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Date of source: Friday, December 6, 2002
The leader of the Dutch People´s Party for Freedom and Democracy said the party is studying the possibility of attacking Islamic schools through legal means. He urged Muslim parents to send their children to Dutch schools. He believes that Islamic schools prevent children from integrating...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2002
The central Dutch office of statistics declared that the number of Muslims in The Netherlands is increasing. A famous Dutchman who converted to Islam stated that the number of Dutch youth converting to Islam increased due to the increase of opportunities of communication and acquaintances among the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2002
Watani devotes a full page of information about Muslims in America to refute Arabic press reports about Muslims in the US having problems. It gives some demographic facts about Muslims and the rights they enjoy in the US. It gives an overview of the different “emigration waves” of Muslims and how...
Date of source: Monday, November 11, 2002
Thousands of Dutch people showed their interest to join the Muslim community in the Netherlands in fasting for Ramadan. They sent e-mails to Arabic and Islamic internet sites asking about the times of beginning and ending and the morals, the benefits and the main aim of fasting.
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2002
Some members of the Dutch parliament asked the Ministry of Public Security to close some Islamic schools in the Netherlands. They claim that these schools do not respect the Dutch laws. The ministry decided to close these schools if they prove unable to integrate within Dutch society.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 5, 2002
The American ambassador to Egypt visited the Sheikh of the Azhar, in an attempt to solve the crisis between the Azhar and the embassy concerning preachers and Qur´an readers traveling to the USA. The ambassador showed his readiness to eliminate any obstacles that forbid preachers from...
Date of source: Sunday, November 10, 2002
The article gives an overview of two Swiss books on Islam, "Islam in Switzerland” and "The Arab World in the Eyes of the Swiss: The Middle East, The Core of Conflict." The two books show how Swiss think about Islam and how Muslims live in Switzerland.
Date of source: Saturday, October 26, 2002
The Federal Labor court of Arfort, Germany, declared that a Muslim saleswoman should not be dismissed from her job because she wears the hejab. The Central Council for German Muslims expresses satisfaction at that decision. It considers it a step forward to the integration of Muslims into Germany...
Date of source: Thursday, October 24, 2002
Representatives of Christian circles in Moscow called for stopping a project for building a mosque near the headquarters of the Orthodox Church "Trowetsait Sergeiva Lakra." They said: "No Christian would dare to think of establishing a church near The Kaaba."
Date of source: Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Forty imams in the Netherlands recently attended a three-day course on Dutch customs and traditions. Now they will undergo mandatory courses on the Dutch language and the values and norms of the Dutch society. Imams have to pass these courses with a certain percentage otherwise they will be...
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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.