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Egyptian Intellectuals: Church of great importance to country not exclusive to particular sect.

Coptic intellectuals warned that the Egyptian church may be transformed from being a church of God into a church belonging to a very closed-minded Christian sect. He called for the

The Case of Nick Griffin and the BBC

We need Nick Griffin to save us from looking in the mirror. It is us the collective that is complicit in genocidal crimes and institutional intolerance. We are implicated in

Media Critique on the Marwa El-Sherbini Case Desperately Seeking Intercultural Sensitivity

The case of Marwa El-Sherbini is a prime example of mass-media miscommunication between cultures. The media in both countries were incapable of mastering the cultural balancing act without major slip-ups,

Naomi Wolf takes on the hijab

Feminist Naomi Wolf is currently being excoriated by Western critics for a piece she wrote in support of the hijab. In a Sydney Morning Herald article entitled “Behind the Veil

Anti-Islam posters ‘threaten public peace’ in Switzerland

Switzerland's Commission Against Racism said Wednesday that an anti-Islam poster campaign by a far-right party defamed the country's Muslim minority and could threaten public peace.

Thousands of Christian extremists march in occupied Jerusalem

Thousands of Christian extremist pilgrims from around the world marched through the streets of occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday, chanting their support for Israel.

Bent on Confusing the Public about Islam :: The Far Right Exploits Rifaq Bary’s Case

The Center for Security Policy (CSP) published recently an article on Rifqa Bary who converted to Christianity and ran away from her family with the help of an evangelical group

Geert Wilders Wants to Tax Women who Wear Hijab

Fascism’s new face in Europe, parliamentarian in the Netherlands Geert Wilders, proposes taxing Muslim women who wear hijab (head covering) 1000 Euros.

Hate-motivated crimes against Muslims in America take its toll

The Committee on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR), one of the biggest Islamic organizations in the United States, called for charging assailants who attacked a 16-year-old Iraqi girl, causing injury to

Increase in tolerance and understanding of Islam indicates the failure of Bush’s former administration

Dr Mohyee Hamed from the Muslim Brotherhood Executive Bureau asserted that "the former Bush administration's effort to tarnish the image of Islam and Muslims, especially after the September 11 attacks,