Displaying 911 - 920 of 1199.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
A television program produced by a Muslim Somali refugee which insults Islam has caused an outcry in Holland. The Daily Telegraph reported that the Somali Refugee Ayan Hirsi Ali, after living in Holland for twelve years and becoming a member of parliament, is a vehement critic of Islam. Her...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 2004
Some Western thinkers believe that the conflict between Islam and the West is mainly a civilization-related conflict due to the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunna and because Islam obliges Muslims to practice jihad against non-Muslims. That is why the West adopts an attitude of hatred and bigotry...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 2004
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi, head of the World Islamic Council for Fatwa stated that killing American civilians in Iraq is halal [lawful according to Islamic Shari’a]. Sheikh Al-Qaradawi explained that American military men and civilians invaded Iraq to occupy it and exploit its wealth. In order to...
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
The sudden visit of the Israeli Minister of the Foreign Affairs, Silvan Shalom, to France, resulted in several questions from Arabs regarding the visit’s purpose. Some believe that the visit aims at facing the efforts the Arab League is exerting in support of the Lebanese channel of Al-Manar....
Date of source: Friday, August 27, 2004
For the first time in its history, the British Ministry of Defense intends to appoint a Muslim preacher to be responsible for offering religious guidance to Muslim soldiers enrolled in the British military. A source from the British Ministry of Defense mentioned that the appointment of the Muslim...
Date of source: Friday, August 13, 2004
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom demanded that Egypt should financially compensate Egyptian Jews who immigrated to the US for the loss of their possessions and money. But this very same committee has ignored Egypt’s demands to reopen the investigations concerning the killing and...
Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 2004
Pope Shenouda, the Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, warned of sectarian strife in Iraq and expressed his concern that attacks might target a number of churches. He saw such attacks as an attempt to divide Muslims and Christians in Iraq. These warnings came in a...
Date of source: Friday, July 23, 2004
The Council for Islamic Relations (CAIR) has started an advertising campaign on American radio and television channels to counter the distorted representation of Islam and Muslims. The distortion of the image of Islam and Muslims has led to many hate crimes against Muslim Americans. The campaign,...
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 2004
American Muslims are about to make their decision regarding the candidate they will vote for in the coming presidential election in November.
The stances of the candidates for presidency towards the issue of the Middle East [the Palestinian-Israeli conflict] remains the principal motive that makes...
Date of source: Friday, June 10, 2005
Islam has paid women their due, including participation in politics; the Islamic history is abundant with evidence in this regard. Hence the groundlessness of Western and American claims that Islam prohibits women to partake in the political arena. In this respect, Egyptian scholars stress that...
Pages
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.