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Date of source: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Renowned press and media personality, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, made a statement rejecting any connection between the October 6, 1973 war and the Operation Al-Aqṣā Typhoon, which was carried out against Israel by Ḥamās on October 7, 2023.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
On Monday, September 16, 2024, the Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyib, delivered remarks on the occasion of the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday (mawlid) at the Manara International Center in Cairo. He spoke primarily about the Prophet’s merciful character and the laws of war in Islam, but also...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) said that a distorted perception of religious discourse, which is based on fanaticism and disputes over doctrinal matters, could push some young people and adolescents to have wrong ideas about religions and gradually lead them to atheism.
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2024
On Saturday, September 28th, the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Ḥamās, lamented the loss of Ḥasan Naṣrallah, Secretary-General of Ḥizbullah, whom Ḥizbullah confirmed to be murdered in an Israeli attack.
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2024
“In only 23 years, the Prophet Muḥammad managed to bring mankind from darkness to light and to set up a fully-fledged Ummah (state) based on knowledge, righteousness, dignity, and humanity,” said the deputy grand imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī. “This state has spread throughout the world...
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that discussion about the Prophet Muḥammad’s Birthday is no longer a superfluous matter but rather an obligation and a religious duty.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
In the context of Islam, jihād refers to the fight of Muslims to abstain from sin, which is the highest kind of jihād, as well as the defense of their beliefs and homeland.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center posted a statement on its Facebook page on the debate surrounding the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, and the speech he gave on Monday, September 16, the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday.
Date of source: Monday, September 16, 2024
Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, stated that God Almighty alone is capable of making comparisons between divine messages. He further stated that those who believe in these messages should not make comparisons between one prophet or another, or between one religion and another.
Date of source: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Each time President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī speaks on the occasion of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday), observers of Egyptian public events can identify the characteristics of a character-building approach in his speech.
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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.