Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Interview with Professor Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi, Founder of the Wasatia Movement in Palestine and Director of the Wasatia Academic Institute in Jerusalem.
Conducted by former CAWU intern Janneke Wijman on May 5th, 2020, via online platform Zoom. Both Janneke Wijman and Dr. Dajani Daoudi agreed...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Dr. Murād Wahba defends secularism and explains why it is rebuffed in the Islamic world.
Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2005
Terrorists hold the entrenched dogma that whoever disagrees with their opinions threatens their own existence. Consequently, Dr. Murād Wahba argues that we should reconsider the relationship between absolute truth and terrorism.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Sayyīd al-Qimnī, a persecuted intellectual, requires the support of the elite in order to resume his work.
Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2000
Rodinson’s book is a project for the joint understanding of Arab academics concerning building a scientific program for Islamic studies. He begins his study by asking many questions, some of which are ’How can we plan for the future of studies of dialogue concerning the Islamic world? What...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 1999
Press freedom in some Arab countries is exposed to restrictions which have sometimes included violence. The use of these measures has caused anxiety among cultural circles and among parts of the general public since press freedom is a reflection of the levels of freedom existing within society as...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 1999
The writer challenges the comments made by a professor of history from the Faculty of Arts at Ain Shams University during a discussion of a film on the life of Constantine on an Egyptian TV channel. Many Egyptian Christians were offended by those comments.