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Date of source: 8 Oct 2024
Under the patronage of Prime Minister Muṣṭafā Madbūlī, Dār al-Iftāʾ held a symposium titled, ‘Fatwā & Character Building,’ in which a documentary that reviewed efforts by al-Azhar as a source of enlightenment and moderation was screened.
The documentary confirmed that the priority of the Grand...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Oct 2024
A researcher in the Faculty of Archeology of Cairo University said the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt is considered to be one of the most important events in history as it was based on a sacred revelation and divine orders.
In an interview with Ṣadā al-Balad news website, Bīshūy Damyān Ḥilmī said...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Oct 2024
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Translator Noha Heraiba, Rajāʾ Maḥmūd Ismāʿīl
Date of source: 8 Oct 2024
During the launch of the symposium that was held in promotion of the presidential initiative titled, 'A New Beginning to Build Egyptian Humans,' under the patronage of President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al Sīsī and hosted by Dār al-Iftāʾ, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said:
“By building humans,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Oct 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, received the General Bishop and Chairman of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC), Anbā Irmīyā, to discuss the role of religious institutions in boosting people’s awareness and the joint effort of the institutions to...
Date of source: 14 Mar 2024
Representative Nadīm Gemayel stated, “Ḥezbollah’s profanation of pre-emptive wars has proven to be a failure, as seen in the war in Syria, and the repercussions of crises, displacement, and crimes in Lebanon.”
He posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), “To this day, the support...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 6 Oct 2024
On Sunday, October 6, the eve of the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 incidents, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church reiterated his calls for an “immediate ceasefire” in the region of the Middle East, as well as the urgency for the release of the hostages detained in Gaza.
Addressing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Oct 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs stressed the church’s willingness to join all activities that aim at raising citizens’ awareness on the importance of rationalizing the water consumption.
The pope made the remarks at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Monday, October 7. To address their respective duties in this regard...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Oct 2024
Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) said that a distorted perception of religious discourse, which is based on fanaticism and disputes over doctrinal matters, could push some young people and adolescents to have wrong ideas about religions and gradually lead them to atheism....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Oct 2024
On Saturday, October 12, a workshop with the title ‘Religious Leaders and a New Beginning for Building Humans’ was launched as part of a presidential initiative on human development under the sponsorship of the National Council for Women (NCW). At the workshop, participants talked about the goals,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Oct 2024
Background for the Mikado Library, the Katholiek Documentatie Centrum and the Historisch Documentatiecentrum voor het Nederlands Protestantisme.
This brief provides background to books and documents Cornelis Hulsman provided to the Mikado Library, Aachen, October 10, 2024.
Working in emigration...
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Translator Matthew Anderson
Date of source: 14 Oct 2024
Muslim books on Christian mission for the Mikado library
Christianity In Africa: Missionaries and Change (African Society of Social Sciences: Tripoli, Libya, 1986).
Christian Missionarism and the Alienation of the African Mind (African Society of Social Sciences: Tripoli, Libya, 1986).
I bought...
Date of source: 14 Oct 2024
Farewell speech for Professor Wolfram Reiss (University of Vienna)
I was born and raised in a conservative Christian Reformed family with beliefs such as the current state of Israel is the promised land for the Jews, negative perspectives on Islam, reading the Qur’an was wrong, the Catholic church...
Date of source: 26 Sep 2024
In his weekly sermon, Pope Tawāḍrūs expressed his deep concern over the suffering caused by armed conflicts, emphasizing the need to end the war in the region of Lebanon and Palestine, while upholding the ideals of wisdom, humanism, and mercy.
Speaking in his sermon at the Martyr Mār Jirjis Church...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Sep 2024
Al-Azhar University President, Dr. Salāma Dawūd, announced that six colleges have obtained renewed accreditation. Five were accredited for the first time and thirteen academic programs were accredited at the different colleges of the university in Cairo and provinces.
“The colleges that obtained...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Sep 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that discussion about the Prophet Muḥammad’s Birthday is no longer a superfluous matter but rather an obligation and a religious duty.
“The world is suffering from a lack of conscience regarding the reality in which we live and differs completely from...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Sep 2024
On Saturday, September 28th, the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Ḥamās, lamented the loss of Ḥasan Naṣrallah, Secretary-General of Ḥizbullah, whom Ḥizbullah confirmed to be murdered in an Israeli attack.
“We remember his struggle, full of sacrifices for the sake of liberating Jerusalem and the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Sep 2024
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa said the presence of Dār al-Iftāʾ clashes with the principles of a democratic state, adding: “With all due respect to all opinions, thoughts, persons, and institutions, but there is no democratic state that has an iftāʾ house.”
“The grand muftī position was established by...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Sep 2024
Professor of theology and philosophy at al-Azhar University, Dr. ʿAzza Ramaḍān, stated that addressing atheists in society requires extensive research and that there is no universally applicable solution to the problem of recognising and dealing with atheists.
