Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2025
The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, in which he accused Muslim Palestinians of causing the emigration of Christians and claimed that Israel is the true protector of Christianity.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
This interview was conducted by Luka Renić, editor for Dialogue Across Borders, with Dr. Aḥmad Usāma Abū Dūmā (born 16.12.1972, registered 30.01.1973). It provides an in-depth account of the work and perspectives of Dr. Aḥmad Usāma Abū Dūmā, an important figure in interfaith dialogue in Egypt and...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
The Muftī of Lebanon, Shaykh ʿAbd al-Laṭīf Darīān, said, "There will be no sectarian or confessional strife, nor a civil war in Lebanon, because none of us want this. We will stand as a strong barrier against any incitement in this regard. What we want in Lebanon is a free, independent Arab...
Date of source: Saturday, February 3, 2018
On Saturday, Christians held their first Mass in the damaged Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in the city of Deīr ez-Zūr, eastern Syria, after years of interruption caused by battles and the presence of the Islamic State group.
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2025
The Ministries of Endowments [awqāf] and Education have announced a project to set up educational nurseries within mosques. The project will be implemented this summer as a pilot in the southern Egyptian governorate of Qinā. Each village or neighborhood will include one nursery within a mosque.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
A delegation of Copts and the endowments [awqāf] authorities cast their votes in the elections of the Senate, the upper house of Egypt’s parliament, on Tuesday (August 5).
Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Archbishop Ḥannā, like Archbishop Capucci, remained loyal to Palestine its land, its people, its history, its Arab identity, and its humanity. That is why all Palestinians called them "Abūnā" (Our Father), a national honor they both cherished with pride.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
From May 21 to 25, Cornelis Hulsman, initiator and founder of the Center for Arab-West Understanding; Luka Renić, DAB editor and CAWU internship coordinator; and CAWU interns Jacob Snow and Ruben van der Vlag conducted a field trip to the Sūhāg Governorate of Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
An important part of data collection for Arab-West Report/Dialogue Across Borders was through regular visits Cornelis Hulsman, founding director of CIDT (2005-2022), organized to different parts of Egypt, mostly with student interns he supervised. Through this method, education and database...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Last year, Dialogue Across Borders published a brief report reflecting on Christianity in Jordan, the most important Christian sites in the country, the role and representation of Christians in Jordanian society, and efforts undertaken by H.R.H. King Abdullah II and H.R.H. Prince El-Hasan bin Talal...