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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
Grand Imām of al-Azhar stresses that interfaith dialogue is no longer a luxury but a necessity
Date of source: 16 Mar 2025
By Middle East News Agency (MENA)
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, who is also chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, said that interfaith and intercultural dialogue are no longer a luxury today, but an existential necessity to save humanity from ignorance and misunderstandings. He stressed the importance of having...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Dominican publishing house releases a book on Father George Qanawātī
Date of source: 10 Mar 2025
By Rīhām ʿAbdullāh
The Dominican Fathers Monastery hosted a signing ceremony on the book “Father George Qanawātī: A Life for Interfaith & Intercultural Dialogue” authored by Dominican Father Jean-Jacques Pérennès. The event was attended by Bishop Claudio Lurati of the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria, which...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
A strong bond between Pope Cyril VI and Gamāl ʿAbd el-Nāṣṣer
Date of source: 10 Mar 2025
By Māgid Kāmel
The relationship between Pope Cyril VI and the late leader Gamāl ʿAbd el-Nāṣṣer, marked by affection and warmth, is depicted by Moḥammad Ḥassaneīn Heīkal in his book Autumn of Fury. Heīkal writes, “The relationship between Gamāl ʿAbd el-Nāṣṣer and Cyril VI was excellent; they had mutual admiration...
Reviewed by Maé Lefèvre
Translator Maé Lefèvre
War likely to reduce the number of Coptic pilgrims to Jerusalem this year
Date of source: 13 Feb 2025
By Maryam Sharīf
In light of successful endeavors by Egypt and Qatar to complete the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, coinciding with the beginning of the Christian pilgrimage season to Jerusalem, Copts are wondering about the possibility of making it this year after a ban in 2024. Greek Orthodox Patriarch...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Disappeared Coptic girl brought back to her family in southern Egypt
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
By Maḥmūd al-ʿAzba
Security forces, in cooperation with the Coptic Archbishopric in Sūhāg Governorate, southern Egypt, brought a Christian girl who reportedly disappeared on February 24, back to her family. The father of the 19-year-old Mārīnā Khalaf had reported her missing but blamed no one for her disappearance....
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Morocco: Muḥammad VI calls on Moroccans to refrain from carrying out the ritual sacrifice of ʿEīd al-Aḍḥa
Date of source: 26 Feb 2025
By No Author Mentioned
In a TV message read out by Aḥmad al-Tawfīq, the Minister of Ḥabūs and Islamic Affairs, King Muḥammad VI calls on Moroccans not to perform the ritual sacrifice of ʿEīd al-Aḍḥa. In his address, the King stated: "Dear People, We endeavor to bring together, for the benefit of our faithful people, the...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Aḥmad al-Sharʿa calls for "national unity," Patriarch of Antioch denounces murder of "many Christians"
Date of source: 9 Mar 2025
By No Author Mentioned
745 civilians have been killed in Syria's coastal regions and the mountains of Latakia by security forces in three days, according to the OSDH. Syrian President Aḥmad al-Sharʿaon Sunday called for "national unity" in the country after three days of communal violence unprecedented since the fall of...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Participants in Intra-Islamic Dialogue Conference stress reliance on moderate religious institutions and values of citizenship
Date of source: 20 Feb 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Participants in the 4th session of the Intra-Islamic Dialogue Conference said that the convening of this meeting reflects profound interest by al-Azhar, the Muslim Council of Elders, and the Kingdom of Bahrain in rallying Muslim ranks, praising their efforts to boost values of citizenship and...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Grand Muftī of Egypt: Coordination underway with al-Azhar, religious institutions on legal framework regulating fatwas in Egypt
Date of source: 1 Mar 2025
By Ālā’ Yūsuf
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that coordination is underway with al-Azhar, the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars, and the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in order to devise a legal framework to regulate fatwas in Egypt. “Dār al-Iftā’...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Will Morrocco punish those who violate the ban on animal sacrifice during ʿEid al-Aḍḥa?
Date of source: 1 Mar 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Many Moroccans warmly welcomed the announcement by the Minister of Religious Endowments, Aḥmad al-Tawfīq, about the cancellation of this year’s ‘Eid al-Aḍḥā sacrifice, especially given that it will spare a large part of the population from the soaring livestock prices that had skyrocketed last year...
Reviewed by Maé Lefèvre
Translator Maé Lefèvre
ʿAlī Gomʿa explains controversial ḥadīth on women and hell
Date of source: 2 Mar 2025
By Asmā’ ʿAbd al-Majīd
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former Grand Mufti of Egypt, responded to a question from a female student about a controversial ḥadīth which states that the majority of those in hell will be women. The Ramaḍān television program, Nūr al-Dīn wa al-Dunyā (“Light of Religion and the World”), is hosted by Dr....
Reviewed by Jack Heron, ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator Jack Heron, ʿAmr al-Misrī
Khūrī wishes a speedy recovery to Pope Francis and reiterates his call for peace and justice
Date of source: 26 Feb 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Dr. Ramzī Khūrī, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and head of the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC), has sent a telegram to Pope Francis in which he wished him a speedy recovery. He prayed to God for his health and for...
Reviewed by Maé Lefèvre
Translator Maé Lefèvre

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