Source: Live Leak: A parade of performers dressed in costumes representing the season’s various holidays gathered in the Israel northern city of Haifa for a festive celebration of the region’s […]
Author: Unknown He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?” “Yes, of course.” I said, “Are you a Muslim or a non-Muslim?” “Muslim.” I said, “Me, too! Shia or Sunni?” “Sunni.” “Me, too! What mazhab?” “Hanafi.” “Me, too! Deobandi or Barelvi?” “Barelvi.” “Me […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday called for spreading the values of tolerance as the foundation of dialogue and understanding among followers of various religions. During a meeting […]
Jewish-Muslim Relations Article. Submitted to Oxford 03/01/04 Modern Judaism: An Oxford Guide JEWISH-MUSLIM RELATIONS Earliest Contacts and the Paradigms of Relationship It is impossible to understand the complex nature of modern Jewish-Muslim relations without revisiting Arabia of the 7th century, when the new Believers (mu’minun) of emerging Islam began to […]
Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Austrian Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michal Spindelegger and Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo will launch the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) in Vienna on Monday. “The opening ceremony of the KAICIID […]
Book Review by Atif Munawar Mir of the book “The Dialects of Secularization” What should be the main source of morality and law in a pluralistic world? In pre-modern times, religion was the source of morality and law. The members and leaders of religious societies would consult scriptures when formulating […]
The events of past weeks, months and years, have portrayed the life and character of The Prophet of Islam in a derogatory and negative manner through a video, literature, caricatures and oral form by individuals who seem to have questionable motives. Unfortunately, the reaction to these demeaning portrayals by the […]
By Jordan Denari THE WASHINGTON POST When he presented an amateur and xenophobic film about the threat of “rising Muslim demographics” a few weeks ago at the Vatican’s Synod to a group of more than 200 prominent bishops, Cardinal Peter Turkson sent an implicit message: religious pluralism and dialogue with […]
British anti-war campaigners will hold a protest against the rise of Islamophobia in Britain and across Europe in London on Friday November 2. The Stop the War Coalition said the […]
Come, Learn, And Decide: The events of past weeks, months and years, have portrayed the life and character of The Prophet of Islam in a derogatory and negative manner through a video, literature, caricatures and oral form by individuals who seem to have questionable motives. Unfortunately, the reaction to these […]
The Jakarta Globe: The Islamic Defenders Front has been allowed to take the law into its own hands far too often. On the eve of Idul Adha, dozens of members […]
Study of Patriarch Abraham; the book reveals what interpretations of Abraham’s life unite the three religions, and which ones divide them. Source; The Jewish week by Steve Lipman Concurrent with […]
BY ALIEU CEESAY, 22 OCTOBER 2012 Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior School in Mansakonko, Lower River Region (LRR), on Wednesday celebrated the school’s 24 years of existence. The school, which was […]
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Sat, October 20 2012, 11:52 AM President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono underlined the importance of the roles played by leaders and religious figures in solving various conflicts taking place across the country. “As the head of state, I invite and urge leaders and religious […]
Huff Post: by Christine Organ. You don’t need to look far to see all the damage that religious differences can cause. The media is awash with news of violence, anger judgment, anddiscrimination stemming from religious disagreements. We have become so focused on our own religion, our own spirituality, our own faith that we have […]
Source: Press TV The neo-conservative/Christian evangelical political alliance in the United States is fond of using the term “Judeo-Christian” to describe the political philosophic underpinnings of the United States. However, as churches in Israel, Palestine, Russia, and Europe, as well as mosques throughout the world come under attack by arsonists, […]
Jewish and Christian groups unveil three ad campaigns to counter the “Defeat Jihad” ad posted at some New York City subway stations. Arutz Sheva: Jewish and Christian groups have unveiled […]
A 2010 Time magazine poll showed that only 38 percent of Americans have ever met a Muslim. At the time I read this, the number was very alarming to me […]
Source: CNN Blog. By Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster Editor’s note: Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster is director of North American Programs for Rabbis for Human Rights — North America, where she directs campaigns against torture, religious discrimination, slavery and human trafficking. (CNN) — My daily trek to work is the last place I […]