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Date of source: 16 Jan 2025
Armed men have been attempting to cause civil disruption amongst Christians in Syria by posing as members of the Military Operations Department, despite the administration issuing warnings for those doing so.
Videos documenting the gunmen handing out leaflets in Christian neighbourhood al-Qaṣṣāʿ in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Jan 2025
On Thursday (January 16), or the 8th day of the Coptic month Ṭūba, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the anniversary of the return of the head of St. Mark the Apostle (Mār Marqus al-Rasūl.)
The Synaxarium, which records the lives of the martyred fathers and saints, suggests that on this day in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Jan 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, addressed questions raised by atheists regarding God’s wrath and attributes.
In an interview with media figure Ḥamdī Rizq on the Ask the Muftī program on Ṣada Al-Balad TV, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād discussed the perception of an “angry God” held by some...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Jan 2025
On Thursday, January 16, Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church blessed the remains of 14 patriarchs of the Monastery of Saint Makāryūs in the Scetis Desert, also known as Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
Following the blessing, the remains were transferred to the newly prepared compartments within the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Dec 2024
Minister of Justice ʿAbdel Laṭīf Wahbī has revealed in a meeting on Tuesday in Rabat the key proposed amendments as part of the redraft of the Moroccan family code, for which a royal working session was held on Monday.
During the same meeting, for which ministers, government officials, heads of...
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Translator Salsabīl al-Sheikh
Date of source: 24 Dec 2024
On the instructions of the King, a communication meeting was held in Rabat on Tuesday, 24 December 2024, to present the proposals for revising the Family Code, or Moudawana. These proposals will be put to a vote in Parliament.
The meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the proposed...
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Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 25 Jan 2025
His Royal Highness Prince al-Ḥasan bin Ṭalāl has stressed that the unity of Arab-Islamic countries is an urgent necessity to confront threats and challenges.
He said in an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas that Arabs and Muslims possess many elements of strength, but their division and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Jan 2025
Nūr, a magazine for children founded by the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates, continues its journey with Grand Imām of Al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, which last year began to provide the opportunity for a dialogue with children in the book Children Ask the Imam.
The book is...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Jan 2025
The Azhar’s pavilion at the 56th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) hosted a symposium on Sunday, January 27, titled “Palestine ... History of a Nation and Struggle of a People,” in which several scholars from Al-Azhar led discussion, addressing the historical and religious significance of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Jan 2025
The 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), the International Plaza Hall 2 hosted a symposium entitled ‘Omani Achievements in the Space of Humanity,’ attended by Dr. Khamis al-ʿAdawī, an advisor for civilization studies at the Omani culture ministry.
“Omani culture before Islam is...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Feb 2025
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Youth Bishopric is participating in the activities of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) for the year 2025 with the latest publications by Anbā Mūsa, General Bishop of Youths, including meditations on the Nativity, meditations on the Resurrection in Christianity...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Feb 2025
Dār al-Ṯaqāfa of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) is participating in the 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) with a varied collection of publications tackling the topics of theology, intellect, and societal development in addition to children’s...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Jan 2025
During a ceremony held at the Maronite patriarchal headquarters, Maronite patriarch Bechāra Rāʿī presented Marwān Ṣeḥnaūī, president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, with the Saint Maron medal, the highest distinction of the Maronite Church, in recognition of his exceptional...
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Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 11 Feb 2025
The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris has met Pope Francis for the second time in less than three years. Chems-Eddine Hafiz was received at the Vatican by the Sovereign Pontiff on Monday, 10 February 2025.
Accompanied by a delegation from the European Coordination Council (AMMALE), Mr. Hafiz...
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Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 9 Feb 2025
Thanks to a generous invitation from Priest Dr. Mitrī Al-Rāhib, the founder and president of Dār al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine, I attended an important international conference organized by the university in collaboration with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Feb 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, stated that the historical developments experienced by the Islamic nation in its early days emphasizes a distinction between mu’minūn (true believers) and munāfiqūn (hypocrites).
“These intellectual and cultural wars we are currently witnessing have become...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Feb 2025
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa described U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as tantamount to a “nuclear bomb.”
“What Trump said may have surprised Netanyahu himself—his expression showed a mix of admiration and astonishment...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Feb 2025
Former Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa outlined “five pillars” for the renewal of religious discourse, pointing towards the “great strides” made by Imām al-Shāfʿī in establishing the principles of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).
Gomʿa, who is also a member of the Azhar’s Council of Senior...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Feb 2025
Report of CRLDHT (Comité Pour le Respect Des Libertés & Des Droits de l’Homme en Tunisie)
On 5 February 2025, the Second Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance handed down sentences totalling more than 700 years' imprisonment to the defendants in the “Instalingo” case, a...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 18 Feb 2025
The Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyīb, departed Cairo on Tuesday, February 18, for the Kingdom of Bahrain to participate in the Islamic-Islamic Dialogue Conference, held under the slogan “One Nation, Common Destiny” on February 19 and 20. The conference, held under the patronage of King...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Feb 2025
The Ministry of Justice hosted a second session of societal dialogue on the draft regarding personal status law for Christians under the patronage of Minister ʿAdnān Fangarī. The session aimed to gather multitudes of opinions in efforts to ensure that the law would serve the best interests of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Feb 2025
During his visit to the cities of Baghdad, Mosul and Erbil, German journalist and theologian Matthias Kopp, who is also spokesperson for the German Bishops Conference (DBK) and consultant for the Dicastery for Communication, discussed his new book The Christian Heritage in Iraq. The different stops...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Date of source: 23 Feb 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressed sincere wishes for the speedy recovery of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church and prayers for good health.
