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Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2019
Egypt has a long history related to issues between Muslims and Christians. Apparently, this was the fundamental reason for creating that conference which is sponsored by the center of Arab-West Understanding in cooperation with a huge electronic English database about the religion’s role in the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
On March 19th, Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb will mark 14 years of leadership at the helms of al-Azhar, the preeminent Islamic institution globally and the foremost Sunni establishment for Muslims worldwide.
Date of source: Sunday, March 10, 2024
For the second consecutive year, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, is hosting his Ramaḍān TV program titled Al-Imām al-Ṭayyīb, produced by the Muslim Council of Elders.
Date of source: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Al-Azhar Mosque has been preparing diligently to receive worshippers during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramaḍān.
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2024
On Sunday (March 17), al-Azhar is celebrating its 1,084th anniversary, coinciding with the 7th of the Muslim Hijri calendar month of Ramaḍān. The event will be attended by several senior scholars and figures of al-Azhar.
Sheikh of al-Azhar and President of UAE discuss urgency of aid to Gaza during telephone conversation
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Sheikh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, exchanged greetings over the blessed month of Ramadan with Sheikh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān, president of the United Arab Emirates, during a telephone call where they both prayed to God that this...
Date of source: Friday, March 15, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Sheikh Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said, “Of the names of God, ‘Justice’ is one of the Most Beautiful, as it is against inequality and injustice; this means that He who owns all, Allāh, Glory be to Him, does not commit injustice. The name of ‘Justice’ does not appear in the Qurʾān...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Sheikh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, condemned the terrorist attack that resulted in the killing of 3 monks through the targeting of the Monastery of Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint Bishop Samuel of the Coptic Orthodox Church in South Africa.
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2024
Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn al-Hilālī, a renowned professor of comparative fiqh (jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, emphasized the need for a religious discourse that fosters unity and avoids divisive tendencies, adding that fatwās represent the convictions of those issuing them, and are therefore not...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Dr. Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, the former president of al-Azhar University and a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, emphasized the distinguished history of al-Azhar, attributing to it the safeguarding of “the most honorable culture that has illuminated humanity.”
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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.