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Renewed violence in Israel/Palestine will require dialogue
The Center for Arab-West Understanding and the Arab-West Foundation call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
Dutch parliamentary elections result in victory for anti-Islam politician, Geert Wilders. Europe is in shock.
Russian Orthodox Church’s attitude over conflict in Palestine
Date of source: 3 Dec 2023
By Dr. Leonid Savin
During a recent government meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the evacuation of Russian nationals stranded in the Gaza Strip as a “noble and humanitarian task.” He stressed the necessity of the “sacred duty” to extend help to those who are suffering from the current incidents,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Egypt sets objectives of participation in COP28
Date of source: 30 Nov 2023
By Editorial Board (Sky News)
Egypt outlined 11 key objectives to achieve during its participation in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), hosted by the United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023. Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Yāsmīn Fūʾād, made statements prior to her departure for...
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Al-Azhar Observatory issues an index of terrorist organizations’ operations in African countries for the month of November 2023
Date of source: 5 Dec 2023
By Unknown
The Monitoring Unit for African Languages of al-Azhar Observatory for Combatting Extremism continued its persistent follow-up on the activities of terrorist organizations in the African continent, which are led by ISIS (Dāʿesh) and al-Qāʿeda, as well as its off-shoots such as the organizations of...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Secretary of Islamic Research and meets delegation from Christian-Islamic Center
Date of source: 18 Dec 2023
By Ēmān ʿAbd el-Raḥman
The Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿEyād, and Head of al-Azhar Education Sector, Shaykh Ayman ʿAbd el-Ghanī, received a delegation from the Center of Christian Muslim Understanding and Partnership (CCMUP). The delegation included the Director of the center, Bishop Dr....
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Pope Tawāḍrūs II delivers sermon on Coptic Christmas
Date of source: 6 Jan 2024
By Unknown
Pope Tawādrūs II congratulated President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī over the confidence of the people who re-elected him to continue to push forward development and prosperity in Egypt. In his sermon, Pope Tawāḍrūs thanked the president for his visit to the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in the New...
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Egypt’s censorship authorities approve ‘The Atheist’ movie
Date of source: 5 Jan 2024
By Unknown
The works of Egyptian author, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, tend to cause controversy when they are adapted into movies, as he is known for being outspoken on thorny religious issues, and often comes under harsh criticism and accusations of attempting to shake religious beliefs. ʿĪsa was waiting for more than a...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs II attends PhD thesis defense on "kenosis"
Date of source: 15 Jan 2024
By Mōnīkā Jirjis
On Monday (January 15), Pope Tawāḍrūs II attended a PhD thesis defense meeting at the Coptic Orthodox Theological College (COTC), headed by the General Bishop and Deputy Dean of COTC, Anbā Mīkhāʾīl. The theme of the thesis handled an important creed of the Christian faith, as kenosis means the...
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Egypt’s Copts celebrate Christ baptism in Epiphany 2024
Date of source: 19 Jan 2024
By Mīrnā Rizq
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating the Epiphany of 2024 to commemorate the baptism of Jesus by Saint John the Baptist in the Jordan River. Churches are organizing the ceremonies for the celebration that starts on Friday (January 19). The occasion is one the major festivities related to...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs: Feasts are chance to express national amity within Egypt
Date of source: 20 Jan 2024
By Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Ghanī
Pope Tawāḍrūs said that Egypt has a national amity that binds all, and that feasts are a good chance to express this. “Feasts renew the endearment that brings us together, and meetings in feasts indicate peace, which is a great blessing that all of us as Egyptians are keen on maintaining,” the pope...
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Evangelicals and Zionism (1/2)
Date of source: 6 Feb 2024
By Pastor Rifʿat Fikrī Saʿēd
Last Saturday (February 3), the Freedom Committee of the General Syndicate of the Egyptian Writers Union held a conference under the title, ‘Palestine: The Essence of the Israeli-Arab Conflict,’ in the presence of gathering of politicians, Egyptian intellectuals, and Arabs. During this conference,...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Grand Imām of the Azhar is agonized by familiarity of killing Palestinians in Gaza
Date of source: 2 Feb 2024
By Aḥmad al-Sharqāwī
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressed his significant distress over the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip amidst an “inhumane, unjustifiable and weak” global silence. “The most painful thing is to get used to watching the scenes of the killing of men, women, children, elderly...
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Islamic Research Academy says al-Azhar is open to all religious institutions
Date of source: 19 Feb 2024
By Yāsmīn al-Amīr
An official from the Islamic Research Academy affirmed that al-Azhar is open to all religious institutions within and outside Egypt. “Al-Azhar always seeks the common human values among all faiths, aiming to navigate them through contemporary crises and disputes, so that they can confront the...
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Ramaḍān and the Renaissance project
Date of source: 13 Mar 2024
By Al-Ḥasan bin Ṭalāl (former Crown Prince of Jordan)
The sacred month of Ramaḍān carries a spiritual essence that ought to inspire not only Arab and Muslim nations, but also the global community, particularly during these challenging times, in order to reflect on our collective priorities as a nation dedicated to promoting values of goodness, virtue...
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First Friday sermon in Ramadan by awqāf ministry stresses fasting month is one of pious worshiping
Date of source: 15 Mar 2024
By Ḥamdī Qāsim and Aḥmad al-Buḥayrī
The first Friday sermon of Ramaḍān by the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments), released in writing on March 15, 2024, stressed the virtue and blessings of the holy fasting month, hailed as the “master of all months and the greatest of them all.” During Ramaḍān, characterized by its...
