Fundamentalisms

International: Hirsi Ali's film - a review of its contents

WLUML does not usually carry letters from networkers on its website. However, in the spirit of protecting the precious remaining space for discussion among ourselves and with a wider audience, we would like to share a letter.

Algérie: Choc des civilisations ou choc des incultures

"Où étaient nombre de ces dirigeants lorsque des femmes et des enfants se faisaient massacrer au nom de l'Islam ?

International: Doing away with the Enlightenment?

Facts: 30.09.2005: the conservative Danish daily Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons portraying Prophet Muhammad: Muslim groups in Copenhagen demand public excuses; this is followed by death threats and demonstrations.

Mundial: La doble ignorancia del Islam y de la libertad

A consecuencia de la publicación de unas caricaturas con respecto a la persona del Profeta, por razones probablemente malintencionadas, la reacción de ciertos musulmanes se sitúa más allá del surrealismo.

UK: Siddiqui tells Iranians: don’t fuel further hatred

Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, leader of the Muslim Parliament, has condemned the Iranian daily Hamshari’s plan to publish cartoons satirising the Holocaust.

Africa: In Africa, Islam and Christianity are growing - and blending

Inside a mosque in sub-Saharan Africa's largest metropolis hangs a life-size portrait of Jesus Christ. Yet worshipers at "The True Message of God Mission" say it's entirely natural for Christianity and Islam to co-exist, even overlap.

Mondial: Vers la fin annoncée de l'héritage des Lumières?

Résumé des faits: 30 septembre 2005 le quotidien conservateur danois Jyllands-Posten publie 12 caricatures du Prophète Mahomet: s'ensuivent des demandes d'excuses, des menaces de mort et des manifestations à Copenhague.

Mondial: La double ignorance de l'Islam et de la liberte

Suite à la publication des caricatures touchant à la personne du Prophète, pour des raisons probablement malintentionnées, la réaction de certains musulmans se situe au-delà du surréalisme.

International: A double ignorance of Islam and of freedom*

Following the publication of cartoons portraying the person of the Prophet, drawn for reasons of their own that may be malignant, the reaction of some Muslims is beyond surrealism.

International: Democracy - aims and means

Marieme Hélie-Lucas responds to a recent article by Jehad Aliweiwi & Tarek Fatah published in the Toronto Star, 'The reality of democracy - By respecting the democratic wishes of the people, Ottawa can help Hamas evolve into a mainstream political party.'