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Date of source: Monday, July 8, 2019
An interview/lecture from Richard Gauvain regarding the impact of Salafism in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, July 29, 2022
"Once she grows older and the hints begin, the girl starts searching for her match, convincingly navigating the advice of neighbors, friends, family and the opportunities offered by social media and apps. And woe to the woman who counts the years without a suitor knocking on her family's door,"...
Date of source: Saturday, May 23, 2026
The new draft family law has reorganized polygamy in Egypt by establishing a set of controls and legal procedures aimed at protecting the rights of wives and children while preserving the Sharīʿa.
Date of source: Monday, May 25, 2026
Dr. ʿAbd al-Munʿim Fū’ād, Supervisor of al-Azhar Riwāq, affirmed that Islamic Sharīʿa does not require a man to obtain his first wife's permission to marry another. He asserted that Islam requires "fair treatment" as a basic condition but does not mandate permission.
Date of source: Monday, June 1, 2026
In a new development in the accusations made by the Hebrew media against Egypt and its symbols, the extreme right-wing Israeli writer Moshe Festuach severely criticized the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, accusing him and al-Azhar of being behind the Egyptians’ hatred of the Israeli...
Date of source: Monday, May 25, 2026
Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, received on Monday a delegation from the Egyptian Episcopal Church headed by Bishop Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Alexandria Region of the Episcopal Church, and Bishop Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, Archbishop Emeritus of the Episcopal Church and Director...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf vehemently condemns the terrorist attack that was carried out by two armed extremists incited by hate speech against Islam. The gunmen targeted the Islamic Center in San Diego, California and killed three worshippers at the mosque as well as the mosque’s guard. This brutal attack...
Date of source: Thursday, April 30, 2026
A cabinet meeting held on Wednesday (April 29) approved the draft of the Personal Status Law for Muslims, which introduced procedures for the first time to regulate the system of personal status for Muslims in implementation of directives by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to expedite the referral...
Date of source: Saturday, April 18, 2026
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, stressed that family stability brings righteous individuals who protect their homeland, while its disintegration brings manifestations of deviance and disorder.
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Prime Minister Muṣṭafa Madbūlī held a meeting on Thursday (April 16) to follow up on draft laws regulating personal status affairs for both Muslims and Christians, as well as the draft law on the Family Support Fund.
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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.