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Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2003
The Council of American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] asked Christian leaders in Florida to remove a sign hanging outside a Protestant Church there as it offends Islam. CAIR says that the sign may contribute to the increasing intolerant feelings towards Muslims in Florida.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2003
The president of the British Islamic Center requested that the British government ban the showing of a Norwegian commercial for a British airline company. The commercial allegedly distorts the image of Muslims.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Pope Shenouda III hailed national unity in Egypt during his meeting with the Cypriot president at the Egyptian embassy in Nicosia. He thanked president Mubarak for declaring January 7 a national feast for all Egyptians.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
The executive committee of the Middle East Council of Churches issued a warning against the scourges that all Arab countries would suffer from if the US attacked Iraq. The committee expressed its solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2003 to Friday, January 24, 2003
The policy of boycotting Western products led to a commercial use of Islam. Iran could be considered the first country to professionally pursue what is called the “Islamization” of Western products.
Date of source: Monday, January 20, 2003
The Pentagon received a memorandum by a Congress member known for his rigid bias towards Israel. It is signed by three Jewish organizations in the US. It suggests destroying the Ka’ba, as part of the war against terrorism, as it is a place where millions of Muslims gather to plan terrorist...
Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2002
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) provides free translations of Arabic media but their selection shows a pro-Israeli attitude. A large part of the texts either confirms Israel’s policies or reveals the authors as anti-Israeli extremists who therefore discredit Arabic media.
Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2003
Swiss authorities provided detailed information to Washington concerning a bank account which is thought to have been used in financing Al-Qa’ida through an Islamic benevolent organization in Chicago.
Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2003
The British Charity Committee accuses Abu-Hamza Al-Misri, leader of the Ansar Al-Shari’a [advocates of the Islamic law] group, of turning the mosque where he preaches into a center for extremists. Al-Misri says he will resist plans aiming to dismiss him from being the imam of the mosque.
Date of source: Monday, January 13, 2003
The article is a defense of fundamentalist Usama Roshdy against a campaign in The Netherlands aiming to deport him to Egypt with the help of the Egyptian authorities.
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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.