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Sufism and philosophy… a meeting of spirit and intellect at CIBF cultural salon

Date of source: 4 Feb 2025

By Māhir Ḥasan‎

The 3rd session of the cultural salon in the 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) saw a rich discussion under the title ‘Philosophy and Sufism in Egypt,’ as a host of intellectuals and researchers exchanged views on the influence of philosophy and Sufism in shaping religious and...

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Al-Azhar booth in CIBF holds symposium on Islamic-Islamic dialogue

Date of source: 27 Jan 2025

By No Author Mentioned

Al-Azhar’s pavilion will host a series of anticipated seminars at the 56th annual session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), fostering dialogue and promoting Islamic scholarship. One such seminar, “Towards an Islamic-Islamic Dialogue,” will take place of Tuesday, January 28, as part of...

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Al-Azhar cleric says atheism is deviation from sound nature

Date of source: 24 Jan 2025

By Muḥammad Ayman Sālim

At the 56th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), the Azhar’s pavilion hosted its second seminar on Friday, January 2, titled, ‘Sound Nature and Reason in the Face of Atheism.’ The session was led in lecture by Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Dāyīm Al-Jindī, Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy...

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Extremists manipulate religious texts to serve their own agenda, says former Grand Mufti

Date of source: 25 Jan 2025

By No Author Mentioned

Former Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām has stated that extremist groups distort religious texts and Islamic jurisprudence to serve their own agendas, further adding that these groups adopt their own interpretations, whether based in the Qur’ān or the ḥadīth, with the aim of manipulating them...

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Iraqi parliament approves amendments to Personal Status Law following months of debate

Date of source: 22 Jan 2025

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The Iraqi parliament announced on Tuesday, the 21st, the approval of amendments to personal status law in the country following several re-drafts due to criticism that the new amendments could allow child marriages. Despite this success, lawmakers have stated that the session was marred by...

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Maronite patriarch leads delegation to congratulate Lebanon’s president

Date of source: 15 Jan 2025

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Patriarch Mār Bishāra Buṭrus Al-Rāʿī led a delegation of Maronite bishops to visit Lebanese President General Joseph Khalīl ʿAoūn at Baabda (Baʿbdā) Palace to offer congratulations for the country’s new president. In statements following the visit, Patriarch Rāʿī spoke in support of the...

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Works by the Ministry of Religious Endowments at Cairo International Book Fair target all forms of extremism

Date of source: 23 Jan 2025

By Fahd Abū Al-Faḍl

Minister of Culture Aḥmad Fū’ād Hannū opened the 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), one of the largest book fairs across the globe, in the presence of the Minister for Religious Endowments (awqāf), Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, as well as the Chair of the General Egyptian Book...

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The 55-day Great Lent, the longest fasting period in the Coptic Orthodox Church

Date of source: 27 Jan 2025

By Ṣada al-Balad

Preparations are taking place in the Coptic Orthodox Church for Great Lent, one of the most significant periods of holiness and repentance and one of the longest and most prominent fasts, lasting for 55 days. Lent is a great opportunity for believers to prepare spiritually, as the fasting focuses...

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Awrād in Sufism is a way of becoming closer to God, says al-Azhar professor

Date of source: 16 Jan 2025

By Muḥammad Ṭaha

Dr. Muḥammad Mhannā, a professor at Al-Azhar University, has stated that the awrād (prayers and litanies in Sufism) are acts of worship that a Muslim commits to performing at specific times, as it is a means of drawing closer to God Almighty. “The awrād includes both obligatory and voluntary acts...

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Al-Azhar and the Vatican emphasize commitment to strengthening interfaith dialogue

Date of source: 4 Oct 2021

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Grand Imām of Al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb and Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church reaffirmed their commitments to “reinforce and consolidate the values of dialogue.” Both leaders emphasized that “returning to the teachings of religions is the path to salvation from extremism and division...

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Grand Imām defends the Sunnah’s credibility as a source of legislation

Date of source: 19 Jan 2025

By Riḥāb ʿAlī

Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad El-Ṭayyeb, has continued to defend the honorable Sunnah of the Prophet in episodes on the Egyptian Satellite Channel, emphasizing the extent to which it has been proven to be a source of legislation. He asserted that the denial of the Sunnah’s credibility and...

