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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, August 2, 2025
At a time of the utmost sensitivity, and days before the government session is expected to meet on Tuesday, the President of the Republic, Joseph ʿAoūn, has issued an address that seems to be a "political endorsement" to guarantee the US paper on the issue of "arms exclusivity"* and deliberately...
Date of source: Thursday, July 24, 2025
The Lebanese President, Joseph ʿAoūn, said that "we are truly at a crossroads that could become existential, and our unity, cooperation, and solidarity are essential as we face all of these challenges."
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Patriarch Mār Bishāra Buṭrus Al-Rāʿī led a delegation of Maronite bishops to visit Lebanese President General Joseph Khalīl ʿAoūn at Baabda (Baʿbdā) Palace to offer congratulations for the country’s new president
Date of source: Saturday, January 11, 2025
Maronite Patriarch of Lebanon Cardinal Mār Bishāra Buṭrus al-Rāʿī has said that the content of the speech delivered by Lebanese President General Joseph ʿAoūn when he was sworn into the Lebanese parliament on Thursday (January 9) is a “roadmap for the salvation of Lebanon.”
Date of source: Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Leaders from the Catholic Church and Christian aid organizations discuss the church’s important role in providing aid and support to all who are in need of help, particularly refugees from Syria, considering the region’s suffering from armed conflicts, violent extremism, massive human displacement...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2022
According to Sonia Rizq writing in al-Diyyār, the fears and concerns of the Maronite Patriarch, H.G. Cardinal Mar Bishāra al-Rāʿī are manifested in his Sunday sermons and in all his positions, due to his fear for the fate of Lebanon in general, and for Christians in particular, who tend to emigrate...
Date of source: Monday, September 6, 2021
Maria Kicha is a Russian writer, a PhD in Law, a historian, and traveler. Apart from teaching at Russian State University of Justice, research of the Middle East is her key occupation. Even though she does not usually refer to herself as an Oriental Studies specialist, Maria is the author of three...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Father George Shīḥān, Archbishop of Cairo Maronite Church and head of the Maronite institutions in Egypt, offered his condolences to the victims of the explosion that took place yesterday in Beirut’s port. The Lebanese-Maronite Information and Cultural Center in Cairo issued a statement in which...
Date of source: Monday, August 24, 2020
Dr. Ṣalaḥ Ḥasab Allāh, spokesperson for Parliament, complimented Shaykh of al-Azhar Grand Imām Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib and Pope Tawāḍrūs II after al-Azhar and the Coptic Orthodox Church joined in with the Egyptian state to send aid to the Lebanese people to confront the aftermath of the Port of Beirut...
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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.