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Date of source: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
The corridors of Al-Azhar Mosque were filled with thousands of worshippers from various governorates nationwide as well as multiple nationalities representing the continents of the world to perform al-ʿIshā’ and tarāwīḥ (Ramaḍān night) prayers on the 13th night of the holy fasting month in a scene...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
This holy month of Ramaḍān, a book titled "The Ramaḍān Dictionary" by Fuʾād Mursī has been published, a blend of collective memory, cultural documentation, and nostalgia for a time when specific Ramaḍān traditions formed an integral part of the daily identity of Egyptian society. The reader...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The Sufi orders in the areas of al-Azhar and al-Ḥusayn are organizing a large celebration to mark the sighting of the crescent moon of Ramaḍān, with the participation of thousands of members of the Sufi community, which will take place in a special spiritual atmosphere in all the courtyards of...
Date of source: Monday, October 13, 2025
Ramaḍān is the biggest Islamic festival of the year for Muslims all over the world, with fasting (ṣawm) being one of the five pillars of Islam. Taking place in the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Muslims are obligated to observe a period of fasting during daylight hours, in which one must...
Date of source: Friday, January 24, 2025
Nūr, a magazine for children founded by the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates, continues its journey with Grand Imām of Al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, which last year began to provide the opportunity for a dialogue with children in the book Children Ask the Imam.
Date of source: Thursday, October 17, 2024
The former president of Cairo University, Dr. Muḥammad ʿOthmān al-Khusht has called for improvements to the means through which religious texts are interpreted and more generally the way in which religious education is organized to keep up with the modern era.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
During the launch of the symposium that was held in promotion of the presidential initiative titled, 'A New Beginning to Build Egyptian Humans', under the patronage of President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al Sīsī and hosted by Dār al-Iftāʾ, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said:
Date of source: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa said the presence of Dār al-Iftāʾ clashes with the principles of a democratic state, adding: “With all due respect to all opinions, thoughts, persons, and institutions, but there is no democratic state that has an iftāʾ house.”
Date of source: Sunday, September 15, 2024
Muslims share congratulations on the day of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī while chanting “O, my beloved Messenger of God,” a common phrase commemorating the Prophet Muḥammad's birth.
Date of source: Monday, August 5, 2024
Once again, proposed changes to the personal status law are causing a rift in parliament, uproar in the media, and heated debates on social media.
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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.