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Towards French recognition of the Palestinian State?
Date of source: 10 Apr 2025
By No Author Mentioned
On April 7 and 8, Emmanuel Macron traveled to Cairo to meet his Egyptian counterpart, ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. The visit gave the two heads of state an opportunity to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as the "unbearable situation" in the Gaza Strip. Emmanuel Macron,...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Fifth anniversary of death of the former Minister of Awqāf, Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq
Date of source: 1 Apr 2025
By Lū’aī ʿAlī
Today (Tuesday) marks the anniversary of the death of Dr. Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq, the former Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), who passed away on April 1, 2020. Zaqzūq, born in the governorate of al-Daqahlīya on December 27, 1933, obtained his university degree at the Faculty of Arabic...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Muslim Council of Elders and a delegation from the South African Council of Churches stress the role of religion in promoting peace
Date of source: 2 Apr 2025
By Muṣṭafā Jamāl
Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām welcomed a South African Council of Churches delegation at the Council's headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The delegation included Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, former General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches; Bishop...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Azhari Palestinian praises Imām Ṭayyīb’s message of empathy with the people of Gaza
Date of source: 4 Apr 2025
By Muhammad Husayn
A Palestinian scholar and a former student of al-Azhar said that he felt relieved by a phone call from Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, who expressed support and appreciation for the struggling Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip under cruel and calamitous circumstances. "Despite the tough...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Second round of female leadership program inaugurated by the Grand Imām
Date of source: 6 Apr 2025
By Muḥammad Shiḥta
The 2nd edition of a program on producing promising female leaders was inaugurated under the patronage of Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, and Dr. Salāma Dāwūd, President of al-Azhar University. "The event tackled the issue of empowerment of women," said Dr. Muḥammad Fikrī Khiḍr, Vice-...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
"And the land of Egypt was blessed!" by Bishop Armia
Date of source: 2 Apr 2025
By Bishop Armiyā
I would like to extend my congratulations on this occasion of ʿEid al-Fiṭr to all of our Muslim brothers who are celebrating in Egypt and across the world, praying to God for joy and peace in our country and for our people, as well as over the region and the rest of the world. Today, Coptic...
Reviewed by Jack Heron
Translator Jack Heron
Zakāt al-Fiṭr 2025: The amount of Zakāt in Algeria and France
Date of source: 16 Mar 2025
By ʿAlī ʿUmar (Ali Aomar)
As Eīd al-Fiṭr approaches, Muslims around the world are preparing to pay the Zakāt al-Fiṭr, an obligatory almsgiving that symbolizes solidarity and generosity. In Algeria, the amount of these alms for 2025 has been officially announced by the religious authorities. The Ministry of Religious Affairs...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Non-Hegemonic Agency in the Changing World Order: Egypt’s Stability Framing
Date of source: 6 Apr 2025
By Sarah A. Heeling
Cut from the Same Cloth: Marriage and Divorce Traditions Among Coptic Christians and Muslims in Villages in Lower Egypt
Date of source: 5 Apr 2025
By Saskia Heisterborg
New Christian Personal Status Law sets the age of majority at 21
Date of source: 23 Mar 2025
By Nūrhān al-Kurdī
Bishop Paula (Būla), the Archbishop of Tanta and its suburbs and the person responsible for personal status law within the Coptic Orthodox Church, confirmed that the new Personal Status Law for Christians has set the age of a minor to be under 21 years, instead of 18 years, as is the case in other...
Reviewed by Maé Lefèvre
Translator Maé Lefèvre
Ramaḍān in Egypt - the bridge of love between Muslims and Christians
Date of source: 18 Mar 2025
By Maḥmūd al-ʿAzba
Sāndī Girgis, a young Christian woman, is engaged in charity activities during the holy fasting month of Ramaḍān to hand out ifṭār (fast-breaking) meals she had cooked at her home in the streets of the coastal province of al-Ismāʿīlīya, where she lives, giving them to the poor and needy. Girgis has...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Head of the Evangelical community in Egypt praises the role of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar in strengthening coexistence
Date of source: 19 Mar 2025
By Muḥammad al-Aḥmadī
Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, head of the Evangelical community in Egypt, expressed "deep appreciation" for the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, and for his "pioneering role in promoting the values ​​of tolerance and peace." He emphasized that Dr. Ṭayyīb is a "global religious figure and a...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Syrian Christians congratulate Muslims on the occasion of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr
Date of source: 31 Mar 2025
By No Author Mentioned
In a beautiful display reflecting love and friendship, Christians in Syria sent a joyful message to Muslims on the occasion of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr. Stood outside Our Lady’s Church in Damascus, a Christian choir sung a message of congratulations to Syrian Muslims to the tune of the song "The Full Moon Has...
Reviewed by Jack Heron
Translator Jack Heron
"If a Christian person dies as a martyr for the country, does he go to Heaven?" ‘Alī Gomʿa answers.
Date of source: 24 Mar 2025
By Hadīr Yūsif
The former Grand Mufti of Egypt and member of the Council of Senior Scholars at Al-Azhar, Sheikh ‘Alī Gomʿa, answered a question from one of the youths: "If a Christian dies as a martyr for the country, does he go to Heaven?" Gomʿa said, "This is something that should be discussed within the...
Reviewed by Maé Lefèvre
Translator Maé Lefèvre
The 2016 Church Construction Law and Modern Church-Building Controversies in Minya
Date of source: 26 Mar 2025
By Matthew Anderson
Bishop William al-Shūmalī: The Bible is not a land registry that grants land to one people over another
Date of source: 15 Mar 2025
By Dāwūd Kuttab
The Patriarchal Vicar of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Al-Quds), Bishop William al-Shomali (William al-Shūmalī), refuted in a scholarly and theological manner the justification of Jewish claims to Palestine by saying that the Bible is not a land registry that grants land to one people over...
Reviewed by Khadija Quadri al-Jilani
Translator Khadija Quadri al-Jilani
15th "Plural Fṭūr" held in Casablanca: A celebration of heritage, memory and the values of living together
Date of source: 18 Mar 2025
By No Author Mentioned
More than 150 personalities from different backgrounds came together to celebrate Ramaḍān in a spirit of sharing and diversity. On Sunday evening in Casablanca, representatives of the three monotheistic religions, as well as athletes, cultural figures, and diplomats from some twenty countries, took...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
The Rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris responds to Bruno Retailleau
Date of source: 21 Mar 2025
By ʿAlī Idīr
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. He discusses the absence of the Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Morocco strengthens interfaith dialogue
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Morocco’s permanent representative at the UN Office in Geneva, ʿUmar Znīber, has highlighted the Moroccan model of religious coexistence and its efforts to boost values of tolerance, mutual respect, and interfaith dialogue. “Morocco is a land of diversity and tolerance and portrays a harmonious...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Pope Tawāḍrūs II considers a proposal on a unified date for Easter celebrations
Date of source: 15 Mar 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church received at the Papal Residence in Cairo a delegation of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) led by Secretary-General Dr. Maximos Charakopoulos, and discussed a proposal on unifying the date of Easter celebrations among all Christians...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī

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