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Date of source: Saturday, April 22, 2023
On May 10, the Roman Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Churches are celebrating the Day of Fraternal Love, which is an annual meeting between the two churches. Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church will embark on a three-day visit to the Vatican from 10 to 14 May as he is scheduled to meet with...
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2023
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem has extended its congratulations to its congregation and to Christians across the world on the occasions of Palm Sunday and the Holy Week. Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem has emphasized the importance of these events within the Greek Orthodox...
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church has spoken on the current status of Copts in Egypt whilst welcoming a French delegation of politicians, journalists, and writers. When asked whether Copts were persecuted in Egypt, Pope Tawāḍrūs II explained that this was not the case under President...
Date of source: Friday, March 24, 2023
The Catholic Center for Studies and Media offered a message of congratulations to Muslim brothers and sisters across the world on the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramaḍān. This message is sent annually by the Vatican’s Roman Catholic Church via the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, welcomed a visiting delegation of French journalists and intellectuals, and responded to their questions about the strategy of al-Azhar in confronting intellectual extremism.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2023
Dr. ʾIbrāhīm Najm, a senior advisor to Egypt’s Grand Muftī, has reviewed the efforts of the Dar al-Iftāʾ in combating extremism, during a meeting with a delegation from the European Parliament, led by Tomáš Zdechovský. He cited the various initiatives enacted by the Dar al-Iftāʾ to confront...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Manpower Committee, Sūlāf Darwīsh, has praised comments made by the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, about the misuse of the term ‘freedoms’ by the West. Dr. al-Ṭayyīb had stated that the world was in need of religion to help solve the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 16, 2023
Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawāḍrūs II, received a delegation from the U.S. House of Worship Foundation currently on a visit to Egypt for interfaith dialogue. The Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates' Affairs, Sohā Jindī, also attended the meeting in which Pope...
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2023
The secretary general of the Muslim Council of Elders, Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, met to discuss the best ways to strengthen cooperation in the area of East-West dialogue. Judge ʿAbd al-Salām expressed his appreciation for Rev. Welby’s efforts to promote...
Date of source: Friday, June 10, 2022
The British Government is hosting the international Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The conference will be held in London on July 5 and 6, and in which Egypt will participate.
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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.