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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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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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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
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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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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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Aug 2024
A unique vision for renewing religious discourse through Egypt’s religious establishment—which is recognised for its capacity to propagate ideals of tolerance, reject prejudice and hatred, and play a significant cultural role—was incorporated by the government.
In order to promote a moderate...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Aug 2024
Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, stated on Sunday, August 18, that interfaith dialogue is the best method to advance peace and understanding. He also mentioned that efforts were being made to solidify common principles as the most effective strategy to create a society that is tolerant...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Jun 2023
According to prominent Muslim scholar Shaykh ʿAbd Allah bin Bayya, Chairman of the UAE Fatwā Council and Head of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, the United Arab Emirates - led by President Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl Nahyān - has turned into a model of “happy coexistence.”
“The United Arab Emirates...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Aug 2024
The dean of al-Azhar’s Faculty for Islamic & Arabic Studies for Girls, Dr. Ḥanān ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, stressed the significance of department selection for female students aspiring to become muftīs.
In a talk show on the al-Nās TV station ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz stated: “The term ‘muftī’ is broad, so...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Sep 2024
The Center for Christian Muslim Understanding and Partnership (CCMUP) hosted the second day of A Journey of Learning program’s third edition at the All-Saints Episcopal Cathedral in the Zamālik district. Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the center’s director and honorary archbishop, was present for the events....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Sep 2024
On Saturday, August 31, Christian and Muslim locals in the province of Banī Sūwayf, located 115 kilometers south of Cairo, came together to fight a fire that had broken out inside the governorate’s archbishopric.
The people participated in extinguishing the fire and assisted the civil defense...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
After a man was found guilty of contempt of religion, the Port Said (Pūr Saʾīd) Criminal Court, presided over by Chief Justice Jawdat Mīkhāʾīl Qiddīs, sentenced him to three years of harsh imprisonment.
The forty-year-old man, identified only by his initials Y.M.ʿ and residing in Port Fouad (Pūr...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Aug 2024
The Coptic Catholic Church organized a number of events and activities in preparation for the 2024 Nayrouz celebration.
Anbā Būlā Shafīq, the Archbishop of the Coptic Catholic Diocese for al-Ismāʿīlīya, the cities and dependencies around the Suez Canal, presided over the Assumption of the Virgin...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Aug 2024
The 4th LOGOS Youth Forum was inaugurated by Pope Tawāḍrūs at the LOGOS Centre located in St. Bīshūy Monastery in Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
Under the theme "Take a Step," this year’s forum brings together young men and women from the Egyptian dioceses of the See of St. Mark.
Four topics will be covered at...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 May 2024
The curricula development commission of Al-Azhar has decided to alter several Arabic and Islamic textbooks for students in the preparatory and secondary phases up until May 15.
The commission gave instructions to use only the editions of 2024-2025.
The modified textbooks included Taysīr al-Lubāb Fī...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Aug 2024
At the completion of his pastoral tour in Upper Egypt, Dr. Andrea Zakī, the leader of the Coptic Evangelical community, witnessed the ordination of Priest Michael Māhir as the pastor of the Evangelical Church in the Kūm Asfaḥt district on Friday, August 23.
He also participated in the events that...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Aug 2017
The publication Al-Waṭan has learnt that Dr. Muḥammad ʿOthmān al-Khusht has succeeded Dr. Jābir Naṣṣār as the President of Cairo University.
Khusht, who was born in 1964, served as Cairo University's vice president for student relations and education. He teaches modern and contemporary beliefs and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Aug 2024
According to the Chairman of the Egyptian Catholic Centre for Cinema, Anbā Buṭrus Dānyāl, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, is a man of kindness and moderation who is dedicated to promoting ideas of justice.
In an interview with media figure Ḥamdī Rizq on Ṣada al-Balad TV station, he...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 Aug 2024
Following Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād’s appointment as Egypt’s next grand muftī and chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide, Dār al-Iftāʾ released a biography detailing his prior posts.
ʿAyyād graduated with first-rank honors from al-Azhar University in 2003 with a PhD in theology...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Aug 2024
Following their summit in Cairo, Pope Tawāḍrūs met with the leaders of the International Association of Orthodox Christian Scouts and Dr. Ashraf Ṣubḥī, Minister of Youth and Sports, on Friday, August 16, at the Papal Residence in Cairo.
Under President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī's support, the meeting...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Aug 2024
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī presided over the 35th conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, which began on August 25 and 26 at the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) headquarters. Minister Osāma al-Azharī served as the conference chairman.
More than 60 significant regional...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Aug 2024
Amidst festivities and popular celebrations glorifying the Virgin Mary, Copts began the Virgin Mary fast that is to run until August 22.
Karīm Kamāl, a researcher in Coptic affairs, told al-Waṭan that some Copts start fasting one week earlier, from the first day of August, in observance of the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Jul 2024
Muḥammad al-Khusht, the president of Cairo University, announced the selection of Dr. Osāma al-Azharī as the Minister of Awqāf, or religious endowments. He stated that this move demonstrated the political leadership's faith in his effectiveness, wisdom, and breadth of expertise in managing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Jan 2022
A joint lecture on “developing religious awareness” was held in the Cairo University main hall. The speakers included the editor-in-chief of the al-Wafd newspaper, Wajdī Zayn al-Dīn; the university president, Muḥammad al-Khusht; and the former chairman of religious affairs at the Ministry of Awqāf...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Jul 2024
Since the narrative of Gog and Magog is included in the Holy Qurʾān, it is undeniably a part of Islamic heritage. However, opinions on its meanings are varied.
Dr. Haytham al-Ḥāj ʿAlī, the former chairman of the General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO), has recently published his interpretation of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jul 2024
Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars at al-Azhar and a former grand muftī, congratulated Dr. Osāma al-Azharī on his appointment to the position of Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments).
Jumʿa made this statement at the Sufi Orders commemorating the Hijrī calendar new year....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Aug 2024
Al-Ḥabīb ʿAlī al-Jafrī, a well-known Muslim preacher, expressed his gratitude for having visited Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, calling him the “top Imām of the Sunni Muslims.”
Al-Jafrī said that he was acquainted with Dr. Ṭayyeb when the imām served first as Egypt’s Grand Muftī, then...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Aug 2024
Chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide and Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, stated that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s calls for renewing religious discourse were both correct and timely.
“The president has realized that through eliminating deviant...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Jul 2024
In addition to being a researcher, novelist, and scenarist, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa is a well-known figure in the media and press industry. He has chaired press establishments and hosted many TV talk shows.
His views on several religious matters, as well as his art productions, have sparked controversy in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Aug 2024
Once again, proposed changes to the personal status law are causing a rift in parliament, uproar in the media, and heated debates on social media.
The Iraqi constitution’s Article 41, which emphasizes the freedom of Iraqis to observe their personal status issues based on their religions, sects,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Aug 2024
The two test issues demonstrated that students and young graduates can produce excellent work if they are able to obtain the support of a good editor which Jenna was.
Each piece in the test issues contributed to intercultural and interreligious dialogue by educating our readership about elements of...
Date of source: 2 Aug 2024
One of the most renowned dignitaries, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, was the subject of a lecture from the Luxor Cultural Centre as part of their summer activities.
Hāla Amīn, the person in charge of the center’s children’s library, delivered the lecture.
After the lecture, the center...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Jul 2024
Al-Azhar condemned the “heinous” crime committed by Israel in yet another act of aggression when they killed Palestinian leader Ismāʿīl Hanīya in the early hours of Wednesday, July 31.
Al-Azhar emphasized that the “martyr had spent his life defending the Palestinian issue, which is central to all...
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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.