Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

The

article discusses the

journalist whose cartoons abused the image of Prophet Muhammad being nominated for the most

renowned

journalism award in Denmark.

The report examines the

definitions of

polemics, the differing views of what constitutes polemics, including the Danish cartoons and

the play in

Alexandria which led to sectarian violence, Mīzān al-Haqq, a 19^th

century Christian

polemical book against Islam and the Gospel of Barnabas, which is the basis for much of

the Muslim apologetics and

polemics against Christianity. Recent examples of polemical books, television

programs and publications in Egypt

will be presented, and various explanations for polemics explored.

Finally, the possible consequences of polemics

will be suggested, acting as a warning to those who engage in

such practices.

In response to the offensive cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, first published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September 2005, moderate Egyptian preacher, ‘Amr Khālid has revealed an initiative to engage in dialogue with Danish youth and intellectuals in a bid to find common ground between Islamic and Western cultures.

The author is surprised at the silence of the Azhar after Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten printed 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that many Muslims considered offensive.

The response of Danish newspapers to the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, perceived by Muslims as anti-Islamic.

The Danish daily Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad, provoking the anger of Muslims all over the world.