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Date of source: Monday, August 4, 2025
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, is a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria that gained its de facto autonomy in 2012 in the context of the Rojava conflict and the broader Syrian Civil War. Rojava is marked by ethnic and religious...
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2025
The Coptic Orthodox Church is set to celebrate the birthday of Pope Shinūda III (Shenouda III), the 117th Pope of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, on August 3. Pope Shinūda III held one of the longest-serving papacies, occupying the papal chair from 1971 until 2012.
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: Sunday, July 27, 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma al-ʿAbd, former president of al-Azhar University, stated that Islam is free from all acts of extremism. He clarified that this is not a defense of Islam, but rather a confirmation that extremism has nothing to do with the faith. He emphasized that extremism stands against both religion...
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2025
Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah (Jūrj Ibrāhīm ʿAbd Allāh), a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause, has arrived in Lebanon after spending more than forty years in a French prison, according to the Lebanese National News Agency.
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2025
Tamīm Khalāf, spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Egypt has played an important role in facilitating the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, clarifying that Cairo contributed to delivering around 70% of the aid that entered Gaza before 19 January, when Israel closed...
Date of source: Thursday, July 31, 2025
In a phone call with Syrian President Aḥmad al-Sharaʿ, French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the latest developments in Syria and ways to support pathways to stability and a political solution, in addition to regional and international issues of mutual concern.
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2025
Under the directives of the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Sheikh of al-Azhar and general supervisor of the Zakāt and Charity House, the House continues its efforts to provide humanitarian support to the people of the Gaza Strip, helping them confront the devastating humanitarian...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Egypt’s "Cairo News" television reported on Sunday that trucks carrying aid have begun entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, as Israel announced a "tactical pause" in its military operations in parts of the Strip.
The channel added on social media, "The entry of Egyptian aid convoys...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Prince Fayṣal bin Farḥān, the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, emphasized that Saudi Arabia’s leadership of the international conference for resolving the Palestinian issue, in partnership with France, is based on the Kingdom’s firm and longstanding position on the Palestinian cause. It is a...
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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.