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Date of source: Sunday, August 17, 2025
The debate resurfaced in Tunisia over the Personal Status Code of 1956, at the time considered unprecedented in the Arab world, as it granted women advanced rights. Each time discussions arise about its development or amendment, civil society organizations call for their inclusion to help preserve...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
A member of the Tunisian parliament, ʿAbd al-Sattār al-Zirāʿī, sparked a wave of controversy and faced significant criticism after raising the issue of polygamy, stating that it is a solution to many problems and that allowing it would be in the family’s interest.
Date of source: Saturday, February 21, 2026
The story of the forced disappearance of the Coptic minor Silvana ʿĀṭif, who suffers from a mental disability, continues since the end of October.
Silvana remains stuck between a young man who hid her inside his family home under the pretext of marrying her, according to his statements during...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2026
The former Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, said that the concept of blasphemy in Islamic law carries multiple connotations that vary according to the legal context.
Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2026
The following paper presents a summary translation of a lecture delivered by Dr. ʿAzza Ramaḍān, Professor of Theology and Philosophy at al-Azhar University, at a “Journey of Learning” interfaith conference held in Cairo from June 23rd to 25th, 2025. The conference was a joint project of the Centre...
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Underage Coptic girl Silvana ʿĀṭif Fānūs, whose family claimed she had been kidnapped but was later found by the police, has been placed in a public care home for children by order of the public prosecutor of Ṭāmya in al-Fayyūm province, some 110 km southwest of Cairo, where Silvana was found. Her...
Date of source: Friday, February 13, 2026
Journalist Ashraf Ḥilmī severely criticized the "concealment" of Coptic young girl Silvana ʿĀṭif, a minor who suffers from a mental disability, from her parents at a government care home.
Rulings related to Women in Positions of Religious and Political Leadership: Summary and Translation
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2026
Rulings related to Women in Positions of Religious and Political Leadership: Summary and Translation
Excerpted from "Fatwas and Rulings on Women in Islam" (Fatāwā wa-aḥkām al-marʾa fī al-islām, Cairo: Dār al-Iftāʾ al-Miṣriyya, 2025)
By H.E. Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād – The Grand Muftī of Egypt...
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2026
On January 31st, 2026, a team from the Center for Arab-West Understanding visited the 2026 Cairo International Book Fair located in the suburbs of Cairo. Two of our team, Ḥabība al-Ganāynī and Menna al-Maʿaz, visited Al-Azhar’s “fatwā corner” in Hall 4 at the book fair which allowed people to...
Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Al-Azhar is organizing an international conference under the title "Investing in Religious & Media Discourse and its Impact on Protecting and Promoting Women’s Rights" in the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday (February 1) and Monday (February 2).
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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.