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Date of source: 8 May 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, received Dr. ʿAmr Rashīd, Chairman of the board of directors of the Egyptian Ambulance Organization (EAO), at al-Azhar headquarters. Dr. Ṭayyīb praised the EAO’s role in the relief of injured Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has been under...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 May 2024
Talk show host ʿAmr Adīb said that he would arrange a debate between researcher Islām al-Buḥayrī, one of the founding members of the Arab Intellect Taqueen (Takwīn), and Islamic preacher ʿAbullah Rushdī, to discuss the ideas of the foundation that has recently been sparking controversy.
“Rushdī...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 May 2024
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem announced that it is not holding celebrations this year due to the “barbaric” war being waged by the occupation forces in Gaza.
“Rather than holding celebrations, there will be prayers held for the wounded and martyred people of the Gaza...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 May 2024
Archbishop of al-Minyā, Anbā Makāryūs, has been given the nickname the ‘Honest Pastor’ following his visit to the village of al-Fawākhir after the assault on his congregation, where three houses were set alight and more were looted.
Anbā Makāryūs felt the agony of his congregation and did not...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 May 2024
To the sound of the hymns of “Sunday Dawn,” “The Resurrection,” and other songs, a boat sailed on a cruise of the Nile on which there was a group of priests, tourism investors, and university professors, as well as representatives of Egyptian communities who lived abroad, to inaugurate a new...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 6 May 2024
The Egyptian Scientific Academy (Institut d’Égypte), in association with the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership (CCMUP), the University of Cambridge, al-Azhar, Dar al-Iftāʾ, and Egyptian Churches, will hold an international conference under the title “Modern Scientific...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 4 May 2024
Since the call for religious reform until this day, we have not reached an agreement about the purpose of this step.
Opinions were mixed regarding this matter. Some thought it was about a change in the style of the daʿwa (call) and the language used in the religious discourse, others believed it...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 May 2024
Today (May 4), Christians of the Orthodox Church are celebrating Holy Saturday, which follows Good Friday and precedes Easter Sunday, when masses call for the spreading of love and peace.
Sabt al-Nūr was named so because Jesus beamed light during his Harrowing of Hell after the crucifixion.
Holy...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 May 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, said women’s taking of leading positions is permissible according to the sharīʿa, which does not consider gender but rather efficiency and professionalism in accomplishing work.
“The Islamic Sharīʿa celebrates women and grants them all their legitimate...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Apr 2024
Palestine is considered to be the cradle of Christianity, the birthplace of Jesus, and home to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the majority of Christian antiquities.
Although the Covenant of ʿUmar was unfair to the Christians of Palestine, they remained an overwhelming majority until the end...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 May 2024
Statement on the Annual Observance of Palestinian Prisoners Day – April 17, 2024
Cornelis Hulsman – CIDT Senior Advisor; Founding Editor – Dialogue Across Borders/Arab-West Report
The tragedy we see unfolding over Gaza is hell on earth: Palestinian laborers in Israel were forced back into the...
Date of source: 25 Apr 2024
In its excessive oppression, the Israeli occupation does not discriminate between Muslims and Christians. This is what the Palestinians and Arabs have come to understand for over more than seven decades. Below are the most prominent Christian figures who engaged in honorable resistance against the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Apr 2024
The Faculty of Sharīʿa & Law in Cairo organized a symposium under the title ‘Principles of International Humanitarian Law and Common Denominators with the Principles of Islamic Sharīʿa.’
The event fell within the framework of cooperation between al-Azhar and the International Committee of the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Apr 2024
The Ṣūfī Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn ʿArabī lived during the 12th century. Most of his books were lost during his trips from the city of Murcia in Spain (Andalusia) to the Levant, namely Damascus, where he died and was buried.
However, nearly 100 books have remained, varying from major works to small papers,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Apr 2024
While the Israeli war machine relentlessly claims Palestinian lives, Netflix has released a docu-series depicting the life of Prophet Moses and the “tragedy” of the Israelites in Egypt.
The three-part series delves into the Israelites’ suffering, their struggles, and their epic journey to escape to...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 May 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, had a telephone conversation with Pope Tawāḍrūs to extend Easter congratulations.
Dr. Ṭayyīb conveyed his good wishes to the pope, praying that such religious occasions provide a chance for fostering fraternal ties among the people of the nation and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Apr 2024
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, commended the efforts exerted by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, who also serves as Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, in promoting peace, understanding, and interfaith dialogue.
Dr. Ṭayyīb received a message from Guterres in which he...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Apr 2024
Journalist Aḥmad al-Ṣāwī, Editor-in-Chief of the Ṣawt al-Azhar (Voice of al-Azhar) newspaper, republished statements by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, addressing issues related to the construction of churches and communal unrest in certain villages.
Ṣāwī quoted Dr. Ṭayyīb, emphasizing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Apr 2024
Former Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, said his TV show Nūr al-Dīn (Light of Religion), arrived at the right time to save society and preserve mental well-being from decline.
“The new generations felt the need to break free from authority and perceived parental interventions as mistreatment...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Apr 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, will participate in the 23rd session of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) council, scheduled to take place on April 20-22 in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
ʿAllām doubles as Chairman of the Supreme Council of the General Secretariat for Fatwa...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Apr 2024
Al-Azhar has resumed its scholarly program after the fasting month of Ramaḍān, focusing on elucidating Islamic heritage books with a target of 60 books a week under the guidance of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb.
