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Date of source: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Al-Azhar stated that it has been monitoring the circulation of video clips and posts promoting ideas that advocate relying solely on the Noble Qurʾān as a source for Islamic law, denying the Sunna of the Prophet wholly or partially, calling for a complete break with the Islamic heritage, and...
Date of source: Friday, November 21, 2025
Dr. Usāma al-Azharī, Minister of the Awqāf, said that Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād the Grand Muftī of Egypt, is fully deserving of his position and that God has enabled him to serve religion, knowledge and the nation, and that all the resources of the Ministry of Awqāf are at the service of Dār al-Iftāʾ, which...
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2025
As part of its ongoing efforts, al-Azhar Mosque announced the opening of 70 new branches of al-Rawāq al-Azharī for Qurʾān memorization in several new Egyptian cities.
Date of source: Saturday, November 8, 2025
Dr. Salāma Dāwūd, President of Al-Azhar University, inaugurated the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies for Boys in Banī Sūīf Governorate, in the presence of Dr. Muḥammad Hānī, Governor of Banī Sūīf; Dr. Ramaḍān al-Ṣāwī, Vice President of the University for the Delta Region; Dr. Sāyid Bakrī, Vice...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Al-Azhar hosted the weekly session of the Jurisprudential Forum "Modern Perspective" under the title "Social Media: Jurisprudential Perspective" with the attendance of Dr. Maḥmūd al-Ṣāwī, former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Media at al-Azhar University, and Dr. ʿAlī al-Mahdī, Secretary of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
His Eminence Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, received today, Tuesday, Prince Raḥīm Āghā Khān, the chief of the Ismaili community and head of the development network, to discuss ways to enhance joint cooperation.
Date of source: Thursday, September 4, 2025
A Sufi procession was launched in front of Sīdī Sāleḥ al-Jaʿfarī Mosque towards al-Ḥusayn Mosque, celebrating the birth of Prophet Muḥammad with a huge security presence.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Cairo is hosting over two days the 10th International Conference on Fatwa, organized by Egypt’s Dār al-Iftāʾ and the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, under the title "Shaping the Wise Mufti in the Age of Artificial...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Dr. Nāẓir Muḥammad ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt and Secretary-General of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Bodies and Institutions Worldwide, affirmed that al-Azhar al-Sharīf is a divine gift and a destination for knowledge seekers from all over the world. It remains an enduring sanctuary to...
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Under the chairmanship of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Muslim Council of Elders called on world leaders and their communities to prioritize fostering tolerance and coexistence. It also called on rejecting all forms of violence and conflict that destabilize societies and deplete...
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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.