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Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2023
According to prominent Muslim scholar Shaykh ʿAbd Allah bin Bayya, Chairman of the UAE Fatwā Council and Head of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, the United Arab Emirates - led by President Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl Nahyān - has turned into a model of “happy coexistence.”
Date of source: Tuesday, August 1, 2017
The publication Al-Waṭan has learnt that Dr. Muḥammad ʿOthmān al-Khusht has succeeded Dr. Jābir Naṣṣār as the President of Cairo University.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2022
A joint lecture on “developing religious awareness” was held in the Cairo University main hall. The speakers included the editor-in-chief of the al-Wafd newspaper, Wajdī Zayn al-Dīn; the university president, Muḥammad al-Khusht; and the former chairman of religious affairs at the Ministry of Awqāf...
Date of source: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Muḥammad al-Khusht, the president of Cairo University, announced the selection of Dr. Osāma al-Azharī as the Minister of Awqāf, or religious endowments. He stated that this move demonstrated the political leadership's faith in his effectiveness, wisdom, and breadth of expertise in managing...
Date of source: Sunday, July 7, 2024
Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars at al-Azhar and a former grand muftī, congratulated Dr. Osāma al-Azharī on his appointment to the position of Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments).
Date of source: Monday, June 17, 2024
Shaykh Muḥammad Mitwallī al-Shaʿrāwī, whose death anniversary is on June 17, was honored by Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center, which highlighted the eminent Muslim scholar's contributions to preaching and the service of Islam.
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2024
Dr. Saʿad al-Dīn al-Hilālī, a professor of jurisprudence (fiqh) at al-Azhar University, stated that the debates about the Sunna (the traditions of the Prophet Muḥammad) or the Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī collection of ḥadīths, are being used as propaganda tools rather than topics of genuine discussions aimed...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Anbā Ermiā, Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC), announced solidarity with the statement by Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, the president’s advisor for religious affairs, regarding the controversial Takwīn foundation.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Writer and intellectual Yūsuf Zīdān announced that he has accepted an invitation to debate with Shaykh Osāma al-Azharī, a renowned scholar of al-Azhar and the president’s religious advisor.
Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2024
Talk show host ʿAmr Adīb said that he would arrange a debate between researcher Islām al-Buḥayrī, one of the founding members of the Arab Intellect Taqueen (Takwīn), and Islamic preacher ʿAbullah Rushdī, to discuss the ideas of the foundation that has recently been sparking controversy.
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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.