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Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2003
The US-British forces seek the support of Pope John Paul II in their war against Iraq, in order to give it a religious dimension. The two countries exert similar efforts on the Sheikh of the Azhar to convince the Arab World through him that power should be used to save the world from Iraqi weapons...
Date of source: Friday, December 17, 2004
The U.S. and
several Western political, ideological, media-related and religious entities, declared war on
Islam following September 11. This war on Islam, under the leadership of the United States, did
not occur without historical precedence.
Date of source: Saturday, March 5, 2005
In a country proud of old traditions of respecting public freedoms, the new law under debate by the House of Lords has triggered a fuss because it grants the government the power to arrest persons suspected of having links with terrorist organizations.
Date of source: Friday, January 28, 2005
British Prime Minister Tony Blair promised yesterday that the United Kingdom would hold only a few people under house arrest according to the new emergency powers sought to fight terrorism in the country.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 18, 2001
The Pakistani press reported that the US decided to control religious education in Pakistan. Saudi sources said that the Saudi ministry of education was revising the Islamic schoolbooks to make sure that the subjects of the books agree with the general tendency to counter extremism. The President...
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2001
The Dialogue of Civilizations conference, organized by the Arab League, provided the opportunity to discuss new practical ideas and suggestions in order to help the process of dialogue between Islam and the West. Still, there is a problem concerning how to turn such suggestions into practical...
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2001
BBC 2 broadcast a documentary drama of eight episodes, under the title "Islam in Britain." the drama touched on almost everything [about Islam], starting with Islam phobia and ending with the impact of Islam on music and architecture. It tried to draw a portrait of the two million Muslims living...
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2001 to Friday, March 2, 2001
In the past the Muslims of America and Europe were not allowed to found Islamic associations or practice Islamic rituals openly. This status has changed during the last quarter of a century.
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 1999
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh blew up a truck in Oklahoma, killing 168 people. The rumor mill rolled into action, churning out that old bogey: Islamic extremism.
As we now know, the terror that rocked America that day was not of Muslim provenance. But it seems the lessons of that affair are...
Date of source: Thursday, August 19, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Lawyers for the seven British Muslims in Yemen jailed for plotting terrorist attacks claim that they have been denied access to their clients. Seven days after their 9 August conviction, the prisoners have not been allowed to contact the outside world, while two of them who received the sentences...
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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.