by Sean Reilly | Apr 17, 2008
A number of Danish churches have praised an open letter published by 138 prominent Muslim scholars and have pledged to meet with leaders of Islam in Denmark to continue this exchange. The dean of Copenhagen cathedral, the Rev Anders Gadegaard, told Ecumenical News...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 17, 2008
Muslim lawyers say they are puzzled that Archbishop Rowan Williams raised the Sharia issue before they have had a chance to tackle some key concerns. But Evangelicals and a progressive interfaith group are calling for wider debate. Speaking after Dr Williams said...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 22, 2008
Organisers of events to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday 27 January 2008 say that a large number of civic and faith groups across Europe are due to take part, including British Muslims. The day of remembrance was initiated by the European...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 16, 2008
The second meeting of an Evangelical Christian-Muslim Dialogue took place in Tripoli last week, and was heralded by participants as an important step forward in understanding between two faith traditions that have often been at loggerheads. The aim of the gathering in...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 1, 2007
Several thousand Muslims marched in Sudan’s capital Khartoum yesterday, calling for a tougher sentence for a British teacher imprisoned for insulting religion by allowing a six-year old to name his teddy bear Muhammad. Ms Gillian Gibbons, aged 54, from...