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Date of source: Sunday, August 17, 2025
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf strongly condemns the provocative and unacceptable statements issued by the occupation officials regarding the illusion of the so-called "Greater Israel." Al-Azhar states that these comments show a long-standing colonial mindset, revealing the greedy and extreme goals of the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 17, 2025
About the author: Sara ʿAllām Shaltout worked as the Christian affairs editor for the newspaper al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ from 2015-2020, a position usually reserved for Egyptian Christians. The fact that she was entrusted with this position as a Muslim is a testament to her independence and objectivity....
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, the Deputy of al-Azhar, inspected on Saturday the "Ahl al-Qurʾān" Complex for Qur’an memorization in the village of al-Shaʿrāwī, in Markaz Ḥūsh ʿĪsā, in al-Buḥaīra governorate. He was accompanied by Sheikh Ayman ʿAbd al-Ghanī, Head of al-Azhar Education Sector; Dr. ʿAbd al-...
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2025
The Sheikh of the Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya order in Morocco, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Qādirī Būdshīsh, passed away yesterday, Friday, at the age of 83. The official Instagram account of the Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya order mourned the deceased, stating that it received the news of his death "with deep sadness and...
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2025
Hundreds of Sufi followers and spiritual leaders [Shuyūkh al-Ṭuruq] gathered at the headquarters of the al-Shabrāwiyya al-Khalūtiyya order in Ṣalāḥ Sālem on Thursday in order to take part in events marking the final night of the mūlid [festival commemorating the birth of a saint or holy figure] of...
Date of source: Thursday, July 31, 2025
Prominent Islamic religious leaders in Palestine have affirmed their full support for the Arab Republic of Egypt its leadership and people in the face of the malicious campaign aimed at distorting Egypt’s steadfast and historic positions in support of the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian...
Date of source: Thursday, July 31, 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma al-ʾAzharī, Minister of Awqāf, affirmed that the Awqāf digital platform represents a promising launch toward building the largest global religious platform that serves both religion and the nation and counters misguided and extremist ideologies. He noted that this step is only the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma al-ʿAbd, former president of al-Azhar University, stated that Islam is free from all acts of extremism. He clarified that this is not a defense of Islam, but rather a confirmation that extremism has nothing to do with the faith. He emphasized that extremism stands against both religion...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2025
This paper analyzes three episodes taken from series produced for the month of Ramaḍān in Egypt in the years 2024 and 2025. Every year during Ramaḍān, a variety of programs are broadcast on national television that explain passages taken from the Qurʾān, explore Islamic beliefs, and offer guidance...
Date of source: Sunday, July 13, 2025
Under the directives of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Ṭayyib, and in response to the high demand following the success of the first session, al-Azhar Mosque has launched the second training course aimed at preparing al-Azhar graduates and boosting their academic and professional...
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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.