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056 - CHRISTIANS, LIVING UNDER SHARIA LAW

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Radio Maria 2015 – 1/04 – 2015

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In order to live together it is necessary to talk to each other and in order to talk to each other we need to get to know each other: doing so we take distance from fundamentalism.

1 – Overview of the Arab world

Getting to know each other:

  • Demography, Poverty, Emigration
  • School system, mnemonic studies, illiteracy, critical thinking?
  • Prejudices towards local Christians Muslims bring with them from their young age, which are fuelled by the social context
  • Laws that privilege Muslim citizens

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057 - ENDING HATE SPEECH

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Matchman – 24/11/2015

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A petition to say no hate in teaching and school textbooks

Giuseppe Samir Eid wrote to Matchman News reporting a petition, launched through CitizenGO.org, addressed to Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed el-Tayeb.

By Luca Chiodini – 24/11/2015

Giuseppe Samir Eid wrote to Matchman News pointing out his latest initiative: a petition, launched through CitizenGO.org, addressed to Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed el-Tayeb – current Grand Imam of the University of Al-Azhar, one of the greatest landmarks of the Arab and Islamic world.

It calls for the elimination of all hate texts from the teachings (from sermons, television, media, etc.), but especially from school texts and to promote the “teachings of the values of civil and religious freedom without discrimination between people and peoples”.

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058 - VALUES AND FREEDOM OF THOUGHT

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ROTARY – 12/2014

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Looking beyond the rules of religions and cultures.

Knowledge is crucial for the understanding of the social and religious dynamics of our time. Thanks to freedom of thought and our democracy, our children have grown up open to know the meaning of the customs and traditions, handed down through the centuries, by the elders; they have acquired a rich identity that derives from the knowledge of their history without remaining caged in it. Our Western media often refer to the universal values that draw their source from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of December 10, 1948 drafted by the UN; a declaration unfortunately not recognized by 57 countries that are part of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Islamic states that instead apply the Sharia law that draws its source from the Koran and applies its principles.

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059 - UNIVERSAL VALUES

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MILAN 2 News – page 6 – 1/05 – 2015

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Thanks to freedom of thought and our democracy, our children have grown up open to know the meaning of the customs handed down through the centuries by the elders; they have acquired a rich identity that comes from the knowledge of their history without remaining caged in it. Our Western media often refer to the universal values that draw their source from The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of December 10, 1948 published by the UN; a Declaration unfortunately not recognized by 57 countries that are part of the OIC Organization of Islamic Cooperation of Islamic States that instead apply the sharia law that draws its source from the Koran and applies its principles.

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