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Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 1999
In a closed meeting between Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul-Raouf Rawabdeh and Jordanian MPs, Rawabdeh accused Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) of hoarding weapons and holding military training exercises on Jordanian territory.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
His Majesty King Abdullah’s advisor on Islamic affairs called for amendments to the penal code which they believe encourages men to kill female relatives for involvement - real or suspected - in illicit relationships.
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 1999
Two weeks after the government closure of Hamas offices in Amman, the Muslim Brotherhood and the government have yet to reach a mutually-agreeable solution to the tension that has arisen over the crackdown on the Palestinian movement.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 1999
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, supporters on Friday staged a sit-in at Al Wehdat refugee camp to protest the government’s recent crackdown on the group’s offices in Amman. Amid tight security, more than 2,000 supporters of the Palestinian resistance group gathered inside a mosque in the camp,...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
The Jordanian authorities’ unexpected move to close the offices of Hamas in Amman, round up 12 of its members and issue arrest warrants against its leaders marked a turning point in relations between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Jordanian government. But the move is expected to have...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
A defense lawyer for the 15 detainees rounded up ten days ago for their alleged connection with the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, on Wednesday said he hoped the case against his clients would be dismissed for lack of evidence. In their testimonies to the State Security Court prosecutor, he...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Plans for a public protest in a refugee camp against the government crackdown on the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) were postponed indefinitely on Friday, according to Muslim Brotherhood sources. The Brotherhood sources said their movement intends to hold a meeting of the opposition parties,...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Jordan’s clampdown on the activities of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, is bound to put an end to complaints by the Palestine National Authority and Israel, diplomats and political analysts said on Tuesday.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 1999
... In the name of our sisters, daughters and mothers who do not have any voice, in the name of those who this minute unjustly suffer different forms of violence and injury to protect honor, with no one to protect them and guarantee their human rights, we raise our own voices. We call for the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 1999
Jordanian intellectuals and human rights activists on Monday launched a nationwide campaign to collect thousands of signatures to stem crimes of honor in Jordan. The group of men and women, who form the National Jordanian Campaign Committee to Eliminate so-called Crimes of Honor, appealed to the...
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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.