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Date of source: Thursday, April 18, 2019
On Thursday, the Center for the Development of International Student Education organized the annual closing ceremony of the activities of the institutes of Islamic Missions and the institutes of Arabic Language Education for non-Arabic speakers and the opening of an exhibition to introduce the...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Representatives of Al-Azhar in the Constituent Assembly requested to include in the Constitution a text that Islam is the official religion of the state. They clarified that that does not mean changing the civil state to a religious state. They also requested to keep the article that refers to the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2014
Dr. Taha Awadayn al- Ikrimī, member of the public bureau of the international union for the youth of al- Azhar and Sufis, stated that the Muslim Brotherhood aimed at eradicating the Sufis of the Azhar as they were believed to be more dangerous in the ideological conflict of the Brothers against the...
Date of source: Thursday, September 11, 2014
President Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī has issued a law that establishes Bayt al- Zakah (House of alms).
Date of source: Friday, June 15, 2012
Meanwhile, the Azhar denied reports that it quit the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt, confirming participation in the panel’s work. The three Egyptian churches, however, stated that they will coordinate with the Azhar to take a joint decision regarding the assembly. [...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Al-Azhar Foundation has not stopped at the limits of its religious responsibilities. In a statement on the origins of jurisprudential variance, al-Azhar surpassed these limits to addresses political variance, efforts towards national unity, and directing Arab peoples towards their noble goals...
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2017
"Renewing religious discourse is a matter of life and death…" This is an Egyptian call launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sīsī on Wednesday from the country of al-Azhar, [an outlet of] moderate Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Writer Aḥmad Bān wrote an opinion article published by Al-Taḥrīr on reforming the religious education in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2016
Dr. Ibrāhīm Nijm, The Mufti Adviser, will be hosting the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Balkans, Sheikh Hussein Kvazovic, at Dar Al-Ifta’ during his official visit to Egypt, which begins Monday. Sheikh Hussein's visit comes within the framework of building bridges of communication with the muftis...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb is holding a meeting at the Azhar headquarters on Thursday with leading members of the Salafist Call Group, Islamists and preachers.
The meeting will address issues of Muslim unity, da'wah (call) and unified religious discourse in this critical stage of...
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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.