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Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 1999
Anwar Haddam, one of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) leaders in exile, issued a statement from prison in the United States, saying: "The outcome of the referendum in Algeria on September 15 showed the Algerian people’s awareness and eagerness for a genuine concord to heal the wounds and turn the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 22, 1999
Jordan called on world leaders Monday to help combat what it called Islamophobia, the attempt to depict Muslims as extremists to justify discrimination against them.
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
After months of steady improvement, relations between Algeria and Morocco have suddenly soured again as old charges of Moroccan support for Algerian rebels have resurfaced. In the wake of a brutal massacre of 30 people near the village of Bechar August 14 near the Moroccan border, Algerian...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 1999 to Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Islamist extremists killed four people on the first day of campaigning in Algeria for a peace referendum scheduled for September 16 by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the press said August 28.
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 1999 to Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Nine members of an Islamic extremist group from Algeria held responsible for a massacre of 29 people this month have been arrested by Moroccan military security forces, a reliable source told AFP on August 25. The Moroccan authorities denied the report on the next day.
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
An Algerian guerrilla leader has been killed by his own men and replaced, an Algerian newspapers reported on August 18. Reports said that Dichou was killed because he wanted to halt the armed struggle and negotiate with the authorities.
Date of source: Thursday, August 19, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
At least 29 people have been killed in the Bechar region of western Algeria, in the worst attack on civilians since the election of President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika four months ago. In a 15 August statement, security officials blamed Islamist militants for the killings in Beni Ounif, saying that the...
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Despite President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s significant strides in pursuing reconciliation with Islamist opponents there has been a recent spate of terrorist attacks across Algeria after a relative lull. The GIA, Algeria’s most radical guerrilla faction, has dismissed a peace deal between the...
Date of source: Thursday, August 12, 1999 to Wednesday, August 18, 1999
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is winning international support for his swift moves to end the North African nation’s civil strife, but big obstacles remain for Western investment beyond the oil and gas sector, experts say. Elected in April amid charges of vote fraud, Bouteflika has...
Date of source: Thursday, July 15, 1999 to Wednesday, July 21, 1999
Algeria’s parliament, dominated by pro-government parties, has overwhelmingly approved a draft amnesty law for Islamic rebels designed to end more than seven years of violence, parliamentarians said on July 9. Politicians said around 2,000 Islamist prisoners have been released since July 5 and at...
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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.