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Today , . . . thousands of people who pray toward Mecca live in our midst
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | slam and Christianity are today facing each other in a more hostile way than ever before. Recent events, including terrorist attacks, Western armies on Muslim soil, and the Israel/Palestinian conflict, have created a lot of enmity. Much has been said about these serious confrontations in the press, on TV, and in other media. Most of this is negative and colored by suspicion and mistrust on both sides. Christians focus on Muslim terrorists, suicide bombers, and other misdeeds committed in the name of Islam; and accuse Muslims of resisting modernization and downgrading women. At the same time, Muslims accuse Christians of bad morals, neo-colonialism, selfish political interests, economic exploitation, and dominance, as well as abuse of military power. In past history, tensions between Christians and Muslims were mostly confined to the various Crusades (1099-1270 A.D.) and to some incidents during the colonial conquests of European nations. For centuries, Muslims and Christians were separated by the Mediterranean Sea and huge deserts, and remained isolated in their own communities. Today, Muslim Students in Adventist Schools and Islam in the Curriculum |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.andrews.edu/library/car/cardigital/Periodicals/Journal_of_Adventist_Education/2005/jae200567030408.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
