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Date of source: 4 Feb 2024
Maḥmūd al-Habbāsh, an advisor to the Palestinian President, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās, and the Palestinian Authority’s Top Sharīʿa Judge and Advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs, condemned the “racist assault” by a group of “terrorist settlers” on a Christian monk in occupied Jerusalem. The assailants had...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Feb 2024
The ‘Dictionary of the Spirit: Ṣūfīsm as We Should Know it’, the latest book by author and researcher Dr. ʿAmmār ʿAlī Ḥasan, has been released by the Egyptian-Lebanese Publishing House in Cairo.
The book encompasses more than 160 Ṣūfī terminologies and concepts, written in an innovative way that is...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Feb 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a visit to the mosque and mausoleum of Imām al-Shāfiʿī in Cairo on the sidelines of his visit to Egypt on February 14.
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Salām ʿAbd al-Monṣif, former fatwā secretary at Dār al-Iftāʾ and religious advisor for the Cairo 24 website, said the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Feb 2024
Īhāb Ramzī, a member of the House of Representatives’ Legislative Committee, stated that the new amendments discussed during the National Dialogue include the setting up of an Egyptian family care fund as part of efforts to protect the rights of husbands, wives, and children.
“The most prominent...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Feb 2024
Media guru Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā said that political Islamist groups are troubled by Valentine’s Day and consider it ḥarām (religiously impermissible). He pointed out however that Valentine’s Day could be viewed as an important occasion in the tough reality Egyptians are going through amidst political and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Feb 2024
The Samāllūṭ archdiocese in the Upper Egyptian governorate of al-Minyā commemorated the 9th anniversary of the ‘Martyrs of the Homeland and Faith’ this week. These individuals were killed in Libya in 2015, between February 9 to 16.
The archdiocese held a spiritual revival as of February 9 to run...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Feb 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressed “deep concerns” over the threats made by the Israeli occupation forces to launch a military operation in the city of Rafaḥ, which is located in the southern Gaza Strip and is currently densely populated with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Feb 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders is participating for the second time in a row with a special booth at the New Delhi Book Fair, one of the region’s largest events in terms of number of visitors, taking place from February 10 to 18.
The council's booth will showcase over 220 publications in five...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Jan 2024
The al-Nuzha Misdemeanor Court sentenced musician Aḥmad Ḥijāzī to six months in prison and a bail of 2,000 Egyptian pounds (roughly $64.65) on charges of contempt of religion after he appeared in a video singing verses the Holy Qurʾān to the tune of the oud.
[D.A.B Editorial Note: The ʿŪd or oud...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Feb 2024
On Friday, February 16, the Coptic community in Egypt commemorated the 9th anniversary of the massacre of 21 Egyptian Christians in the Libyan city of Sirte by the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), or Dāʿish, in the Arabic acronym, on February 15, 2015.
In a video titled ‘A...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Jan 2024
On Monday, Priest Dr. Munzer Isḥaq (Munther Isaac), pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church, delivered a lecture under the title “Arab Christians: Between determination and displacement,” with the cooperation of the Orthodox Assembly in the Jordanian capital of Amman. During the lecture, the priest...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 1 Feb 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center reiterated that the miracle of the al-Isrāʾ wa al-Miʿrāj (Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven of the Prophet Muḥammad) was confirmed beyond any point of doubt in Chapters 17 and 53 of the Holy Qurʾān and the verified ḥadīths (the Prophet’s tradition).
“The miserable...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Feb 2024
Pope Francis extended his heartfelt thanks to Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyīb, and President of the United Arab Emirates, Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān, for their significant support of initiatives aimed at promoting the values of human fraternity and social friendship.
These...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Feb 2024
Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām, highlighted that the annual adoption of the International Day of Human Fraternity on February 4 is based on the commemoration of the most significant document in modern human history.
