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Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
The article gives excerpts of what the Western press wrote on Islam after September 11. It shows that some people tried to transform the feelings of hatred towards terrorism into feelings of hatred towards Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, November 10, 2002
The article gives an overview of two Swiss books on Islam, "Islam in Switzerland” and "The Arab World in the Eyes of the Swiss: The Middle East, The Core of Conflict." The two books show how Swiss think about Islam and how Muslims live in Switzerland.
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
In the symposium of “The heavenly religions and the Arabic identity,” the Sheikh of the Azhar said that heavenly religions came for all human beings and do not have any relation to the Arabic identity or any other identity. Pope Shenouda said that religions should have a universal direction and...
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
German orientalist Gernot Rotter published a study titled “Islam, the New Illusionary Enemy of the West.” The study states that the imagined mutual hostilities between Islam and the West is not based on disagreement in faith. The fact that Islam is defined on religious bases and the West is defined...
Date of source: Sunday, October 27, 2002
The author discusses what he calls “the industry of hatred and hostility towards Islam and Muslims.” He sheds light on the writings of Dr. Heinz Dieter Wenter in that respect. He believes that Wenter is one of the few Westerners who writes objectively about Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, October 13, 2002
A German group visited the route of the Holy Family in Egypt as part of a wider tour throughout Egypt. The group was welcomed by Bishop Aghathon of Maghagha. The bishop thanked the Egyptian president for caring about places of tourism. He also stressed the good relations between Muslims and...
Date of source: Sunday, October 13, 2002
The article tackles a study on Islam and the West that was published in The Economist. The study draws the conclusion that the West should change Islam in order to be able to deal with it. The article also gives an outline of John Esposito´s book “The Islamic Threat, a Reality or a Legend?”
Date of source: Saturday, October 5, 2002
Drs Cornelis Hulsman praises the sincerity and credibility of October´s article “Why do they hate Islam?” He believes that Western expatriates and not only Arab Christians can bridge the gap between Islam and the West. He adds that it is important to make Westerners see Egypt through getting...
Date of source: Sunday, September 29, 2002
The secretary-general of the NATO gave a warning that Islamic fundamentalism has become as dangerous to the world now as was the communist threat. The author believes that Islam and not fundamentalist Islam is the target the West wants to destroy and that the West takes terrorism as the cover for...
Date of source: Sunday, September 29, 2002
Professor Jack Shahine did a research on the stereotypical image of Arabs and Muslims in the American popular culture. His analysis of books, TV and radio programs, and movies showed that the American mind associates Arabs and Muslims with Bedouinism, sand, palm trees, tents and women.
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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.