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Grand Imām indicates reasons that non-Muslims might enter heaven
Date of source: 12 Mar 2024
By Aḥmad al-Sharqāwī
“Will non-Muslims enter heaven?” This question has ignited discussions on social media following remarks by Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, the former grand Muftī of Egypt and current chairman of the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs Committee, during an episode of his TV program Nūr al-Dīn. Responding...
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Caritas Jordan holds final conference for ‘Christian Participation in Society’ project
Date of source: 24 Mar 2024
By Editorial Team (Abouna [Abūnā])
Caritas Jordan held a concluding conference for its ‘Christian Participation in the Community’ project’s second stage, under the auspices of Apostolic Bishop Nuncio Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso. Wāʾil Sulaymān, Director-General of Caritas Jordan, provided an overview of the project, detailing the...
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Dār al-Iftāʾ answers questions on Zakāt al-Fiṭr
Date of source: 6 Apr 2024
By Shaymāʾ ʿAbd al-Hādī
The countdown has begun for the payment of Zakāt al-Fiṭr (alms for ʿĪd al-Fiṭr), which Muslims are required to pay prior to the Ramaḍān Bairam prayers at the end of the blessed month. [D.A.B Editorial Note: Zakāt al-Fiṭr is an obligatory charity paid at the end of Ramaḍān to help people who are...
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The Dominican Institute (IDEO) in Cairo inaugurates Anawati Chair
CCMUP inaugurates Dr. ʿAlī El-Sammān Interfaith Award
Christian and Islamic Literature at the 2024 Cairo International Book Fair
Former Dutch Prime Minister Andreas van Agt (1931-2024) fought his entire life for justice, mercy, and humanity
Ramaḍān and the Great Fast begin in Egypt
Western Christians celebrate Easter
ʿEīd Mubārak from Dialogue Across Borders
New Interns at the Center for Arab-West Understanding
Despair and Hope in the New Year
Meeting with Interfaith Delegation from Oasis/Catholic University of Milan
February Seminars on Coptic and Middle Eastern Christianity
Pope Tawāḍrūs says interfamilial marriage could cause 10,000 diseases
Date of source: 19 Apr 2024
By Wāʾil ʿAlī
Pope Tawāḍrūs attended an event organized by the Papal Office for Projects (POP) to launch an awareness-raising document titled ‘Let the Joy be Complete,’ which addresses the risks associated with consanguineous or interfamilial marriage. The initiative, in collaboration with partners including the...
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Egypt’s Grand Muftī says spread of violence is due to deviation from religious teachings
Date of source: 15 May 2024
By Lūaʾī ʿĀlī
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, said that the spread of violence and terrorism, both in the past and now, has not taken place because of religions, but rather because of deviation from sound religious teachings that call for coexistence, tolerance, and respect for diversity. “The rationale...
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Grand Muftī of Egypt: Scholars are not entitled to judge if someone is kāfir
Date of source: 24 May 2024
By ʿAlī Shibl
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, stated that it is not in the authority of the ʿulemāʾ (scholars) to judge someone to be a kāfir (disbeliever). He added that such a ruling can only take place after meticulous verification and through the judiciary. “No one should judge people, saying...
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New phase of Pope Tawāḍrūs’ training program begins
Date of source: 27 May 2024
By ʿImād Māhir
The 3rd group of a training forum led by Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church began at the Church of Mār Jirjis in the Cairo district of Heliopolis. The aim of the program is to provide training for 1,000 ecclesial teachers. The 2nd group in the training forum consisted of 200 participants,...
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After the Takwīn network beer row, Dār al-Iftāʾ clarifies ruling on alcohol
Date of source: 9 May 2024
By Maḥmūd Muṣṭafā Abū Ṭālib
Posts on social media regarding Islamic rulings on drinking alcohol have spread during the past few hours, sparked by a bottle of beer that appeared in a photo during the conference of Takwīn foundation. The foundation held its annual meeting at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), and a photo of...
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Al-Azhar senior cleric: Our goal is to produce a family capable of advancing society
Date of source: 8 May 2024
By Muḥammad Shiḥta
Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, Secretary-General of al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy, said al-Azhar praises the role played by the State of Qatar, along with other Arab countries, in supporting the Palestinian cause and condemning the massacres committed by the Zionist entity against innocent Palestinians,...
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UAE enacts legislation to combat discrimination, racism, and contempt of religion
Date of source: 14 Oct 2015
By Unknown
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Shaykh Khalīfa bin Zāyīd Āl Nahyān, announced new legislation that will administer severe penalties and criminalize any act inciting religious hatred.  The official UAE news agency WAM also reported that discrimination “based on religion, caste, creed,...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs leads mass celebrating Jesus’ entry into Egypt
Date of source: 1 Jun 2024
By Maryam al-Sharīf
Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church led a mass celebrating the entry of Jesus Christ into Egypt at the Anbā Antonius Church at the Papal Residence in the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbbāsīya. The Church is celebrating the mass marking Jesus’ entry into Egypt on June 1...
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Al-Kūm al-Aḥmar village families apologize to Copts for attack on Evangelical church
Date of source: 7 May 2024
By Nādir Shukrī
In the province of al-Minyā in southern Egypt, representatives of prominent families paid a visit to the Coptic Christians and the pastor of the Evangelical church to apologize for the attack on the church's newly constructed building, which had a building license. Prominent members of the leading...
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