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Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 12, 2001
Experts on Islam believe that if the U.S. response to terrorist attacks is perceived in Islamic countries as a war against their religion, support could unravel the international coalition needed to wage a successful war on terrorism. An internationally recognized scholar of Islam and a law...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 18, 2001
The news of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were the talk of the day in Egypt. I have not interviewed any people but just took notes when people were speaking about the attacks. These notes are given here.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2001
[Press release based on articles in Al-Arabi, September 16, 2001]
Al-Arabi’s focal point in its coverage of the recent attacks in America was different from all other Egyptian newspapers. Its focal point was Egyptians’ rejoicing over what it called the "Remains of the American Dream." If the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 23, 2003
French publishing house Freire Geist made use of the events of September 11 to associate the picture of the two towers of the World Trade Center and a play by Voltaire titled “Fanaticism,” in which Voltaire tarnished the image of Islam. It is as if Freire Geist is trying to arbitrarily stick the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2003
The events and consequences of September 11 represent the peak of the historical and social development that the Islamic world has witnessed since World War II. This development witnessed agreement and conflict between Americanization and Islamization, which are the two faces of the crisis of the...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2005
There are many voices in the West oposing enmity to Islam, some of whom are politicians, intellectuals and clerics as well as citizens who got acquainted with the values and precepts of a conviction that addresses the mind.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 24, 2002
When Egypt applied the emergency law to face the vicious attacks of terrorism, it was accused of violating human rights, democracy and the principles of a civil society. However, the attacks of September 11 make the Western countries that criticized Egypt realize that Egypt´s perception of...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2002
The secretary-general of the NATO gave a warning that Islamic fundamentalism has become as dangerous to the world now as was the communist threat. The author believes that Islam and not fundamentalist Islam is the target the West wants to destroy and that the West takes terrorism as the cover for...
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 21, 2002 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 27, 2002
The French writer Michel Houellebecq, currently being tried on the charge of defaming and disdaining Islam, has been released. The court´s verdict is due October 22. Attacking Islam has become one of the means of gaining fame and collecting money. Those who attack Islam have no idea about the...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 27, 2002 to الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 3, 2002
Some Muslims claimed that the sura of Al-Tawba [Repentance] included a prophecy predicting the September 11 attacks. The author explained how this group of Muslims arrived at this conclusion. He refuted their claim and concluded that they are not on the side of Islam but offend Islam and Muslims.
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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.