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President ʿAoūn’s inaugural address is a roadmap for Lebanon’s salvation, says Maronite Patriarch

Date of source: 11 Jan 2025

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Maronite Patriarch of Lebanon Cardinal Mār Bishāra Buṭrus al-Rāʿī has said that the content of the speech delivered by Lebanese President General Joseph ʿAoūn when he was sworn into the Lebanese parliament on Thursday (January 9) is a “roadmap for the salvation of Lebanon.” Cardinal Rāʿī made the...

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On his 79th birth anniversary, the 50th Grand Imām of al-Azhar Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, known as “Imām of Peace”, is a pioneer of moderate reformist thought

Date of source: 6 Jan 2025

By Lū’aī ʿAlī

The 50th Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayīb, known as the Imām of Peace and Father of Expatriate Students, turned 79 years old on January 6, 2025. Imām Aḥmad Muḥammad Aḥmad al-Ṭayīb al-Ḥassānī is the current chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders and formerly served as the Grand Muftī of...

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John of Damascus, Modern Greek Orthodoxy, and Christian Theologies of the Fall and Incarnation - An Interview with Dr. Norman Russell

Date of source: 26 Jan 2025

By Dr. Norman Russell

Christmas vacation is a source of happiness for all, says Pope Tawāḍrus

Date of source: 7 Jan 2025

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Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church has stressed the unity of Egyptians as “one family,” asserting that “Egyptians can never be divided.” “Egyptians have been united throughout history, from the ages of the Pharaohs to the Coptic and Islamic periods, and even today the Nile remains a key...

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Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs reviews plans to participate in 56th CIBF

Date of source: 8 Jan 2025

By Fahd Abū Al-Faḍl

Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Bayyūmī, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, convened a meeting to outline the council’s participation in the 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) 2025, scheduled to run from January 24 to February 5. During the meeting, the...

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Anbā Būlā comments on Christians’ Personal Status Law

Date of source: 12 Jan 2025

By Khālid Muṣṭafā

Anbā Būlā, Archbishop of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies, has stated that the draft law on personal status for Christians is a “historic turning point” as it represents the first ever integrated code on personal status for Copts in Egypt. “The current Statute of 1938 on personal status clashes with the...

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Change of denomination in divorce within Personal Status Law for Christians unacceptable

Date of source: 20 Dec 2024

By Muḥammad Ṭaha

Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, a legal advisor for the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, described the new personal status law for Christians as a series of historical rights for Christian citizens. He added that the law consists of 160 articles divided into 10 chapters. “The new personal status law for...

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Coptic Orthodox Church says five denominations reached concord over Personal Status Law

Date of source: 15 Dec 2024

By Ḥasan Mursī

Counselor Munṣif Najīb Sulaymān, the representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Personal Status Law Panel, revealed that the five Christian denominations in Egypt have reached a consensus on the first law regulating the personal status affairs of Christian families. “The denominations have...

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Family Code reform in Morocco bans polygamy

Date of source: 26 Dec 2024

By Aḥmad Ḥāmid Dīyāb

Amendments expected to be added to the Moroccan Family Code have sparked large-scale controversy, with many considering the country’s personal status law, known as the Family Code, as a “major reform in regulating family affairs and protecting the rights of individuals.” According to the Maghreb...

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Egypts AlsoRan

Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2014

By: Foreign Policy

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Meet the man crazy enough to run for president against the new strongman in Cairo. for full text press here

Egypt's Foreign Policy in New Realities

Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2014

By: csis

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Many of you know Minister Fahmy from his nine years as ambassador to Washington, from 1999 to 2008. He is a native New Yorker, having been born there when his father was

Egypt’s New Western Frontier

Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2014

By: fikraforum

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On July 19, an Egyptian security post in the heart of the Western Desert was ambushed, leaving 22 soldiers dead. For weeks, the Egyptian government and press were concerned with who carried it out.

