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Date of source: Sunday, September 22, 2002
Anyone who follows the news published on Islam and Muslims is likely in a state of shock. The Western media talks about an Islam different from that which Muslims believe in and live. They talk about an Islam that is full of evil and hostility and that spreads terrorism all over the world.
Date of source: Sunday, September 15, 2002
The rage against Islam did not start with September 11 but September 11 brought the already existing feelings in the open. Therefore, Muslims have to move from within the Western nations, speak their language and use the logic they understand in order to remove the preconceived ideas and...
Date of source: Sunday, September 8, 2002
The article is an overview of two reports on Muslims in the West published in the British magazine “The Economist.” The reports discuss the conditions of Muslims in the West and the West´s attitude toward Islam and Muslims after the events of September 11.
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2002
A Christian reader comments on Islamic intellectual Mustafa Mahmoud´s article "American civilization." He points out that Eastern Christians differ from Western Christians in race, culture, language, traditions and even in understanding religion. Mahmoud supports this opinion.
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2002
Dr. Nabil Luqa Bebawi´s book "Islam spread by the sword: true or false?" reviews the history of the spread of Islam since the Prophet till the fourth caliph. The book can be considered a historical testimony that Islam is a religion of love and peace and has never been a religion of violence...
Date of source: Sunday, August 11, 2002
Dr. Abdel-Rahman Salam refutes that Islam spread by the sword. He says that the call to Islam is based on wisdom, fair exhortation and choice and that Islam did not know real expansion except in time of peace. He explains that the aim of the conquests Muslims carried out was not to spread Islam but...
Date of source: Sunday, August 4, 2002
Islamic thinker Muhammad Emara praised the national stance of the Coptic minority in Egypt, and their wise behavior against imperialistic attempts to use minorities to fracture societies. He explains the difference between the usage of the word “minorities” in the West and in Islamic societies. He...
Date of source: Sunday, July 7, 2002
A member of the Islamic Research Institute said that Islam establishes good relations with non-Muslims and that Qur´anic verses stress the importance of respecting the dignity of all human beings, regardless of their religion, race or language. Islam deals with those who oppose it in a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 14, 2002
The personal status cases filed by a Christian couple following the same denomination are examined according to the law of their denomination. In many previous cases, personal statues courts gave their rulings in the light of the teachings of Christianity. According to Orthodox Copts, divorce can...
Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2002
The Committee of British Muslims and Islamophobia was founded in order to study the forms and dangers of Islamophobia in Britain, as Brits admit the existence of hostile emotions toward Islam and Muslims. The committee outlined the forms and consequences of Islamophobia in five points, which are...
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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.