European Islamic Cultural Dialogue

Jochen Hippler: War, Repression, Terrorism. Political Violence and Civilisation in Western and Muslim Societies. With commentaries by Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid and Amr Hamzawy. – Stuttgart: ifa, 2006. – 184, 171, 143 pp.; German, Englisch, Arabic

This study is a project of the ifa-Forum Dialogue and Mutual Understanding as part of the "European-Muslim Cultural Dialogue" initiated by the German Foreign Office and which also includes an exchange programme for young people entering the job market (CrossCulture Internships) and the report entitled "The West and the Muslim world – a Muslim position". This analysis of political violence represents a further contribution to a dialogue based on equality and a better understanding between Western and Muslim societies.

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Cross Culture Internships. Impressions of the First Year. Documentation with an annex in German. – Stuttgart: ifa, 2006. – 87 p.
Signatory of the ifa library: 26/46

The "CrossCulture Internships" aim at the support and exchange of young professionals and volunteers in Germany and the Muslim world. The programme is based on the assumption that working together in joint projects and building up networks by professional contacts strengthens the relationship between the civil societies in Germany and the Muslim world.
The brochure "Impressions of the First Year 2005. CrossCulture Internships" documents the fist year of this new ifa project.

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Positive Role Models. Women in the Islamic World – Muslim Women in Germany. Documentation of a conference on May 24, 2004 in Berlin. – Stuttgart: ifa, 2004. – 75 p.
Signatory of the ifa library: 25/34

Documentation of a conference with Muslim women from Germany and the Islamic world on hopes and expectations as well as experiences and views of the challenges and difficulties in the relationship of Europe with Muslim communities here as well as with neighbouring Muslim countries. The conference was intended to establish networks that will enable participants to maintain a frank and open dialogue also over the years to come.
A conference hosted by the Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, under the auspices of Minister of State Kerstin Müller in conjunction with the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, Stuttgart.

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The West and the Muslim World. A Muslim Position. – Stuttgart: ifa, 2004. – 175, 73 pp. – German, English and Arabic.
Signatory of the ifa library: 24/225

Appraisal of Western-Muslim relations compiled by six intellectuals from countries strongly influenced by Islam, namely Salwa Bakr (Egypt), Basem Ezbidi (Palestinian Territories), Dato' Mohammed Jawhar Hassan (Malaysia), Fikret Karcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Hanan Kassab-Hassan (Syria) and Mazhar Zaidi (Pakistan).
The Report addresses the historical roots of the confrontation between the West and the Islamic world, identifies stereotypes and prejudices, and draws a line through to the causes and effects of the September 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The essays include recommendations and core points for how we can jointly shape the future.

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