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Date of source: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The Grand Mosque of Paris has announced the date of the traditional "Night of Doubt," a key step used to determine the end of the month of Ramaḍān and to officially set the first day of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr 2026 in France. This religious meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.,...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
A report by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, produced with the Foundation for Global Governance and Sovereignty, examines the role of Moroccan religious diplomacy in strengthening the country’s geopolitical influence. The study argues that Morocco leverages its religious heritage, particularly ṣūfī...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
The announcement of the first day of Ramaḍān reignites divisions within Europe’s Muslim communities. While in predominantly Muslim countries citizens generally comply with the official announcement and fast collectively on the same day, in non-Muslim European states the beginning and end of Ramaḍān...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, the Grand Mosque of Paris published a 900-page guide aimed at helping French Muslims "reconcile their faith with the principles of republican secularism." The guide, called "Muslims in the West: Unchanging Cultural Practices, Adapted Presence," addresses a wide range...
Date of source: Friday, March 21, 2025
In this interview with TSA Algérie, Shams al-Dīn Ḥafīẓ, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, talks about the role of the institution in bringing peace between Algeria and France, whose relations are going through a serious crisis.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris has met Pope Francis for the second time in less than three years. Chems-Eddine Hafiz was received at the Vatican by the Sovereign Pontiff on Monday, 10 February 2025.
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2024
Under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, honored a number of dignitaries and notable members of Egyptian society on the sidelines of the 35th session of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.
Date of source: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Al-Azhar Observatory for Countering Extremism praised the city of Cologne for broadcasting the Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers, on Friday sermon in its Central Mosque for the first time.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Mahamadou Labarang, Cameroonian ambassador to Cairo, met with the Grand Imam Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib on Wednesday, at the headquarters of al-Azhar, and expressed his desire to establish a regional Azhar institute to serve the Muslims of Central Africa in Cameroon.
Date of source: Sunday, January 24, 2021
1. Anton Wessels, The Grand Finale. The Apocalypse in the Tanakh, the Gospel, and the Qur’an, Translated by Henry Jansen and Lucy Hofland, Wipf & Stock, Eugene, Oregon, 2020, 321 pp. Paperback $ 35 E-book $ 9.99 This English version is dedicated to Professor Saeid Edalatnejad of the...
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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.