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Date of source: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Members of Syria's electoral body are meeting on Sunday to vote for new representatives, marking a significant milestone in the country’s transition away from the regime of Bashār al-Assad.
Six thousand voters from regional electoral bodies will cast their ballots in an indirect election starting...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
In June 2025, I was able to gain valuable insight into the current situation in Syria after the fall of the Assad government by spending almost two weeks travelling and doing field research in the cities of Damascus, Maʿlūlā, Ṣaydnāyā, Aleppo, al-Raqqa, al-Qāmishlī, and al-Ḥasakah. With its rich...
Date of source: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Most cities of Wādī al-Naṣārā (Valley of Christians) in the countryside of Homs governorate had witnessed a general strike, where the malls and institutions closed their doors, grieving for the two young men who lost their lives in an incident targeting civilians in ʿAnāz and Wādī al-Naṣārā in the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2025
Terrorism expert Ṭāriq al-Bashbīshī stated that the Muslim Brotherhood continues to cast doubt on the Egyptian state’s capacity to address challenges. He noted that the organization repeatedly resorts to the same old tactics, focusing on influencing public opinion by spreading negative narratives...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Rohlāt ʿAfrīn, a leader in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has confirmed that "talks" have been conducted about the integration of the SDF into the new Syrian army. She referred to "the necessity of an organized army in the country as a main condition to merge the forces that she leads." She...
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: Friday, September 5, 2025
Ḥikmat al-Hijrī, one of the Druze spiritual leaders in al-Suwaydāʾ Governorate, called for an independent entity, emphasizing the necessity of respecting the right to self-determination. He also stressed that the Druze community would not retreat from its demand, regardless of the sacrifices.
Date of source: Friday, August 29, 2025
The Dean of the Great Mosque of Paris and the Algerian Archbishop warned in a message, published by "Le Monde," to the officials of Algeria and France about the negative consequences of the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two countries, and they emphasized the need to spare the people from...
Date of source: Saturday, August 23, 2025
The current crisis in the Būdshīshiyya association [zāwiya] has raised many deep questions about the nature of administrative intervention in Ṣūfi affairs and whether some of the sides are exploiting royal directives and holy authority for commanding the faithful believers to achieve objectives...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The Israeli apartheid state moved to freeze the funds of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and impose exorbitant taxes on its properties with the aim of besieging it and limiting its ability to carry out its spiritual and humanitarian missions, threatening its role towards its congregation from...
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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.