” “"September 11 has not only changed the mentality, but also the reality of the daily life of the religious groups". This has been written by mgr. Luis Sako, archbishop of the Chaldeans at Kirkuk, Iraq, in the special section that the six-monthly magazine of the International Centre for studies and research, Oasis (published in Italian-Arab, English-Arab, French-Arab, English-Urdu), has published on September 11. After that date, added mgr. Sako, "Christians are afraid of the Islam that grows, and Muslims speak of a war against Islam waged by the infidels, polytheists and crusaders", but, "as believers", the challenge is to promote "a life together, with both Christians and Muslims, on the basis of citizenship, equality and dialogue, under the authority of a shared law". After September 11, highlighted the Jesuit Samir Khalil Samir, director of the Centre de documentation et de recherches arabes chrétiennes, "the feeling of crisis and weakness in the Muslim world and the conviction of being victims of the West" have grown stronger. This complex reality, highlighted Samir, "seems to arouse a deep wish for renewal. (to be continued)” “
