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Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
The article presents the transcript of a lecture for the Arab Thought Forum. It considers media distortions and mis-representation in the media that only serve to further antagonize Muslim-Christian relations and the perception of Islam and the Arab world in the West. Drs. Cornelis Hulsman explains...
Date of source: Monday, January 1, 2007
The authors stress that misguided media reporting often only serves to further tensions, particularly in cases of sectarian strife. They urge individuals to not only critically consider what is published, but if incorrect information is presented as factual evidence, to do something about it.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Minister of Higher Education and the State for Scientific Research ‘Amr ‘Izzat Salāma said conferences held by the Arab League discussed the importance of correcting the tarnished image of Islām in the West.
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2004
The Western world is distinguished with a very important advantage, represented in the ability to find alternatives when their plans fail to achieve their aims. Western countries, however, suffer a fatal defect when it comes to other societies as they believe what yield benefits to the West should...
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 2004
Predominant contemporary Western discourse directed to the Islamic world is not any better than the discourse of imperialistic invasions in modern history. The ecclesiastic discourse that was intended to convert all Muslims to Christianity. The Catholic Church discourses reject co-existence between...
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Many Arab authors and thinkers highlighted the necessity of using the Arab participation at the Frankfurt Book Fair as ''guest of honor'' to mirror a positive image of Arabs and Muslims to the West. The fair administration dedicated about 1260 m2 for the Arab publishing houses, the biggest space...
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On the third anniversary of the attack of September 11, 2001, Arabic newspapers and magazines published articles marking the event. Most of these articles discussed the impact of these attacks, which are generally attributed to al-Qa?ida, on the Arab Muslim world, US-Islām relations, and Arab-...
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Islam and Muslims have been facing a severe campaign since the September 11 events, and amidst this campaign, it is hard for Western audience to grasp the truth. Ibrahim Nafie, the editor-in-chief of al-Ahram newspaper, in his recent book “The madness of the green danger and the campaign to distort...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The article is about Wally and Evelyn Shellenberger, the only American Christians living in the Iranian holy city of Qom The couple is on an exchange program with the Islamic Institute aiming at creating understanding and friendly relation between [Christianity and Islām].
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Different Egyptian authors ponder about how to build bridges between the
Islamic world and the West.
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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.