The Document on Human Fraternity was co-...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Feb 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders booth at the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) 2024 presented its visitors with a recent publication titled ‘Al-Bayān fī Mabāḥith min ʿUlūm al-Qurʾān’ (Clarification on Research Topics from the Sciences of the Qurʾān), authored by Shaykh ʿAbd al-Wahāb Ghuzlān, a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Feb 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders booth at the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) 2024 held its 15th cultural symposium under the title, ‘Women between Teachings of Islam and Inherited Traditions.’
Dr. Shafīqa al-Shahāwī, Dean of al-Azhar’s Arab and Islamic Studies Faculty for Girls, asserted that...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Feb 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church has different clerical titles ranging from deacon (Shemās), priest (Kāhin/Qasīs), archpriest (Qummūṣ), monk (Rāhib), archbishop (Muṭrān) and bishop (Usquf), as well as other titles granted to a church minister in accordance with the hierarchy he obtained at the church. ...
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Date of source: 5 Feb 2024
A spokesperson from the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that donations for relief materials for the people of Gaza can be received through the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Services (BLESS).
“Volunteers from the Church Scouts are taking part in preparing the aid truck in association...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Feb 2024
Today (February 5), the Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates several significant events, foremost among them being the anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Abū Fām al-Jindī al-Ūsīmī.
According to the ‘Synaxarium,’ a book that includes short accounts on the lives of the saints or feasts and fasting...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Feb 2024
Maryam Albīr unwittingly found herself entangled in unexpected challenges within her church and at home, all stemming from her choice of friends at university. Unbeknownst to her, this seemingly mundane decision led to a confrontation with the bishop of al-Qalyūbīya province, who issued threats of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Jan 2024
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in the Cairo district of al-Fusṭaṭ is putting on display a rare icon that dates back to the 19th century and depicts the Virgin Mary carrying young Jesus.
On its official Facebook page, the NMEC management published a photo of the ancient icon...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Feb 2024
The Egyptian churches and the Bible Society of Egypt are participating in the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) with a collection of varied publications handling history, theology, and religious studies.
The Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC) is offering a variety of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Jan 2024
The Bible Society of Egypt is participating in the events of the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) for the year 2024 at Hall no. 2, Booth 3a, with several new publications of Bible translations.
The Society is also launching a contest for the Christian visitors of the CIBF...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Jan 2024
The Egyptian churches and the Bible Society of Egypt are participating in the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) 2024.
The Episcopal Publishing House is also taking part with a collection of theology, history, and study books at Hall 2, Booth B1, and has announced discounts...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Jan 2024
The Resaletna Publishing House is participating with its latest publications at the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) 2024.
The books include ‘Early Christianity’ and ‘The True God: The Christ’s Theology in the Rabbinical Sources’ by author Amjad Bishāra, as well as ‘The...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Jan 2024
At the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), Al-Azhar’s booth is offering its visitors a book titled ‘Islam in China: Scholars and Figures,’ authored by a group of researchers as the latest publication by Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism.
The book emphasizes that the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Jan 2024
The main hall at the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) hosted Islamic antiquities professors for a symposium titled ‘In the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo’ to discuss the museum’s role in maintaining Egypt’s identity.
Dr. ʿĀṭif Manṣūr, the former dean of the Faculty of Archeology at al-...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Jan 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders’ booth at the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) is introducing to its visitors the book ‘A Treatise on the Sciences of the Qurʾān,’ authored by scholar Shaykh Maḥmūd Abū Daqīqa, a member of al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars.
The book is one of the most...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Jan 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders’ booth at the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) is introducing to its visitors yet another recent publication titled ‘Miracles of the Prophets between Reason and Science’ authored by Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq ʿArjūn, a senior scholar of al-Azhar.
The book is...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Jan 2024
Author Muṣṭafā al-Najjār is participating in the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) with his latest publication under the title ‘A Family’s Guide for Combatting Atheism.’
The book serves as a practical guide for protecting young people from atheism and providing them with the means to deal...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Feb 2024
Dr. Muḥammad al-Khalāylah, Jordanian Minister of Awqāf, Islamic Affairs, and Holy Places, said that amity in Jordan is a practical reality that the citizens – both Muslims and Christians – are experiencing in a landmark manner.
