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Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Prominent Dutch humanitarian activist and friend of Arab-West Report Henk Glimmerveen passed away on May 1.[1] In February 2020, the Maadi Messenger asked me to write about how I have changed during the years that I have been involved in intercultural dialogue.[2] As I consider my life, Henk...
Date of source: Thursday, April 14, 2011
This statement was designed by Dutch Christians and Muslims together and is signed by representatives of the Council of Churches in the Netherlands , the Contact Assembly Muslims and Government, and the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Netherlands .
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2008
In the interview Marzūq Awlād ‘Abdullah, professor of Islamic studies at Amsterdam University, stresses that dialogue is the means through which Muslims can make the West recognize their existence. He says that the Western media plays a major role in increasing anti-Islamic sentiments. However, he...
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2008
The following presents a response from a number of Dutch organizations regarding Geert Wilders’ film ’Fitna,’ stressing their rejection thereof and the fact that this film represents the mindset of only a minimal percentage of the Dutch population.
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, September 2, 2001
A cooperation protocol between the Azhar and the Islamic University of Rotterdam, in Holland, which is suspected of having Zionist associations, was signed. The deputy of the Azhar University said that before signing such a protocol, the Azhar had consulted the Egyptian Embassy, in Holland, and...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 16, 2001
A Moroccan Muslim preacher, living in Holland, pointed out the status of Muslims there and the support the Dutch Churches Organization has given them. When they were incapable of finding a place to build the first mosque in Holland, the Organization rented them a corner in a church and for the...
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.