Prime Minister Christian Wulff of Lowez Saxony – a federal state of Germany, said he is planning to establish a Centre for Islamic-Christian Dialogue in the city of Osanabruck, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Tuesday. Wulff from the Democratic Christian Party said that the Centre will be a major one in Germany and the neighbouring…
Currently, there is a perception among the Dutch that halal food is only for Muslims, but he Hague city Vice Mayor Henk Kool said that this perception can be changed. [Dutch People] are open-minded and can be very enthusiastic about the goodness of halal foods… There is a big market here, not only since the…
The first meetings were held earlier this week at the Vatican to prepare for the visit of representatives of the 138 Muslim scholars who have offered to conduct an inter-religious dialogue. The first meetings at the Vatican will take place in March at the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue and will be presided over by…
The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Georgetown University, has launched the Islam and the West: Annual Report on the State of Dialogue. This first of its kind report is a systematic and thorough overview of how Muslim and Western societies perceive and relate to each other at the political, social, economic and cultural levels.
In the dossier entitled To understand Islam, Henri de La Hougue, professor of the Catholic institute of Paris gives some useful advice for Christians and Muslims who wish to establish a dialogue. The image of Muslims depicted in the media and in our imaginary concepts, favours stereotypes about their way of living and believing. In…
