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Date of source: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, commended the efforts exerted by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, who also serves as Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, in promoting peace, understanding, and interfaith dialogue.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
The former grand muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, emphasized the necessity for the discourse addressed to the people to be centered on mercy and love rather than hatred, adding that it is possible that God might abolish Hell and grant entry to all humans into Heaven, as claimed by many scholars.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2023
Dār al-Iftāʾ announced that it has finalized preparations for its eighth international conference on ‘Fatwā and the Challenges of the Third Millennium,’ to be held from October 18-19 in Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, August 24, 2023
Grand Muftī Shawqī ʿAllām said that some people think that freedom would mean that religions, divine books, prophets, and sanctities should be insulted and that these people would have no reservations about hurting the feelings of millions of Muslims – and even non-Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2023
Dr. Ibrāhīm Najm, an advisor to the Muftī of the Republic and the official spokesman of Dār al-Iftāʾ (Iftāʾ House), announced that Grand Muftī Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām obtained another one-year term in office.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2023
Today is the anniversary of one of the most painful memories for the people of Palestine, as well as for Arab and Muslim communities around the world: the 75th anniversary of the Dayr Yāsīn massacre, which was carried out by two extremist Zionist groups on April 9, 1948. The attack was perpetrated...
Date of source: Saturday, April 1, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, has stated that the celebration of national, religious, and seasonal celebrations is permissible from a sharīʿa standpoint. Regarding certain practices and activities of the modern age, he explained that whilst the Prophet Muḥammad, naturally, did not...
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2023
The Dār al-Iftāʾ in Egypt (a governmental, non-profit organization offering guidance to Muslims) will once again implement its annual plan of service to Muslims during the month of Ramaḍān, according to Dr. ʾIbrāhīm Najm, an advisor to the Grand Muftī of Egypt. Such services include the...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2023
On Thursday 16th, the United Arab Emirates saw the opening of the “Abrahamic Family House". By bringing together the three celestial religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) under one roof, the Abrahamic Family House implements the Document on Human Fraternity, signed between the Grand Imām of...
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.