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Date of source: Friday, May 3, 2002
The article gives a brief historical overview of how the different Islamic groups spread their authority over the political activities of universities in Egypt. The Gama’at Al-Islamiya started in the 1970s, declined in the 1980s and disappeared in the 1990s. The Brotherhood concentrated on poor...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2002
The year report of 2001 including an overview of the special reports written for the RNSAW. The year 2001 was marked by a strong increase in the number of special reports, providing readers with information that is not available elsewhere.
Date of source: Saturday, January 26, 2002
[Rammameen are those who scavenge a living off others.]
Those who embrace political Islam claim that any amendments to their ideology leads to what they call “American Islam.” The establishment of the Muslim Brotherhood marked the beginning of political Islam. The Brotherhood offered America “...
Date of source: Saturday, January 5, 2002
The concept and legitimacy of jihad differed in the two periods: during the time of the prophet and after the death of the prophet. Combat at the time of the prophet was considered jihad. The aim of fighting was to spread the heavenly faith and conduct people into embracing the faith of Allah [God...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2003
The author comments on the American cultural war against Islam and Muslims in light of the book “The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters” by Frances Stonor Saunders. The book comments on the international cultural war launched by the CIA against communism, national...
Date of source: Saturday, July 12, 2003
The Sheikh of the Azhar, Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, called for preventing the publication of books that encourage terrorism. He did not give examples of such books but simply stated that these are books issued by terrorists and contain radical ideas.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2003
The author recounts historical events that show conflicts between Islam and the West. He believes that it is natural that the two groups are in conflict.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 20, 2003
The author comments on secularism in the Arab world. He believes that secularism cannot be applied in the Arab world, part of which is Iraq. Since this is the case and since the American Administration cannot convince the Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq to abandon the idea of establishing a religious...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2003
All six articles respond to the recent attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca and they all link this in different ways to Western interference in the Arab world.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 30, 2003
The author asks whether extremist Islamic fundamentalist movements, which believe in jihad and martyrdom as ways of combating occupation, will grow with the US invasion of Iraq. The author also discusses the relation between the US and Islamic countries after the war.
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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.