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Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
This lecture forms the background to Lord Carey’s lecture in July in Cairo. Lord Carey explained his purpose of seeking to build bridges of understanding between Islam and Christianity. “Compassion and understanding are the only tools to handle hatred and violence.” For understanding also critical...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
When the Prophet created the first Islamic state, he was cautious to set up civil structures with a religious core for this state. The authority of the Prophet was a civil authority with civil institutions. So, the government of the Prophet was a civil government that protected the right of any...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
Despite the fact that security campaigns mainly target those affiliated with the Islamic movement, you will find that many religious people are not enthusiastic about civil rights. Many of them see democracy as heresy and look suspiciously upon the multi-party system.
• See art. 4: Criticism of...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
The inclusion of movements of political in the process of democratization is one of the main points of discussion on issues of reform in the Arab world, especially as the political discourse reluctant to start political reform linked between democratization and the possibility of peaceful Islamic...
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 2004
American researcher Cheryl Benard has recently published a report on the current condition of Islam with the Rand Corporation, which is considered the strategic mind of America. The researcher said with surprising forthrightness that “The West should interfere – using a well-set plan - in...
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 2004
During my summer vacation, I spent some time reading a book titled “Al-Islam wa Al-Dimocratiya fi Ma’raket Al-Binaa Al-Hadari” [Islam and Democracy in the battle of Building Civilization” by the Iraqi author Muhammad Abdel Gabbar. Abdel Gabbar says that Islamic civilization started when Islam...
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2004
The literature and the slogans of the Brotherhood imply their hostility towards democracy. But today the highest Brotherhood juristic reference Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi announced a new interpretation that can be summed up in Al-Qaradawi’s words “democracy is the spirit of Islam.” Al-Qaradawi’s...
Date of source: Sunday, August 8, 2004
It is well known that the West [the US and European countries] has recently proposed a project to reform Arab and Islamic countries because those countries supposedly do not apply the principles of democracy. We simply have to read our history and hold on to our religion - only then would we become...
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
Unfortunately, centuries have gone by while we are still twisting the texts to justify rulers’ continuity in power, instead of pursuing an open-minded track of interacting with modern science.
Date of source: Monday, June 13, 2005
Islam stands on belief and sharī‘a. As for the belief, it is not subject to constitutional provisions or parliaments due to its sensitivity on the one hand and because the freedom of worship, a democratic principle that has to do with human rights, is guaranteed on the other.
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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.