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Date of source: Friday, May 16, 2003
The author comments on the recent suicide operation that took place in Riyadh. He believes that the operation should be considered as part of the reaction of Arab-Islamic violent groups to the violence the US practices against them. He adds that the operation raises two questions: Does the US deal...
Date of source: Saturday, May 10, 2003
The author comments on the suicide operation committed by two young British Muslim men in Tel Aviv. He criticizes British papers for considering the fact that they are Muslims without taking into account that they are British.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
The article is an interview with the Mufti of Syria. He stresses that he does not mean civilians in his fatwa that calls upon Muslims to commit martyrdom operations to combat the aggression on Iraq. He says that Muslims and Christians worldwide should work together to combat Zionist projects that...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Egyptian authors show a continuous interest in discussions how to improve the Arab image in the West. This article was written on the request of Dr. Hamdi Hassan for Al-Ahram but not published. The article explains how Arabs can work on improving their image. They can do this IF they are realy...
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2003
The author is replying to the fatwa published by Sheikh Al-Qaradawi in which he says that people who will die defending Iraq against foreign invasion are martyrs. She asks him about the situation in 1991 when Iraq attacked Kuwait and about what his stand would have been if it had been his land that...
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2003
The difference between the Israeli and Egyptian press in reporting news related to the Palestinian and Israeli attacks reflect the polarization taking place. A major difference is in reporting and selecting news and quotes. That is most remarkable in the way the Palestinian condemnation of the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 8, 2003 to Friday, February 14, 2003
In a clear reference to non-Muslims, the Assembly of Prominent Scholars in Saudi Arabia warns against the fact that some people hastily accuse others of kufr [unbelief]. The assembly has issued a fatwa that considers random accusations of kufr as a crime.
Date of source: Sunday, February 2, 2003
The author asks the Sheikh of the Azhar to let the Azhar play its role as a noble Islamic Institution. He asks him to travel to Iraq and issue a fatwa about boycotting American products if the US attacks Iraq. He asks him to give his opinion concerning human rights and the economic situation in...
Date of source: Friday, January 31, 2003
A “repented” fundamentalist believes that Usama Bin Laden allows shedding the blood of Muslims. He gives as evidence the bombing of the American embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi where 224 persons were killed, only 12 of them were Christian Americans.
Date of source: Sunday, January 26, 2003
A symposium was held in the residence of the Greek Catholic Patriarchy to discuss the role of Arab Christians in correcting the image of Islam in the West and the stand of the Vatican towards the expected war against Iraq among other issues.
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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.