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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: Thursday, January 12, 2023
The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism shares its experience in fighting extremism and discusses cooperation possibilities with a delegation from the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Sheikh Abū al-Yazīd Salāma, an Azharī scholar, responds to two common claims that the Qurʾān contains grammatical errors.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Dr. Ibrāhīm Negm, advisor to the Grand Mufti of Egypt, discusses the 2023 agenda of the Dār al-Iftāʾ.
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2023
The Al-Azhar Global Center for Electronic Fatwas confirmed that performing the al-Fajr prayer should be before sunrise. However, if a person slept through the prayer unintentionally, they should pray immediately when they wake up.
Date of source: Saturday, December 17, 2022
According to its 2022 annual report, the Islamic Research Academy in Al-Azhar conducted several activities and launched different initiatives to raise awareness about family issues and work towards maintaining family stability.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2022
Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, Grand Mufti of Egypt, confirmed that legal rulings from Dār al-Iftāʾ and other authorized religious bodies in Egypt are based on a moderate and scientific approach which is completely different from the random and superficial fatwas issued by some amateurs who pretend to be well-...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Dr. Rehām Salāma, director of the Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism, emphasized at the G20 Interfaith Forum in the United Arab Emirates that the way to combat those who spread religious hatred can be through two means: the first is by issuing strict laws that criminalize such acts; the...
Date of source: Monday, November 28, 2022
After Dr. Yūnis Makhyūn of the Salafi al-Nūr party issued a fatwa prohibiting the viewing of World Cup matches, the Dār al-Iftāʾ confirmed that watching the matches is religiously permissible and legitimate.
Date of source: Thursday, December 8, 2022
Dr. Aḥmed Zāyed, director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, visited Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, today (Nov. 25) at the headquarters of Al-Azhar. During the visit, they agreed to sign a joint cooperation protocol between the Library of Alexandria and Al-Azhar for preserving historical...
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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.