ah faculty at the University of Qatar welcomes the idea and responds to another article that has criticized the establishment of a church in the emirate.
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Dr. Youssef al-Qaradawi issued a Fatwá at the Journalists? Syndicate on August 31 that kidnapping American [civilians] and killing them is a duty so that they would leave Iraq immediately. He also said that there is no difference between an American civilian and an American soldier because the...
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Questioning the religious dimension of the war on Iraq is the focus of many articles covering the war. Different publications shed light on Bush’s religious background in an effort to establish a link between his religious tendencies and the war. Others wonder whether the war is a new crusade...
Date of source: Saturday, November 19, 2005
In a symposium cosponsored by the Kuwaiti Information Office and the newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat, participants from the Arab world as well as the West shared their thoughts and ideas about terrorism and its origins.
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
Although Shi’ite scholars in Qatar disagreed about details of the new proposed law in Iran to adjust the woman’s share of inheritance, they agreed on the general and final decision.
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2001
The author believes that poverty, ignorance and political oppression are not the real reasons behind terrorism. Terrorism grows up in societies where a dogmatic culture prevails. There are satellite channels that promote terrorist ideas and host religious analysts to justify what they preach....
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.