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Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2002
The Grand Imam believes that the Palestinian operations against Israelis are martyrdom operations if committed against militants and suicidal ones if against civilians. Sheikh Al-Qaradawi believes that they are martyrdom operations whether against militants or civilians. It is foolish and useless...
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2002
The Arabic section of the Voice of America interviewed some Muslim scholars and imams to give their opinions on issues like terrorism, jihad and the right of the USA to respond to the September 11 attacks. Such interviews were taped and hundreds of thousands of tapes were copied and send to the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 5, 2002 to Friday, January 11, 2002
The US accused the Azhar University of teaching students by using a strict approach that leads to extremist thinking and to the establishment of terrorism. That was why the US asked the Islamic countries to reconsider the approaches they take in religious education. The article gives the comment of...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Adler addresses the election victory of Hamās, and also the prevalence of Islamic movements across the Middle East. He notes that their prime goals are political, rather than religious, and that they have had a major impact on the status quo of Middle Eastern geopolitics.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2006
In this article the author is arguing that both the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamās have never got rid of their radical discourses. He believes that the ideology of Hamās would not guarantee a decent life for the ordinary Palestinian citizens or rescue them from the poverty, unemployment and...
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Egyptian MP, Rajab Hilāl Himīda, made a shocking statement in a parliamentary session claiming that the Qur’ān incites terrorism.
Date of source: Saturday, October 29, 2005
Four Muslims, aged between 16 and 20, have been arrested in Denmark on charges of planning suicide attacks in Europe, Dutch police said.
Date of source: Thursday, October 20, 2005
A discussion of martyrdom in Islam and the distinction between martyrdom, suicide and terrorism.
Date of source: Sunday, October 16, 2005
An article claiming that French women, who have converted to Islam, are being recruited for Jihād.
In an interview, Pope Shenouda III answers questions about the Coptic Orthodox Church’s stance towards expatriate Copts and the conference they were to hold to discuss persecution of Copts in Egypt....
Date of source: Tuesday, October 11, 2005
In a Palestinian gala, two parents have put a belt of explosives around the body of their four-year-old daughter. The author wonders why human life has become so worthless amongst the Arabs.
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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.