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Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
Muḥammad al-Shāfi‘ī interviews Islamic radical thinker Shaykh cUmar Bakrī, who was deported from the U.K. due to his extremist stances against the West, about his activities in his new residence in Tripoli, Lebanon.
Date of source:
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he is seeking to hold an international conference with terror-hit countries to explore the best ways of combating terrorism. He added that al-Qā‘ida and similar organizations have targeted 26 countries since 1993.
Date of source:
The British Home
Secretary declared
that the British government intends to enforce certain procedures to protect Muslims and to face
terrorism
in all its forms. He added that the government was examining draft laws stating that spreading racial
hostility is considered to be a criminal act.
Date of source: Friday, July 7, 2006
Al-Sharq al-Awsat interviews
the Syrian
“fundamentalist” ‘Umar Bakrī, who was deported from Britain.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
A conference commemorating the first
anniversary of
the July 7 London bombings is to be held on June 25 in Birmingham, under the auspices of a
number of Islamic
organizations, including al-Ghurabā’ [The strangers] Movement.
Date of source: Thursday, October 18, 2001
Dr. Nasr Abu Zayd is upset about the media debate on Islam in the West. Abu Zayd rejects the view that Islam should be held responsible for extremist attacks. The political discourse as reflected in Western media did not mind its language. The media debate on Islam is getting more entrapped in the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
Muhammad al-Shāfiʿī mentions a number of definitions of ‘extremism’ from different perspectives.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 31, 2003
Al-Muhajeroun [the immigrants], the most important Fundamentalist movement in Britain, will hold a number of Islamic conferences in the beginning of the year 2004. The leader of the movement, Omar Bakri, stated that the new conference entitled "In Confrontation with Former Fundamentalist Thought,"...
Date of source: Monday, September 8, 2003
There is an inclination to freeze the activities of the Muhagereen [emigrants] fundamentalist movement in Britain due to pressures from the British government and the Muslim community. Islamists in London explained that these pressures are due a fatwa issued by the leader of the group. The fatwa...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 9, 2003
The writer sheds light on the status of Muslim communities in the West before and after the events of September 11.
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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.