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Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
A press release issued in the name of civil society organizations, potential political parties and banned groups, such as the Brotherhood and communists, listed a number of legal and constitutional demands. The signatories of the press release announced that they intend to push for modification of...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 2004
Pupils went back to school in France yesterday, on the first day of implementation of the new law banning obvious religious symbols – among them the hijab – from state schools. This happened without serious incident after the story of the two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq grabbed the nation’...
Date of source: Monday, September 6, 2004
The annual conference for Muslims in America held in Rosemont, Illinois, was attended by a pro-Bush group, which raised the anger of the conference participants. Participants believed that President Bush’s policies since September 11 has harmed innocent Muslims, more so than the number of...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 2004
Islamic organisations in Britain welcomed the dismissal of Harry Cummins, a press officer of the British Council – the government agency responsible for promoting English language and culture abroad. The Guardian explained that the press officer criticised what he called “the black heart of Islam...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 2004
The American authorities canceled my entry visa into the US-without any explanations- after I had been granted it. I was accused with all sorts of accusations that I am an oppositional personality and that I have links with extremists and that I am anti-Semitic and look down on women. When I asked...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Norway is now witnessing a huge controversy after a number of churches revealed that they held missionary meetings for Muslim refugees in their refugee camps in an attempt to persuade them to convert to Christianity in return for the church’s aid in receiving residence in Norway. This has spread...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
There are many pieces of evidence that prove that Islam is a state and a foundation for rule. There are verses in the Qur’an that many scholars believe are the basis of legitimate rule in Islam. One of the verses calls for just rule and the second verse calls on people to obey the rulers. Similar...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 2004
The fatwa issued by Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi, head of the Union of Muslim Scholars, regarding the duty of killing and kidnapping American civilians in Iraq – considering them to be invaders – caused strong disagreement among the Azharite scholars, each with his own evidence based on Islamic law.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
I read all the messages that were posted on the Internet in response to my article titled “The painful truth that all terrorists are Muslims,” and I was so relieved to find that my article was critically assessed. The article, like any journalistic article, is meant to open discussion and raise...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
Indeed, not all Muslims are terrorists but regrettably most terrorists around the world are Muslims. [Muslims] have a bad record. Does that not say something about ourselves and our societies and culture? This is a very harsh situation. What we have to do is to acknowledge those acts and not deny...
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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.