Tag: Christians
William Montgomery Watt: Muslim-Christian Encounters
In his book W. M. Watt, meanwhile Emeritus Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, describes the background of some myths and misconceptions defining the Muslim-Christian relationship partly until the present time. According to nowadays’ understanding of scientific approaches it is unpopular to write about a “testimony” and some “fruits of faith”. W. M. Watt as an authority in this realm does so in his book. His central message is that Muslims and Christians should aim at a fruitful and lively dialoge in mutual respect towards each other’s religion and values by getting to know each other better.
Cross-Religious Marriages in Islam: Interview with Rafiq Yousef, Egypt
The following interview was held between members of the “German Institute for Islamic Studies” (IfI), and the Egyptian lawyer, Rafiq Yousef:
Tobias Mörschel (Ed.): Does Faith make Politics?
Does faith pursue a policy? Whoever follows the last years of US-american policy or reflect upon Islam and its future role in Europe can hardly avoid this question. This book addresses the question in light of sociological models in the context of a transatlantic comparison.
(Deutsch) Türkei: Christenverfolgung auf modern
(Deutsch) (Institut für Islamfragen, mk, 27.04.2009) Christen sollen mit Abscheu und Liebe überschüttet werden
(Deutsch) Türkei: Gefängnis für Attentäter, der katholischen Priester mit Messer attackierte
(Deutsch) (Institut für Islamfragen, mk, 23.04.2009) Türkische Heldenserie zeichnet negatives Bild von Christen
IfI Press Release on the Occasion of the Scandal at the United Nations Conference Against Racism in Geneva
BONN (April 22, 2009) – The Islam expert and Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Islamic Studies, Albrecht Hauser, in view of the most recent statements by the Iranian president, Mahmud Ahmadinejad, at the United Nations conference against racism which took place in Geneva in April 2009, warns about an increasingly growing and more openly promoted anti-Semitism in the Islamic world and also among Muslim youth in Europe.
(Deutsch) Fatwa zu der Frage, ob Juden und Christen aus muslimischer Sicht als Ungläubige gelten
(Deutsch) (Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 07.03.2009) Frage: „Gelten Juden und Christen im Islam als Ungläubige?“
