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Dutch journalist and Arabist Eildert Mulder is deeply impressed by the book Ihya ‘Ulum al-Din’ [Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn] by the medieval Islamic scholar Abu Hamid al-Ghazali [Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī] (c. 1058 – 19 December 1111), parts of which have great value for those who wish to understand human...
1. Should intercultural dialogue emphasize cultural differences, similarities, or give equal attention to both? Please explain your answer. I still think a certain balance is needed, but when it comes to explaining similarities in a shallow way this could be problematic, for instance saying that...
With deep sadness and sorrow, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī profoundly mourns the passing of the Head of the Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope Francis. His departure leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of compassion and humanity that will forever remain etched in the conscience of mankind.
Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile clinic to assist the children of Gaza, one of the communities most affected by the war and humanitarian crisis in that region.
Undersecretary of al-Azhar Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī received a delegation from the Vienna Group for Religion & Diplomacy, a gathering that includes official representatives from 14 European nations and seeks to support interfaith dialogue and spread the culture of coexistence and freedom of...
  In light of the personal nature of these reflections on the legacy of Pope Francis, this content is open access.     With deep sorrow and heartfelt grief, I have received the news of the death of Pope Francis. He was a sincere voice of wisdom, compassion, courage and acceptance of his fellow...
As soon as he acceded to the papal throne, Francis wanted, against all odds, to establish a special dialogue between the two great universal religions, Islam and Christianity. Representing between them more than half of the world's inhabitants, Jorge Mario Bergoglio felt that they had a duty to...
 (The full text is presented here for the friends and family of Professor Abdallah Schleifer and our readers.) On March 27th, our longtime friend and passionate supporter of intercultural and interreligious dialogue, Abdallah Schleifer, Senior Fellow at the Arab-West Foundation, passed away in...
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the affairs of the Holy See in the Vatican, announced in a statement the death of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church on Monday (April 21).
The Argentinian bishop who became pope honored the papal office with nobleness and demonstrated a keen sense of the Gospel message, showing real indignation at the martyrdom of the Palestinian people.

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