MUST READ: ISLAM & THE WEST

Islam and the West


Fundamentalism: "diabolic" union between religion and politics

Part One in a series on "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, a great expert of Islam and Christianity. An Egyptian Jesuit, Fr Samir is professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University, Beirut.

Islam condemns violence? Sometimes it's only opportunism

Part Two of the series "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, an Egyptian Jesuit and professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint Joseph University in Beirut.

Islamic terrorism: a result of what is being taught at madrassas

Part Three of the series "Islam and the West" by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, Egyptian Jesuit and professor of Arab and Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut.

Islam and Christianity: encounter/confrontation, but also conversion

To save Islam from fundamentalism, it must encounter the Christian West which is able to live its faith in modernity. Without counting out the possibilty that a Muslim could convert to the Christian faith. Fourth and last part in the series "Islam and the West", by Fr Samir Khalil Samir, Egyptian Jesuit, professor of the history of Arab culture and of Islamic studies at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut.