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Dār al-Iftāʾ celebrates International Day for Iftāʾ
Date of source: 2 Dec 2024
By Rūʾā Mamdūḥ
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, announced Dār al-Iftāʾ will, for the first time, hold an international symposium marking the International Day for Iftāʾ, under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. On Monday, December 4, he stated, “Dār al-Iftāʾ will soon be upgrading, with...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Advisor of Grand Muftī: Many fatwās are issued without seeking scholars’ opinions
Date of source: 2 Dec 2024
By Muṣṭafā al-Mīrī
Dr. Ibrāhīm Najm, an advisor to the Grand Muftī of Egypt, stated that in contemporary society, many are issuing fatwās (religious edicts) without referring to scholars before. In a phone-in with Ṣadā al-Balad TV station, Najm stated, “Fatwās in this age are rising in an unprecedented manner,...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Former president of Cairo University calls for an upgrade in religious education
Date of source: 17 Oct 2024
By ʿOmar Ṣabrī
The former president of Cairo University, Dr. Muḥammad ʿOthmān al-Khusht has called for improvements to the means through which religious texts are interpreted and more generally the way in which religious education is organized to keep up with the modern era.  “The use of digital technology could...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Algeria accuses extremists in France of attempting to falsify memory
Date of source: 17 Oct 2024
By No Author Mentioned
On Wednesday, 16th October, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accused “extremist circles in France” of “attempting to distort collective memory and consign it to oblivion.”  “The question of memory demands a new breath of boldness and integrity in order rid itself of historical issues of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Pope Tawāḍrūs warns against desecration of holy sites in Palestine
Date of source: 18 Nov 2024
By Bassām Ramaḍān
Pope Tawāḍrūs warned against assaults on the various religious sanctities in Palestine, which are the property of Christian and Muslim owners. The Pope also praised the “fine system of rights under President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, which resulted in the issuance of the law on the construction of...
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Christian individual destroys Virgin Mary Church in al-Marīs village
Date of source: 19 Nov 2024
By Muḥammad Rāshid
According to the Ṭība Archbishopric for Coptic Catholics, a Christian man, along with other individuals, disconnected the power to a church in the village of al-Marīs, destroyed its gate, and stole items within. The archbishopric stated, “During the early hours of Wednesday, November 13, a man with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
The Muslim Brotherhood employs eight methods to spark anti-Egypt hearsay
Date of source: 3 Nov 2024
By Bassām Ramaḍān
An expert on the affairs of Political Islam movements has praised Egypt’s efforts to refute rumors sparked by the “terrorist” organization, al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Muslim Brotherhood).  “The terrorist movement is spreading lies and controversy, looking to pressurize the Egyptian people into...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Palestinains and right-wing Israelis clash over ownership of Al-Aqṣā
Date of source: 17 Nov 2024
By Āya al-Hindāwī
Jewish attempts to enter and disrupt al-Aqṣā Mosque are only part of the continuous tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Both parties struggle to control the sacred sites in al-Quds (Jerusalem); while the mosque is Islam’s third holiest shrine, it is also Judaism’s holy Temple Mount, and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Court sentences extremist in Sweden to jail over hate crimes against Muslims
Date of source: 5 Nov 2024
By No Author Mentioned
A Swedish court on Tuesday found a far-right activist guilty of two counts of hate crimes against Muslims over statements he made whilst burning copies of the Qurʾān. This triggered riots in the country in 2022. The Malmo district court issued a statement announcing the sentencing of Rasmus Paludan...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Dār al-Iftāʾ settles controversy: Head of Imām Ḥussein is in Egypt
Date of source: 30 Oct 2024
By Dālīā al-Ẓanīnī
Dār al-Iftāʾ fatwā secretary, Shaykh Moḥammed Wasām, has stressed the importance of properly clarifying the historical narrations pertaining to the head of Imām Ḥussein, in light of the ongoing debate surrounding its presence in Egypt.  During an episode of the programme “Maʿa al-Nās” (With the...
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Translator Jack Heron
Eildert Mulder: On Israel-Palestine, we see many reasons for pessimism but cannot give up hope
Date of source: 25 Nov 2024
By Eildert Mulder
There is a time for something and there is a time for its opposite, the Preacher in the Book of Ecclesiastes tells us. He gives many examples of this phenomenon. There is a time to love, there is a time to hate. There is a time of war and a time of peace. If you asked this Preacher now, in these...
The Grand Imām’s sister passes away
Date of source: 13 Nov 2024
By Muḥammad Ayman Sālim
The family of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, announced that after a battle with illness, the eldest sister, Ḥājja Samīḥa, has passed away at the age of 90. Sources say that the funeral will take place on Wednesday, November 13th, with condolence ceremonies to be held at al-Imām al-...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Media figure: Freedom of expression in the U.S is guaranteed except when it comes to Palestine
Date of source: 29 Oct 2024
By Muḥammad Shaʿlān
Media personality Aḥmad al-Muslimānī has stated that the United States constitution guarantees freedom of expression on any political issue, except when it comes to the question of Israel and Palestine.  “There is no right to freedom of expression here,” said al-Muslimānī in his talk show, al-Ṭabʿa...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs: Wars drive humanity to seek peace
Date of source: 16 Nov 2024
By Wāʾil ʿAlī
Pope Tawāḍrūs has stated that amidst the wars and suffering of today, humanity is driven to seek peace through Christ’s love.  “Our mission is to be witnesses of Christ and to spread His love everywhere,” said Pope Tawāḍrūs, as he met with a monastic delegation from the Russian Orthodox Church led...
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Grand Imām of al-Azhar selected as one of the World’s 500 most influential Muslims
Date of source: 16 Nov 2024
By Muḥammad Ṣabrī ʿAbd al-Raḥīm‎
The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan released its annual book on the world’s 500 most influential Muslims for 2024/25, with the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, ranked as 13th. The book aims to introduce important figures in the Muslim...
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The Coptic archbishop of Ethiopia
Date of source: 21 Oct 2024
By Majid Kamil
Anbā Kyrillos was born Sīdārūs Marqus Jirjis in al-Naghāmīsh village of al-Balyanā town in the Sūhāj province of southern Egypt, but his year of birth is not accurately known. He was brought up by his father to be a devout Christian, memorized the church hymns and psalms from a young age, and would...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī, Nuhā Ḥurayba
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī, Nuhā Ḥurayba
Recent Far-Right Riots in the United Kingdom: The Resurgence of Racism and Islamophobia in 2024
Date of source: 24 Nov 2024
By Camilla Radwan
   
CEOSS attends COP29 in Azerbaijan
Date of source: 10 Nov 2024
By Teresa Kamāl (Theresa Kamal)
The Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Service (CEOSS) announced it is attending the climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 - November 22, as an official observer from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The participation represents a new...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Grand Muftī attends COP29 in Azerbaijan
Date of source: 3 Nov 2024
By Luʾay ʿAlī‎
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, went to Azerbaijan to attend the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, and to also participate in the Global Summit of Religious Leaders, scheduled for November 5-6, where he will deliver a...
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Government announces the legalization of 3,453 churches since 2016
Date of source: 30 Oct 2024
By Ibrāhīm al-Ṭayīb and Ranā Ḥamdī
On 30th October 2024, the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Muṣṭafā Madbūlī, approved recommendations made by an ad-hoc committee on the legal status of 293 churches, and other church-affiliated buildings. The committee was set up in 2016 based on Article 8 of Law No. 80 on the regulation of the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī

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