Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2006
The fifth anniversary of 9/11 was a strong reminder of the continued war declared by Islamism against the world, and especially the “infidel West.” This article approaches some of the many questions that that have been raised by the war.
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
The
historical, cultural and ideological differences between Sunnī and
Shī‘ah
Muslims are outlined by different scholars in this article.
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2006
Jamīl Matar discusses influences on U.S.
foreign policy and rejects the catch phrase that "all
terrorists are Muslims but not all Muslims are terrorists."
He notes that the idea of a clash of
civilizations has also been adopted by extremist groups outside of the Arab
world, not all of which...
Date of source: Sunday, September 3, 2006
Scotland
Yard’s head of counter-
terrorism, Peter Clarke, has described the picture from intelligence gathered in the
United Kingdom as "very
disturbing," adding that thousands of British Muslims who may be involved in
terrorism are being monitored by
British authorities.
Date of source: Monday, September 4, 2006
The author interviewed Rafīq al-‘Ajamī, one of the Arab Afghans who was imprisoned for four years on charges of carrying out the explosion of the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan in 1996.
Date of source: Friday, September 1, 2006
The author discusses the issue of terrorists
targeting Britain, which
explains the tough security measures adopted by the U.K after attempted suicide operations
were foiled.
Date of source: Sunday, August 27, 2006
Irshad Manji argues that despite an increasingly popular belief, foreign policy grievances have caused the increased number of terrorist attacks in the West, the violent jihadists have rarely needed foreign policy grievances to justify their hot heads, as demonstrated by their kidnapping of...
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author analyses recent conflicts between the West and Islamic regimes, including the recent conflict between Israel and the Hizb Allāh and asserts that ultimately the war is one of many battles to be fought between those who wish to join the modern world and those who think they have an...
Date of source: Saturday, July 29, 2006 to Friday, August 4, 2006
The story of Usāmah Bin Lādin, the leader of
al-Qā‘idah.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
Dr Jan Slomp, member of the Advisory Editorial Board of the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs in Djeddah/London, recommends the work of the Centre for Arab West Understanding, acknowledging that its use of reliable information is working towards strengthening Muslim/Christian relations by...