“The call for endearment is inherent within the spirit of Islamic...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Feb 2024
Archbishop of Jerusalem Anbā Anṭonyūs led the Epiphany mass on the banks of the Jordan River, where Jesus Christ was baptized.
The Orthodox Christians of Egypt are celebrating today (January 20) the Epiphany, or Divine Manifestation, which established the ritual of baptism that is a prerequisite to...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Feb 2024
Al-Azhar’s booth at the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) is offering visitors the book ‘Children Asking the Imām,’ which contains answers for 38 questions by children as part of the publications of the Nūr book series.
A child said, “My mother told me not to play with my...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Feb 2024
The Dār al-Iftāʾ booth at the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) said that it is receiving visitors at Hall 4 – B50, to communicate and provide them with summaries of books and publications during this year’s major Egyptian cultural event.
The booth offers many publications of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Feb 2024
The Coptic Orthodox archdiocese of al-Minūfīya in the town of Shibīn al-Kūm entrusted Mīlād Isṭifānūs ʿAjāybī, a lower with the Court of Cassation and Supreme Constitutional Court, to take all the legal procedures for reconciliation with a Coptic Christian on a misdemeanor case.
The archdiocese, in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Feb 2024
Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī Foundation for Sufism and Heritage Science Studies is celebrating the anniversary of the al-Isrā’ wa al-Miʿrāj (Night Journey and Ascension to Heave of the Prophet Muḥammad) and al-Sayīda Zaynab.
The event was attended by a host of scholars of the Azhar and Dr. Muḥmmad Mhannā,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Feb 2024
The Ṭanṭā Economic Court sentenced Coptic young man Kyrullus Rifʿat Nāshid to six-month suspended imprisonment term and a fine of EGP100,000 (roughly $3,235) on charges of contempt of Christianity and infringement of family principles and values.
The public prosecution had accused Nāshid of “...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Feb 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church welcomed Bishop Kōnstāntayn of the Russian Orthodox Church in Egypt and Africa at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Sunday.
Bishop Kōnstāntayn conveyed the greetings of Patriarch Kīrill of Moscow and All Russia to the Coptic Orthodox Church, expressing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Feb 2024
A dilemma that involves the issue of many injustices related to Christians’ personal status has been dominating the question of inheritance for Christians in most, if not all, Arab countries. However, Jordan has courageously approached this thorny affair, and come up with a solution that might...
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Date of source: 8 Feb 2024
Tīmōthāūs Mattā al-Khūrī, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syrian Orthodox Church and Archbishop of Ḥomṣ, Ḥamā, Ṭarṭōs and the area which surrounds it, visited Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church on Thursday (Feb. 8) at the Papal Residence of the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Jan 2024
Under the auspices of Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, al-Azhar is taking part in the 55th edition of the CIBF for the eighth year running with a special pavilion in the event that continues for two weeks from January 24 to February 6 at Egypt's International Exhibitions Center (EIEC) in the 5th Settlement.
Al...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Jan 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders pavilion at the Cairo International Book Fair 2024 is offering visitors the book ‘The West and Rediscovery of Islam: Approaches to Islam in Contemporary Western Thought’ by Professor Tijani Boulaouali, who is Director of the European Studies Program at al-Ḥokamāʾ Center...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Jan 2024
A cleric of the ministry of awqāf (religious endowments) said the Islamic sharīʿa (law) aims to preserve religion, soul, progeny, money, and mind, noting that all rules of the sharīʿa revolve around maintaining these necessities.
“That is why God Almighty ordered believers to pursue the sharīʿa...
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Date of source: 18 Jan 2024
Dr. Andrēa Zakī, President of the Evangelical community in Egypt, said that there have been many rounds and lots of discussions on the unified personal status law, which ended up in agreement over 90% of the items.
“Nearly most of the differences are around two or three issues pertaining to...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Jan 2024
Mufīda ʿAbd al-Raḥman, the renowned first Egyptian female lawyer, participated in the activities of the committee on personal status law amendments in late 1950s and contributed to enacting legislations regulating family-related affairs, including marriage and divorce.