“Each case should be thoroughly...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Sep 2024
In the context of Islam, jihād refers to the fight of Muslims to abstain from sin, which is the highest kind of jihād, as well as the defense of their beliefs and homeland.
However, radical organizations have misrepresented the meaning of the jihād and have even killed Muslims and defenseless...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 Sep 2024
Shaykh Ṣalāḥ al-Tījānī has recently came under public scrutiny after a teenage girl named Khadīja accused him of sexually harassing her, sharing screenshots of their chat.
Khadīja, an architect who is now living in Russia, published a post on her facebook page in which she accused Tījānī of sexual...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Sep 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, gifted President ʿAbd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī with al-Azhar’s first edition of the interpretation of the Holy Qurʾān into English during the ceremonies of the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) to celebrate the al-Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Prophet Muḥammad’s...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Sep 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center posted a statement on its Facebook page regarding the controversy surrounding the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, and the speech he gave on Monday, September 16, the Prophet Muḥammad's birthday.
“Integrity is violated when remarks are taken out of context...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Sep 2024
Each time President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī speaks on the occasion of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday), observers of Egyptian public events can identify the characteristics of a character-building approach in his speech.
“Our noble Prophet, Muḥammad (PBUH), once remarked, ‘I was...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Sep 2024
Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, stated that God Almighty alone is capable of making comparisons between divine messages. He further stated that those who believe in these messages should not make comparisons between one prophet or another or between one religion and another.
“God...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Sep 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center posted a statement on its Facebook page on the debate surrounding the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, and the speech he gave on Monday, September 16, the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday.
“Integrity is compromised when statements are taken out of context with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Sep 2024
Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), held a plenary meeting with regional directors around the country and top executives of Al-Awqāf Egyptian Authority to discuss a new work mechanism that would be implemented soon.
He stated during the meeting, “This system will be...
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Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
The General Organization for Cultural Palaces (GOCP) is organizing a symposium on the Holy Family Trail and its role in preserving the Coptic heritage and the Egyptian identity at the al-Sāmir Theatre in the Jīza district of al-ʿAjūza.
Speakers at the symposium include Dr. Fayrūz Maḥmūd Ḥasan, a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Sep 2024
Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate speech are rampant in Western and some non-Islamic countries because anything associated with Islam and Muslims is associated with terrorism. Nonetheless, the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ is trying to disseminate a reasonable strategy to address the unfortunate phenomenon...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Sep 2024
Muslims share congratulations on the day of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī while chanting “O, my beloved Messenger of God,” a common phrase commemorating the Prophet Muḥammad's birth.
Messages such as “Congratulations on al-Mawlid al-Nabawī of the beloved al-Muṣṭafā (Muḥammad),” “May God accept your charity...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Sep 2024
The Roman Catholic Church’s Pope Francis is currently in Indonesia, which has observers confused because this largely Islamic country only contains a small minority of Christians. However, they fail to realize that since Pope Francis assumed office in 2013, the pontiff has declared his adoption of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Sep 2024
Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, expressed admiration for President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī's program, “New Beginning for Building Humans,” stating that it is crucial to raising the standard of services provided in the areas of health, sports, education, and culture.
In a statement...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2024
Media personality Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa expressed uncertainty on the future of the film adaptation of his book, al-Mulḥid (The Atheist).
“Many are asking me about the fate of the al-Mulḥid movie. I don’t know. You better ask the minister of culture or perhaps the minister of awqāf,” ʿĪsa wrote on his page...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Jul 2024
The newly appointed Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Sayī Maḥmūd al-Azharī, was born on July 16, 1976, in Alexandria, and grew up in the province of Sūhāj, Upper Egypt.
He graduated with first-class honors in 2011 from the faculty of uṣūl al-Dīn (theology), with a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Sep 2024
In a fatwā published on December 1, 2016, the former Grand Muftī, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, stated that the celebration of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī, or the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, reflects the blessing of his prophethood as well as the love and glorification of the Prophet.
The fatwā states that the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2024
According to Pope Tawāḍrūs, the president's “New Beginning” plan is a “good and serious step towards developing the Egyptian people to build an advanced and integrated society.”
In a video clip released by the cabinet's official page, Pope Tawāḍrūs stated, “In every aspect, the development of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
The newly appointed Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, holds a PhD in theology from al-Azhar University, where he majored in philosophy and theology and graduated with first-rank honors in 2003.
He graduated in May 1995 from the faculty of theology at al-Azhar University in Ṭanṭā,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Aug 2024
The al-Qādirīya al-Būdshīshīya Sufi Order, led by Dr. Mūlāī Munīr al-Qādīrī Būdshīsh, announced that the 19th edition of the World Sufi Forum is being held in the Kingdom of Morocco on September 11-16, under the title ‘Sufism and Values in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.’
In past forum editions...
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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.