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Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
A prominent Shiite scholar who has close relations with conservatives in Iran issued a fatwa that changed stoning as punishment for committing adultery. He did not mention the new punishment. Worth mentioning is that Europeans heavily criticize the stoning punishment [Ed: Amnesty International is...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
A Moroccan fundamentalist movement, Al-Tawhid Wa Al-Islah [Unity and Reformation], condemned defaming peaceful Islamic organizations. It issued a statement stressing that the terrorist attacks of Casablanca show the importance of following moderation and rejecting violence.
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2003
The author explains the meaning of jihad in Islam. He admits that some Muslims altered the meaning of jihad. He believes that one of the reasons behind altering the meaning of jihad is misinterpreting Qur´anic verses. Sura 9:5 is one of the verses used to support the idea of killing, “Then, when...
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2003
The writer gives an elaboration of the core of the true Islam and how preaching could be carried out in the right way. He supports his ideas through the Qur’an and Hadith.
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2003
The writer gives five points commenting on the terrorist attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca. First, he differentiates between the accidents of Riyadh and Casablanca with the ones in Palestine. Secondly, he emphasizes the importance of condemning such actions and stresses the significance of examining...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
The writer criticizes the US media for promoting the idea that Muslim Arabs agree with the thoughts and actions of Al-Qa´ida, depending on false statistics. He also elaborates on the morals and principles of Islam that urge peace and love.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
The writer affirms that terrorism is a social phenomenon and not an attribute of the Islamic community – as the international media claims. He believes that terrorism is a product of the capitalist civilization that was then used by Islamic movements. He also states that terrorism is a futile...
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2003
A number of Swiss Catholic priests are involved in love affairs despite the chastity oath they had taken.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Christian writer Suleiman Shafiq introduced a controversial paper in the second annual conference for human rights in Egypt. He deals with the legal crisis of Egyptian Christians and focuses on discrimination practiced against them.
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2003
The article is a review of a book by German theologian Hans Kung. The book is titled “Christianity and the Religions of the World.” Kung discusses the possibility of establishing dialogue between the main religions of the world.
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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.