“I pray to God to bestow speedy recovery and good health on my dear brother Pope Francis so that he may continue his contributions...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Feb 2025
The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC), led by Ramzī Khūrī, sent messages to churches around the globe in which it warned of Israel’s “serious escalation” against Christian presence in Jerusalem.
The Committee said in its letters that the reimposition of taxes on...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Feb 2025
Qummuṣ (Archpriest) Shārūbīm Ibrāhīm Misīḥa of Archangel Mikhā’īl Church in Sinnūris, al-Fayyūm diocese, presented a Master’s Degree thesis on the role of Copts in the building of the modern Egyptian state in the era of Muḥammad ʿAlī Pāshā (1805-1848)’ at the Coptic Orthodox Theological College in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Feb 2025
Greek Orthodox Archbishop ʿAṭā Allāh Ḥannā of Sebastia said that Palestinians have lost confidence in this world’s politicians, most of whom were turning a blind eye to the crimes committed against them.
“Violations have been going on for decades as if our people were destined to groan under...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Mar 2025
This year, the 33rd edition of the Arab Christian Heritage Conference, organized by the Friends of Arab Christian Heritage Committee, was hosted at the Franciscan Cultural Center for Coptic Studies at St. Joseph’s Church in Downtown Cairo. Titled ‘Christian Legal Writings’, the two-day conference...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Date of source: 23 Feb 2025
Copts are currently preparing for the Great Lent in 2025, which this year starts several days before the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān, a rare coincidence that both Christian and Muslim communities are fasting at the same time.
The Great Lent starts on Monday, February 24, continuing until...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Feb 2025
The House of Representatives under Speaker Ḥanafī Jibālī approved a proposal by Dr.ʿAlī Gomʿa, Chairman of the House’s Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee, to add an article to the Criminal Procedures Law regarding reconciliation on crimes of murder related to vendetta.
According to the new...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Mar 2025
The holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān represents a great opportunity to reconsider one’s actions and think of honest repentance, said Dr. Hiba Ibrāhīm, a member of the Azhar Fatwa Global Center, urging Muslims to make good use of the “blessed days of Ramaḍān” to draw closer to God.
“A good start...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Mar 2025
Church leaders in Syria have stated that “Syria has recently experienced a dangerous escalation in acts of violence, torture, and killing, which has resulted in attacks on innocent civilians, including women and children, as well as attacks on homes and thefts, reflecting the ongoing suffering...
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Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
Residents of the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem have issued a statement condemning the heinous crime committed by one of its residents, the theft of money and gold from the Latin Patriarchate.
According to a statement made by the Palestinian Police, a resident in his forties was arrested on...
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Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 8 Mar 2025
The courts in Badr will review the retrial of a defendant who was sentenced in absentia ruling in the case widely referred to by the media as “The Burning of the Kafr Ḥakīm Church” in Kirdāsa.
It is important to note that all the defendants in this case were initially sentenced in absentia to life...
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Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
On Ash Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio caused media outrage when he appeared with a cross on his forehead during one of the official celebrations. The act raised questions about how this aligns with the Christian faith, as well as questions regarding the political and cultural...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Date of source: 9 Mar 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb said that Palestinian women set an example for steadfastness, bravery, and clinging to the homeland despite the ethnic cleansing, genocide, and double standards of the international community that views them as less human than Western women.
“It is strange...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
A security source dismissed reports on social media that a young girl in the southern Egyptian governorate of Sūhāg has been kidnapped.
The source explained that the father of 19-year-old Mārīnā Khalaf had reported her missing at the Sūhāg Security Department on February 24, 2025, but blamed no one...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Mar 2025
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former Grand Muftī of Egypt, said it is totally impermissible in Islam to personify prophets or the honorable Ṣaḥāba (the Prophet Muḥammad’s Companions) in movies or series.
“The prophets were not just figures in history. They were honored by God’s revelation. Actors can embody...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Mar 2025
People get opportunities in their lives, and if they fail to seize them, they might regret it. Life is the greatest opportunity that should not be missed.
People need to seize the chance to obey God Almighty, certainly knowing that life, no matter how long, is, after all, short, and that they would...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Mar 2025
On Thursday, March 13, the Palestinian presidency warned that Israeli policies threaten the Christian presence throughout Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
President of the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC), Ramzī Khūrī, stated, “Israeli policies, including the...
Reviewed by Jack Heron
Translator Jack Heron
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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.