Keywords: Christian Muslims
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RELIGION
- Herman Roborgh
- 25 June 2009
4 Comments
The scriptures of both Islam and Christianity are full of paradoxes.
Some readers of paradoxes simply emphasise only one part of the paradox. Critics of Islam and of Christianity feast on
one-sided interpretation of this sort.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 18 June 2009
6 Comments
Fitna is a heavy handed piece of anti-Muslim propaganda. It plays into the kinds of sentiments and fears that are exposed when, for example, plans are put forward to build a Muslim school on Sydney's southwest fringe.
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RELIGION
- Herman Roborgh
- 01 May 2009
14 Comments
The deployment by Western nations of more troops to Afghanistan will serve to exacerbate the Taliban's rising influence across the border in Pakistan. The history of Jesuit involvement in Pakistan reveals an alternative solution.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 27 April 2009
21 Comments
Christians committed to interfaith dialogue were shocked that some Christian leaders have opposed the building of an Islamic school in Sydney. Rather than welcoming the newcomers, leaders' statements will bolster opposition based on fear and ignorance.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Jeanne Conte
- 18 February 2009
2 Comments
The vast majority of Turkey's citizens are Muslim, yet
they preserve and share their cultural history with the nation's Christians. Many Christian sites
are revered by Muslims as well.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Saeed Saeed
- 03 October 2008
The Catch the Fire Ministries religious vilification case was used for political means by both Muslims and Christians. Deen's account discusses wider issues such as the global rise of Islamaphobia, John
Howard's identity politics and the Cronulla
Riots.
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AUSTRALIA
- Irfan Yusuf
- 01 October 2008
15 Comments
Conventional wisdom tells us democracies are inherently stable, yet an extremist spirit has emerged in mainstream Indian politics. The silence among Australian Christians about the suffering of Indian Christians is as deafening as that of Australian Muslims towards Muslims in Darfur.
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AUSTRALIA
Kevin Rudd's visit to Jakarta today and continued inter-cultural dialogue could do much to enrich Australia's friendship with Indonesia. Indonesia's labelling as a basket case of corruption and terrorism denies the significant strides the country has taken since its democratic reformation.
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RELIGION
- Peter Hodge
- 03 April 2008
2 Comments
Not all behaviour that offends religious beliefs amounts to vilification. However, when freedom of
expression results in incitement to religious hatred,
a line has been crossed.
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INTERNATIONAL
- David Rosen
- 19 March 2008
3 Comments
The United Nations estimates that 5,000 honour killings occur annually. These killings are a rebellion against modernity, attempts to hold on to older traditional
values, especially concerning social relations and sexuality.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Caz Coleman
- 20 February 2008
2 Comments
Conflict began just over seven years ago in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. While long-term peace strategies must involve a range of government and non-government players, the role of civil society in overcoming prejudice cannot be ignored.
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MEDIA
- Tony Malkovic
- 18 May 2007
Tony Malkovic investigates an Australian Christian broadcasting service into the Asia-Pacific
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