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 Faith in Media: Improving Coverage of Islam and Other Religions
Blogs from the Conference in Istanbul, Turkey: December 14 to 16
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| Small Group 1 Recap- Covering Your Own Religion
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| Posted by: mmathew |
12/16/2008 12:45 PM |
| Chris Quinn says his small group was almost split down the middle and no agreement was reached. Saudi Arabia and Yemen are quite strict, as Asma commented she could be persecuted for her writings. Khaled from Egypt says that there is a problem when it comes to Christan dialogue. There was a priest's wife who converted to Islam and there were violent protests. From both sides, there are things that have to remain unsaid because the reaction is unforseen and can become violent. We try to attack issues from a social angle, not a religious angle. Natasha says that when it comes to religion in Egypt, it's more than just a social issue. One can covert from Christianity to Islam but not the other way around. Khaled responds: Conversion is very controversial and the Muslim Brotherhood can not persecute someone who has converted. The popular culture just like to cause problems. Abdul from Yemen: We have laws that address criticism of religion. Tidiane from Senegal: We don't know where to draw the red line. It is very dangerous for a reporter to reort on religion. We are now trying to identify religion's role in Senegal. The difficulty is drawing the line between politics and religion. This debate is currently going on and religion has expanded in Senegal. |
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