Dr. ʿAbd al-Munʿim Fūʾād, General Supervisor of Academic Activities...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Apr 2024
Egypt’s Institute of Coptic Studies (ICS) is a renowned educational institution dedicated to Coptic history, heritage and culture. Affiliated with the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate and chaired by Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria, the ICS was established in January 1954 by the Millī (Community) Council...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Apr 2024
Family difficulties often result in unfortunate consequences, particularly affecting children who bear the brunt of family instability, especially when fathers use financial means to exact revenge on their wives.
According to the first article of law no. 25 (bis 18) of 1929, husbands were legally...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 Apr 2024
Wives, according to the text of Article 1 Law No. 25/1920, are entitled to receive their sharīʿa rights of nafaqa (alimony) from their husbands starting from the date of the marriage contract. This includes provisions for food, clothing, housing, and medical expenses.
According to Article 20 of Law...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Apr 2024
The timing of the announcement of an agreement between Israel and Indonesia to normalize relations might have gone unnoticed under different circumstances, especially before the aggression on Gaza following the events of October 7.
Previously, there had been an atmosphere of Arab normalization with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 Nov 2023
Germany's interior minister, Nancy Faeser, has called on Muslim groups in the country to explicitly condemn the October 7 attacks by Ḥamās on Israel.
“I expect the Muslim organizations to position themselves and uphold their responsibilities in society,” Faeser said in an interview with German...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Apr 2024
Security forces in the Upper Egyptian province of al-Minyā and the deputy governor rushed to al-Fawākhir village after reported assaults by extremists on Copts over rumors about the construction of a church.
The extremists attacked Copts’ houses with stones and chanted slogans against them while...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Apr 2024
Egyptian security forces were able to restore calm in the village of al-Fawākhir, Samāllūṭ town, in the southern Egyptian governorate of al-Minyā, after violence erupted there on Tuesday evening (April 23).
The village witnessed attacks on Copts by a group of people over rumors that a new church...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 May 2017
The Islamic Research Academy on Thursday, May 11, 2017, held an extraordinary meeting under Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, to discuss the crisis sparked by cleric Dr. Sālim ʿAbd al-Jalīl’s statements regarding Christianity.
The meeting, which reviewed the remarks by ʿAbd al-Jalīl,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Mar 2024
Shaykh Khālid al-Jamāl, a preacher at the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments), praised the idea of the program Nūr al-Dīn (Light of Religion) by Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former grand muftī of Egypt, and said the senior scholar touched on several important topics.
Commenting on the 16th episode,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Apr 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders is participating for the first time in the 38th edition of the Foire Internationale du Livre de Tunis, or the Tunis International Book Fair, which will be held from April 19 to 28 in the Tunisian capital.
The council’s participation in the event aligns with its mission...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Mar 2024
A Coptic researcher has criticized the lack of representation of women and Christians in the Bar Council following its 2024 elections.
“The Bar Council is nearly without representation of women and Copts, despite the presence of more than 300,000 eligible voters, 45% of which are women,” said Isḥaq...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Apr 2024
When the book ‘al-Mawāqif wa al-Mukhāṭabāt’ by al-Nafarrī was published in Cairo in 1934, the late novelist and Nobel laureate Najīb Maḥfūẓ was just 23 years old, having already graduated from the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Department of the Egyptian University, now known as Cairo University. ...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Apr 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, spoke about one of al-Asmāʾ al-Ḥusna (99 Fairest Attributes of God), which is al-Ḥalīm, or the Clement.
“The word comes from clemency, as Allah is always forgiving, and is never provoked by the anger or sin of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Jan 2024
On Wednesday (January 10), The Cairo Criminal Court’s sentenced defendants to five years’ imprisonment terms in the retrial on the case known in the media as “Shiite sedition.”
The two defendants – Ḥasan Muḥammad and ʿAbd al-Wahāb ʿĀshūr – had received verdicts of 14-year imprisonment terms in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Mar 2024
The Abrahamic Family House celebrated its first anniversary since opening on Saʿdīyāt Cultural District in Abu Dhabi in February 2023.
Reflecting the UAE's commitment to unity among people and cultures, the Abrahamic Family House showcases the nation’s diversity and is a place for education,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Apr 2024
Led by Dr. ʿAlāʾ ʿAbd el-Hādī, the General Union of Arab Writers and the General Syndicate of the Egyptian Writers Union expressed their sincere support for the Grand Imām Aḥmad el-Ṭayyīb and his courageous and noble stance towards the Palestinian issue and what is happening in Gaza in particular....
Reviewed by Nuhā Ḥurayba
Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 20 Apr 2024
President of the National Council for Women, Dr. Māyā Morsī, participated in the Egyptian Family Celebration organized by the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs, which carried the slogan “Family Health = Community Health.”
The Coptic Orthodox Church took this...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 19 Apr 2024
Years ago, two Christian watermelon sellers, who happened to be brothers, decided to hang a picture that sent message of harmony, of Sheikh Aḥmad el-Ṭayyīb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, and Pope Tawāḍrūs, above their shop. These often discuss their amicable relationship with Muslim customers, portraying...
Reviewed by Nuhā Ḥurayba
Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 6 Apr 2024
Grand Imām on al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad el-Ṭayyīb, extended his congratulations to President ʿAbd el-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and both the people within Egypt and in the Arab and Islamic world on the occasion of celebrating Laylat Al-Qadr.
The Sheikh of al-Azhar also discussed the war in Gaza and the Palestinian...
Reviewed by Nuhā Ḥurayba
Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.