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Date of source: Saturday, July 19, 2003
The American Equal Work Opportunities Association disclosed that a Muslim pilot working for Trans States Airlines Incorporation was terminated, despite his excellent work record, after the September 11 attacks because of his religion and his Middle Eastern features.
Date of source: Thursday, July 17, 2003
The annual report of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) shows that Muslims in the US have been exposed to more than 600 violent and racial discrimination incidents during the year 2002. This number marks a 15% increase over the year 2001. The French movement “Anti-Racism and Pro-...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2003
The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) participates in a series of lectures under the title “Different tendencies…Common Values” in the US state of Ohio. The aim of the lectures is promoting tolerance among children of different religions and cultures in the state.
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2003
The author comments on the image of Islam in the West. He comments on the reasons that made it that negative.
Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2003
Some Westerners who converted to Islam use music and songs to preach Islam and to change its tarnished image in the West.
Date of source: Sunday, July 13, 2003
The writer reports the open session held by a group of American organizations for civil rights in the US senate. The attendees- more than 200 activists in the field of civil rights- listened to the testimony of victims of violating civil rights after the events of September 11
Date of source: Sunday, July 13, 2003
The article recounts the story behind the establishment of the first mosque built by Muslims of Spain and not immigrants.
Date of source: Saturday, July 12, 2003
The article is a comment on the fatwa of Yemeni Sheikh Abdel-Mageed Al-Zanadani who suggested having a new marriage system called “marriage friend” instead of the boy/girl friend system in the West. The fatwa was issued to help Muslim youth in the West to commit to the Islamic principles. The...
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
The author comments on an article published in Al-Hayat of June 26, 2003 under the title “A veil for the head or the mind?” by Adonees. She refutes what Adonees said about the veil [hijab] not being an obligation, as there is no clear-cut text in the Qur´an in that respect. She disagrees with...
Date of source: Thursday, July 3, 2003
Sheikh Abdel-Magid Al-Zindani, the chairman of consultative [Shura] Council of the Yemeni Islah [Reform] Party and the president of the Islamic Research University, calls for creating a new marriage bond called “Zawaj [marriage] friend” instead of the Western system “girl friend,” which allows...
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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.