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Date of source: Saturday, June 4, 2005
The recent period has seen a lot of talk about a so-called détente between Western governments and a number of political Islam movements in the Arab world, with conflicting analyses about the objectives, declared or covert, of either party.
Date of source: Thursday, June 9, 2005
Although I am not in favor of the cultural explanation of the phenomenon of terrorism, the fake religious cloak this group is acting under spurs me to say that this destructive indiscriminate violence would not have spread if it there had not been a cultural background that churned out fanaticism...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
The movie “ Kingdom of Heaven” is receiving critique and applauds for one scene between Muslims and Christians by presenting the core of the value system of Muslims as pertaining to “submission” and the Christians to “decision.”
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
The 60-year-old Egyptian fundamentalist ‘Abboud al-Zumur – who was once a distinguished lieutenant colonel in the Army Intelligence – and the previous leader of al-Jihād Organization, declared his intention to stand as a candidate for the coming Egyptian presidential elections that are to be held...
Date of source: Sunday, May 29, 2005
Based on two lawsuits filed against decisions made by the American University in Cairo and the judges clubs, Egyptian judges decided to re-examine two cases that sought to allow veiled women access to both places.
Date of source: Saturday, May 28, 2005
Abducted children smuggled from The Netherlands by one of the parents reached nearly 422 in the last four years. 60 of them are found in Egypt, the highest number of any country. Other Arab countries include Morocco and Tunisia (20 children each). Turkey occupies the second slot with 36 children,...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Muhammad Mukhtār, muftī of the banned al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya and political refugee in England, says that he has nothing to do with fatwas concerning infidelity found on traditionalist websites, asserting that they are old and were published out of their historical context.
Date of source: Thursday, May 19, 2005
Bernard Lewis delivered a speech at Georgetown University that was published later in ‘Foreign Affairs.’ Lewis spoke about Islamic political thought and presented a background about the conceptualization of freedom and justice in the Islamic jurisprudence. He cites the roots of tyranny in the...
Date of source: Monday, May 23, 2005
The Egyptian Prosecutor General criticized Ashraf al-Sa‘d [owner of the al-Sa‘d Investment Company] joining the “Save Egypt Front.” He added that Egypt was subject to the biggest fraud in the name of religion.
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
Islamic websites reported severe arguments and criticism regarding the leader of al-Qā‘ida, in Iraq, Abu Muscab al-Zarqāwī. The criticisms revolved around his justifications of killing innocent Iraqi civilians during his attacks on U.S troops in Iraq. He claimed that defending or preserving...
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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.