Religion and politics an explosive combination

Date of source: Saturday, September 13, 2014

By: GulfNews

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The recent failure of the Muslim Brotherhood to stay in power despite its success in Egypt’s first ever democratic election is in itself quite telling

Copts clash with cops

Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2014

By: news24

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Cairo - A couple hundred Christian protesters clashed with police in southern Egypt after holding a demonstration on Tuesday in front of a police station demanding authorities locate an abducted housewife, a security official said.

Egyptians take to Twitter to trash 'chat is sinful' ruling

Date of source: Sunday, September 7, 2014

By: Al-Monitor

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Egyptians are busy with a controversial religious edict [fatwa] issued by the Fatwa Secretariat of Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta.

Egypt’s rival parties prepare for parliamentary elections

Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2014

By: Al-Monitor

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Parliamentary elections, which are being prepared in Egypt now, consist of the third and last milestone in the “road map” that was declared by the armed forces when former President Mohammed Morsi was ousted.

The Egyptian Military's Playbook

Date of source: Monday, July 1, 2013

By: foreignaffairs

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In 2011, it took several rounds of protests before the chanting on the Egyptian street for “bread, freedom, and social justice” morphed into “down with the regime.” This time, the demonstrators had that goal in mind all along.

Egypt seeks help in disarming Libyan militias

Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2014

By: Al-Monitor

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CAIRO — Egypt was recently accused by the United States of carrying out airstrikes in Libya in alliance with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a charge that was soon dropped.

Wary of Salafists, Egypt expands control over mosques

Date of source: Thursday, September 18, 2014

By: Al-Monitor

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CAIRO — Egypt’s government has launched a new movement against Salafist figures in the country, in line with its policy to manage mosques and marginalize preachers affiliated with certain religious political groups.

Security forces treat Copts as badly as under Mubarak rule: EUHRO head

Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2014

By: dailynewsegypt

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Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization (EUHRO) head Nagib Gabriel is slated to hold a conference with President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi to discuss the situation facing Christians in Egypt following the beating and detainment of Copts in Al-Minya.

One small step for cinema, one giant leap for portrayal of Coptic Christians

Date of source: Monday, August 18, 2014

By: albawaba

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Released in May of this year, Copts Island (Jazeerat Al-Akbat), is a documentary directed by Ahmed Rashwan in which the filmmaker traces the journey of today's Coptic Christians.

A donation plea for Egypt to live long

Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2014

By: madamasr

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“You’re going to pay means you’re going to pay,” President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on the day of the new Suez Canal project’s inauguration. His statement was directed at businessmen as well as average citizens, urging them to donate to the Tahya Masr (Long Live Egypt) fund.

Kidnapping of Christians in Egypt Has Become Endemic

Date of source: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

By: aina

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Wadi Ramsis, a Coptic doctor who was kidnapped in Sinai two months ago was released Monday after "payment of large sums of [ransom] money," said authorities.

PM meets with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II

Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2014

By: pm

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today visited the newly-built St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Markham with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

Tradition, family up for grabs in Egypt

Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2014

By: catholicregister

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Sidrak was elected Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria January 15, 2013. A youthful, 59-year-old theologian who studied at Rome’s Gregorian University, he leads a minority within Egypt’s Christian minority. He’s trying to find a way to stand firmly on shifting ground.

'Brighter prospects for Egypt's Copts thanks to Sisi'

Date of source: Friday, August 15, 2014

By: thetablet

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The situation of Coptic Christians in Egypt has improved since the 2013 military overthrow of Islamist President, Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. This is the finding of a report that appeared on the website of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem on 7 August.

Cop’s killing: Egypt upholds death for five

Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2014

By: REUTERS

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An Egyptian court upheld death sentences on Saturday against five people convicted of charges including killing a policeman and carrying weapons, judicial sources said. for full text press here

Egypt postpones verdict in case against ex-president Mubarak

Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2014

By: Reuters

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(Reuters) - An Egyptian court postponed to Nov. 29 its verdict on whether former president Hosni Mubarak ordered the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his three-decade rule.

Egypt: Coptic Catholic patriarch warns of civil war risk

Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 2014

By: ansamed

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(ANSAmed) - ROME, JULY 2 - Egypt's new Coptic Catholic Patriarch, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, has stated in an interview with Terrasanta.net that there is the risk of a civil war breaking out, noting that the main problem was the formation of a new leadership class.