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Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, head of the Evangelical community in Egypt, expressed "deep appreciation" for the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, and for his "pioneering role in promoting the values of tolerance and peace."
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2025
On Monday, Dr. Andrea Zakī, the President of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, visited Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, the Minister of the Awqāf, at the Islamic Cultural Center in the Grand Mosque located in the New Administrative Capital to congratulate him on the approaching ʿEīd al-Fiṭr Holiday. Dr. Zakī,...
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, announced Dār al-Iftāʾ will, for the first time, hold an international symposium marking the International Day for Iftāʾ, under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī.
Date of source: Monday, November 18, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs warned of assaults on the various religious sanctities in Palestine, which are the property of Christian and Muslim owners.
Date of source: Saturday, November 9, 2024
The head of the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, Priest Dr. Andrea Zakī, said President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī has made freedom of worship a priority, praising Egypt’s “excellent” handling of sectarian strife.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The decision to legalize 293 churches and affiliate buildings by an ad hoc committee during its meeting on October 21 should not go unnoticed. Since the first legalization efforts in May 2018, the total number of legalized churches and affiliate buildings has hit 3,453.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
On 30th October 2024, the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Muṣṭafā Madbūlī, approved recommendations made by an ad-hoc committee on the legal status of 293 churches, and other church-affiliated buildings.
Date of source: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, received the General Bishop and Chairman of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC), Anbā Irmīyā, to discuss the role of religious institutions in boosting people’s awareness and the joint effort of the institutions to...
Date of source: Saturday, October 12, 2024
On Saturday, October 12, a workshop with the title ‘Religious Leaders and a New Beginning for Building Humans’ was launched as part of a presidential initiative on human development under the sponsorship of the National Council for Women (NCW). At the workshop, participants talked about the goals,...
Date of source: Monday, October 7, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs stressed the church’s willingness to join all activities that aim at raising citizens’ awareness on the importance of rationalizing the water consumption.
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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.