Mufīda, born on January 20,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Jan 2024
Fr. Paulus Sati, Patriarchal Administrator of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Egypt is leading the celebrative mass marking the feast of Mār Antonius (Saint Anthony the Great, d. 356).
The mass will be held in the church of Chaldean Catholics in Egypt in the central Cairo district of al-Fajjāla, on...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 Jan 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Services (BLESS) continues to receive aid in the form of medical materials, foodstuff, clothing, and blankets to send to the Gaza Strip.
Acting on instructions from Pope Tawāḍrūs, the church appealed to its congregation to...
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Date of source: 15 Jan 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that Islamic scholarly science was founded through communication between the Islamic sharīʿa and the understanding of reality, which includes theology, Ṣūfīsm, and logic as theories that embody this understanding.
“The...
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Date of source: 12 Jan 2024
Thousands of Catholic Christians attended the Epiphany mass and the annual pilgrimage of al-Maghṭas, Arabic for baptism or immersion. This is officially known as the Baptism Site, “Bethany Beyond the Jordan,” and lies on the eastern bank of the Jordan River. It is reputed to be the original...
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Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said that Egypt, the biggest in the Middle East region with all its historical and cultural leverage, is handling the Palestinian crisis wisely and accurately.
“Egypt is offering aid to the Palestinian people and acts as the outlet for aid coming from all over the world,” said Pope...
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Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs said that the inhumane scenes and massacres taking place on the lands of Palestine are reminiscent of Herod’s killing of the innocent children of Bethlehem.
“On this festivity, we are praying for the agonized and wounded people of Gaza,” said Pope Tawāḍrūs during his Christmas sermon...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
The Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbassīya opened its gates today (January 7) for Eastern Christmas well-wishers. Pope Tawāḍrūs received them outside the Papal Residence, where he handed out sweets to the congregation and visitors.
The pope received the well-wishers with...
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Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said the visit by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to the church on Christmas eve was a beautiful gesture that had great influence over all Egyptians, and not just Christians, adding that the president was congratulating all Egyptians over the new year and Christmas.
The pope made...
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Date of source: 18 Jan 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating Epiphany on January 19 and 20, with Pope Tawāḍrūs leading a mass on Friday (January 19), and Copts celebrating the occasion that is associated with baptism on Saturday (January 20).
Coptic Christians have certain types of food with symbolic religious...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Jan 2024
Rev. Andrea Zakī, the president of the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, said that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s visit to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral on Christmas Eve is a model of bringing true citizenship from words into action, and confirms that all Egyptians from all religious...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
The Holy Book tells us that a little after the birth of Jesus, he was forced to flee to the lands of Egypt as a refugee. Upon his birth, the Magi, or the Three Wise Men, came from the East to ask about his birthplace, and were guided by a star leading them to the spot where this king was born.
The...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Jan 2024
Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, a professor of comparative fiqh (jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, congratulated Copts over Eastern Christmas, adding that the Prophet Muḥammad had advised his people to treat the Christians of Egypt well.
“The Egyptian people have not had grudges or hatred towards anyone...
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Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī (Muḥammadan House) foundation for Ṣūfīsm studies and heritage science wrapped up preparations to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the pioneering Imām, Shaykh Muḥammad Zakī Ibrāhīm, at the foundation’s headquarters in the Cairo district of al-Moqaṭṭam.
The event will be...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Egypt, the biggest country in the Middle East region with all its historical and cultural leverage, is handling the Palestinian crisis wisely and appropriately.
“Egypt is offering aid to the Palestinian people and is acting as an outlet for...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Jan 2024
Islamic preacher, ʿEṣām al-Rūbī, affirmed that all the personal status laws in Egypt are 100% based on the provisions of the Islamic sharīʿa, adding that the law on khulʿ was mentioned in the Holy Qurʾān.
[DAB Editorial Note: Khulʿ is a procedure based on traditional jurisprudence that allows a...
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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.