Representing Islam in the Wake of September 11: A Comparison of US Television and CNN Online Messageboard Discourses

This paper contrasts the immediate representations of Islam on US television and CNN's online messageboard by focusing on the noun phrases for 'Islamic' used in both media fora from September 11 to 16. The study found some notable congruities and differences in the associations made with Islam in each context. It considers these findings in terms of previous research on the representation of Islam and terrorism in 'Western' media; the official insistence that 'we' are not at war with Islam; and media theories of 'framing' and 'reception'.     

德州回族渊源考

德州回族的历史可以追溯到元朝,至今已有700多年的历史。德州回族的来源主要有五：一是元明清陆续自外迁入,二是历代回回兵及其后裔,三是回回商人及其后裔,四是苏禄东王后裔的融人,五是其他民族的融人。在德州回族的形成过程中,伊斯兰教起到了纽带的作用。     

Deliberative theory and the legitimacy of Islamic influence in the British education system

Abstract

This article argues that deliberative theory provides an important contribution in the debate about the legitimacy of an Islamic influence within the British education system. The contribution is a timely one, in light of the tendency to view issues involving Islam and Muslims through the distorting prism of Islamophobia. The contribution of deliberative theory is developed and explained through a constructive comparison with two positions within debates about the legitimacy of religion and the accommodation of minority claims within education: ethical liberalism and ethical pluralism.     

St Francis of Assisi and Islam: A Theological Perspective on a Christian-Muslim Encounter

In 1219 an encounter took place between a Christian from Italy, Francis of Assisi, and the Muslim Sultan of Egypt, al-Malik al-Kāmil. This meeting took place at Damietta in northern Egypt during the progress of the Fifth Crusade. Over a period of perhaps three weeks, religious dialogue took place between Francis and al-Kāmil, after which time the Sultan had Francis escorted safely back to the Christian camp. It is possible to discern from the writings of Francis after his return from Egypt that the meeting had had a deep religious impact upon him, realised in the latter years of his life. It can be said that both Francis and al-Kāmil experienced through their encounter what the Christian theologian Bernard Lonergan has spoken of as a conversion into a new horizon. The historical encounter between Francis and the Sultan witnesses to the fact that through religious conversion, it is possible for members of different religious faiths to arrive at a common vision of universal peace and reconciliation.     

Responding to Charlie Hebdo

This paper utilizes survey methodology to explore the ethical perspectives of political cartoonists following the Charlie Hebdo shootings. Ethics positions theory is considered. Participants tended to be either situationists, absolutists, or exceptionists. Political ideology was associated with relativism scores. Findings showed that most of the participants (74 percent) reported that they drew a cartoon in response to the shootings. Participants expressed feelings of anger and sadness following the shootings. They reported that they drew cartoons illustrating free speech, cartoonists, pencils and pens, or violence following the shootings.     

宋元时期多元文化交融的历史见证——评吴文良原著、吴幼雄增订的《泉州宗教石刻》

《泉州宗教石刻》这一重大选题,20世纪50年代就得到中国科学院考古研究所和文化部郑振铎副部长的重视和支持。吴文良先生业余考古,于1957年出版了原著,实有筚路之功[1]。增订者吴幼雄秉承并超越其父“以物证史”的治学路径,对书中有历史意义的碑文,做了精辟的考论,其中不乏深达幽微的洞见。该书的出版,为泉州及其海外交通史的研究,为申报世界文化遗产“海上丝绸之路——泉州史迹”奠定了坚实可靠的基础。     

哲马伦丁·阿富汗尼的理性主义思想

阿富汗尼认为伊斯兰教是一种信仰的理性主义体系。他推崇理性,认为哲学和科学都是人类理性的表现形式;他强调哲学理性的历史地位,认为伊斯兰教衰落的根源之一在于近代穆斯林各民族对于哲学理性的普遍轻视;他坚持以理性为基础的宗教观,认为人类只有依靠理性才能获得终极幸福。     

河湟文化圈的形成历史与特征

在历史的演进中河湟地区作为中原与周边政治、经济、文化力量伸缩进退、相互消长的中间地带，形成了自己独具特色的地方文化。汉族、藏族、蒙古族、土族、回族、撒拉族等各族文化建构出河湟文化多元鼎立与兼容并包的文化特质。多元性文化维护了河湟地区的社会稳定，加强了民族文化认同，促进了河湟地区各民族的文化进步，最终也促进了这一地区的社会发展，同时创造了河湟地区丰富多彩的人文地理景观。     

论中古时期伊斯兰势力的崛起

公元7世纪,阿拉伯人在统一阿拉伯半岛后向外扩张,成为当时游牧世界对农耕世界冲击的一部分.这次冲击与其他几次游牧世界对农耕世界的冲击有很大的不同,主要在于阿拉伯民族作为游牧民族不仅创立了一种高级宗教--伊斯兰教,而且,阿拉伯人凭借伊斯兰教和阿拉伯语创造出了独具特色的阿拉伯--伊斯兰文化,形成一种独特的文明体系,成为人类文明史上的璀璨明珠.