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Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, President of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, affirmed that the faithful have a role to play concerning their homeland, noting that Scripture presents a vision for the concept of responsibility towards the nation.
Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Sheikh al-Azhar, clarified the rules on marriage with a specific focus on the dowry in a fatwa which has been published on the official site of al-Azhar.
The Vatican's Ambassador to Egypt, Cardinal Nicolas Thévenin, conducts an interview with al-Masry al-Yawm newspaper, published on May 13.
Dr. Sālim ͑Abd al-Jalīl, the former undersecretary of awqāf (i.e. religious endowments) ministry, says adoption is impermissible in Islam, adding the alternative is kafāla.
The author discusses the importance of al-Azhar and various Christian churches in the modern world.
Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.