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Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The author comments on political Islam, and the people that have fought to combat this image of Islam. She further comments on controversial Fatwás, as well as Muslim-Christian relations.
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2007
French Muslims are a considerable electoral power in France. However, their influence is not quite evident in political life because they lack organization. The author provides more details about the political weight of Muslims in France.
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils has abolished the role of muftī, severed all ties with Shaykh al-Hilālī, and ceased to pay his salary.
Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2007
The article analyzes the trend of Islamic groupsto fight their way to power under the cloak of religion.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
In 1992, Cairo witnessed the first ‘Conference on the Problems of Bias,’ which concluded the main features of a “theory of bias.” In March 2007, Cairo witnessed the secondconference on bias, ‘The International Conference for Dialogue between Civilizations and the Different Tracks of Knowledge.’ The...
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The Islamic Research Institute issued a fatwa to the effect that jihad against the US in its war on Iraq is an individual duty on all Muslims. The fatwa has received both positive and negative comments and is reported to have raised the anger of the US Embassy in Cairo.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
The author of the article refutes the idea that embracing the "right" religion is behind the advancement of peoples. He also criticizes what he considered the defamation of the Shī‘ah in the media.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
This article expresses alarm about the situation of Arab Christians in light of the sectarian feuds that are troubling Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Lebanon.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Drs. Hulsman criticizes the well-known American Evangelical writer Dr. David Aikman for presenting an article in support of Pope Benedict’s main arguments about Islām, claiming Islām not to be a religion of reason. Hulsman finds Aikman’s arguments an oversimplification and therefore doing injustice...
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2007
The American administration uses civil society to support democratic changes in the Middle East.
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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.