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Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Many western commentators in the past have tarnished the image of Islam, portraying it as a religion that propagates violence. However there were some ‘orientalists’ - such as the French historian, Gustave Le Bon and the French philosopher, René Guénon – who described Islam fairly.
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
It has become evident that the lack of a clear-cut definition of terrorism has been a key reason for the failure of the US-led ‘’War on Terror’. The lack of precise definition means that the war has constantly just expanded to include often unrelated phenomena, areas and states.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
When the Islamic section at the Louvre Museum was reconstructed in 1980s, only 1300 of its 13000 pieces were displayed. Now, the whole collection will go on display, after the French President, Jacques Chirac, approved a project dedicating a larger part of the museum to Islamic art. Islamic art...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Dr. ‘Āmir al-Zanātī, a professor of Hebrew in the Faculty of Arts at ‘Ayn Shams University, has studied the way in which Jewish orientalists depict the Prophet Muhammad to Hebrew readers.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Jewish terrorism against Arabs and Muslims has a long history. A quick look at these terrorist attacks shows that over 500 people have been killed and many others wounded since the 1970s.
Date of source: Monday, August 1, 2005
President Bush’s enterprise to democratize the Middle East must be seriously addressed by policy makers in the Arab region. It is a priority in the American war on terrorism, since democratization is considered the only way to eliminate terrorism.
Date of source: Saturday, July 2, 2005
Professor Bruce B. Lawrence, the head of the religions department of the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is the author of the book Islam Beyond Violence, in which he defended the religion many Western writers allege as one that urges believers to be extreme and violent and assault...
Date of source: Thursday, December 2, 2004
Ahmed Kamal Abu Al-Magd, a former Minister of Information and Youth and professor of public law at the Faculty of Law, Cairo University, said that he does not support the conspiracy theory trend but that he views a scheme that aims at marginalizing the Muslim world and brushing it aside from the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 24, 2004
A veiled French woman is running for a parliamentary seat that is now vacant after the death of an MP from the Union for Political Movement (UMP) and if matters went along well, she could be the first veiled woman in the history of the French National Assembly.
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2002
It is clear from the comments on Bat Ye´or´s article, that not all the points she discussed have been responded to. For example, what she says concerning the fact that jihad belongs to the religious domain and cannot be discussed and the feeling of superiority in Islam.
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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.