Date of source: Thursday, February 28, 2002
Last week, the Arab League hosted the Arabic-German media dialogue conference. The conference discussed the image of Arabs and Muslims in the West and the importance of inter-civilizational dialogue. The article gives some of the opinions expressed by those who participated in the conference.
Date of source: Thursday, January 24, 2002
In this article Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi comments on the attacks of September 11 and the possibility of having a dialogue between Islam and the west. He stressed the importance of inter-religious dialogue.
Date of source: Thursday, January 10, 2002
The Minister of Awqaf affirmed that there is no intention on the part of the Ministry of Awqaf or the government to limit the building of mosques. He added that the conditions that were applied recently concerning this matter are only aimed at preserving the sanctity and the holiness of the mosques...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Authors in several newspapers are calling for appeasement in Arab and Muslim countries over the problem of the Danish newspaper’s cartoons, though many are still furious over the cartoons. A few authors do not consider boycotting Danish products a nice solution, while others propose that an...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten reiterated its apology to the Muslim world over the cartoons it had published on September 30, 2005, which nourished antagonistic sentiments against Denmark. However, the newspaper editor Carsten Juste refused to pledge to not publish any more articles or cartoons...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
In the drama that followed the republishing of the Danish cartoons across several European nations, the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus, and also the Danish Consulate in Beirut, were all burnt down. These incidents prompted those foreign ministers to advise their people to leave Syria...
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
Sayyid writes on the statements of participants in a meeting organized by Goethe Institute, the German cultural center in Cairo, who underlined the need to enhance values of tolerance as a basis for an understanding and peaceful coexistence that rests on mutual respect and justice.
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
There is no obligation on Muslims to watch the advent of the mahdī according to the muftī of Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2005
The Danish prime minister had declined to receive 19 ambassadors from Arab and Muslim countries even though he received a Somali-born woman [‘Alī Hirsi ‘Alī] who wrote the script for a controversial documentary called ’Submission’ directed by Dutch Theo van Gogh. The newspapers also suggest that...
Date of source: Thursday, November 24, 2005
Those whom the people voted into parliament now have to work on realizing the interests of the nation, not themselves.