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Pope Tawāḍrūs warns of disappearance of Christians from the Middle East
Date of source: 25 Mar 2023
By Islām Luṭfī
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church has warned against schemes to leave the Middle East empty of Christians, stressing that the presence of Christians in this region acts as a mitigating presence, protecting the area from the outbreak of more conflicts. The Patriarch of Saint Mark...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Grand Imām al-Ṭayyīb says Islam promotes gender equality
Date of source: 25 Mar 2023
By Lūa’ī ʿAlī
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Ahṃad al-Ṭayyīb, has spoken about the status of women in Islam in a Facebook post on his official page. Whilst citing the Holy Qurʾān and the sunnah, Dr. Ṭayyīb expressed that the Prophet Muḥammad insisted on men and women being equal, as well as condemning...
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Al-Azhar ends the debate over adopted child Shinūda’s religion
Date of source: 22 Mar 2023
By Shaymāʾ ʿAbd al-Hādī
The al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center has brought an end to the controversy surrounding the religion of the child Shinūda, who was found as a newborn inside a church and taken in by foster parents. The Center, on its official Facebook page, said the five-year-old boy had to follow the religion of his...
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Grand Muftī speaks on diversity and tolerance
Date of source: 9 Apr 2023
By Shaymāʾ ʿAbd al-Hādī
Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, the Grand Muftī of the Republic and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide has expressed the opinion that “diversity and difference are norms that exist on the cosmic scale of creation. We see them in humans, plants, and animals, and thus they were...
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President Sīsī reveals “Divorce Documentation” law
Date of source: 20 Mar 2023
By Unknown
On Sunday 19th March, Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī revealed that work is underway to draft a law that will stipulate that any verbal divorce that lacks documentation will not be accepted. This comes after nearly six years of disagreement with the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar, Aḥmad al-...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs addresses status of Copts during French delegation visit
Date of source: 25 Mar 2023
By Dāliyā ʿAbd al-Raḥīm
On Saturday 25th March, Pope Tawāḍrūs II received the French delegation accompanying the journalist and writer, Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ʿAlī, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Bawabah News and President of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies in Paris. The meeting lasted three full hours. The Pope...
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Al-Azhar condemns Qurʾān burning in Denmark
Date of source: 27 Mar 2023
By ‘Aḥmad Al-Buḥayrī
Al-Azhar has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Qurʾān by a group of extremists in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, describing the incident as “an inciting act that provokes the feelings of Muslims around the world, especially during the blessed month of Ramaḍān.” In a strongly worded...
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Al-Azhar fatwā raises questions on Christian adoption
Date of source: 4 Apr 2023
By ʿAbd al-Wahhāb Shaʿbān
Did Mrs. Amāl Ibrāhīm Mīkhāʾīl and her husband, “the objects of the case of the child Shinūda,” know that the law prevents them from registering the child, whom they found inside the church, with their names on his identity papers? Of course not! Moreover, the section on adoption in Personal Status...
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The churches of Egypt celebrate Palm Sunday
Date of source: 9 Apr 2023
By Muḥammad al-Aḥmadī
Pope Tawāḍrūs II led the Palm Sunday morning mass in the Great Cathedral of the Monastery of St. Anbā Bishūī in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, along with the bishop and head of the monastery, Bishop Aghābiyūs (Agapius), and a group of monks from the monastery. A large number of the general public also attended,...
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Al-Azhar launches spiritual initiative for the last ten days of Ramaḍān
Date of source: 10 Apr 2023
By Maḥmūd ʿAlī‎
Tuesday, April 11th (Ramaḍān 20th 1444 in the Hijrī calendar) is the first night of the last ten days of Ramaḍān. For the occasion, al-Azhar mosque has launched an initiative, under the title ‘Revival’, to welcome the believers of God, the Most Merciful, who flock in their thousands to the mosque...
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Anglican-Episcopal Church prays for victims of Ukraine at Easter vigil
Date of source: 15 Apr 2023
By Wāʾil ʿAlī
The Anglican-Episcopal Church held an Easter Mass, led by Archbishop Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, in which it prayed for Egypt and for the protection of the homeland under President al-Sīsī. The church performed intercession prayers for a world in turmoil and that God would provide his help and protection for...
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Minister highlights church’s role in preserving the environment
Date of source: 16 Apr 2023
By Mirvat Husayn
The Environment Minister, Dr. Yāsmīn Fūʾād, has said fruitful cooperation exists with Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church regarding enhancing the church’s role in the preservation of the environment and confronting the repercussions of climate change. She highlighted the church’s role as...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs: Egypt is rich in spiritual blessings
Date of source: 16 Apr 2023
By Muḥammad Ḥalīm Qandīl
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Egypt, throughout its history as a civilization witnessing many ages, has been rich in spiritual blessings. The Patriarch went on to offer his thanks to God for the achievements made for the sons and the future of Egypt. Speaking during...
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Coptic Catholic Patriarch offers Easter congratulations to Catholics in Egypt and around the world
Date of source: 16 Apr 2023
By Editorial Team (Abouna [Abūnā])
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, offered Easter congratulations to all Coptic Catholic Christians, archbishops, bishops, archpriests, priests, monks, nuns, and deacons and to “all sons of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt and abroad.” “Peace, grace, and blessings...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs congratulates Muslims as the holy month of Ramaḍān begins
Date of source: 22 Mar 2023
By Sāmiḥ Salām‎
During a weekly sermon on Wednesday at the Saint Mark Cathedral in al-ʿAbbāsīya, Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church offered his congratulations to Muslims over the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān. The Patriarch of Alexandria stated: “I would like to take this opportunity to...
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The Vatican congratulates Muslims as Ramaḍān begins
Date of source: 24 Mar 2023
By Unknown
The Catholic Center for Studies and Media offered a message of congratulations to Muslim brothers and sisters across the world on the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramaḍān. This message is sent annually by the Vatican’s Roman Catholic Church via the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. The...
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The distinctive Ramaḍān rituals in Chad
Date of source: 26 Mar 2023
By Unknown
The holy fasting month of Ramaḍān is an important time for Chadian Muslims who make up more than 80% of their country’s total population. During this month charitable activities become increasingly prominent. Muslims spend the majority of their time at mosques for prayers and Qurʾān recitation, and...
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The controversy of the unified adhān
Date of source: 11 Feb 2023
By Rāniā Hilmy
The Egyptian Ministry of Awqāf (charitable endowments) recently announced that they have begun to receive applications for a number of vacancies for imāms and mosque caretakers. This comes almost a month after it announced the need to fill the posts, in what appears to be surrender to the status...
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The Anglican Church and same-sex marriage
Date of source: 12 Feb 2023
By Mārion Nājī
Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Anglican Archbishop of Alexandria, has opposed the Church of England's vote in favor of blessing same-sex marriages. The archbishop explained that he spoke as an Archbishop of the Global South, among those who had issued a Charter of Faith, stating thus: “We thank God in our days...
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The Miracle of Mount Muqaṭam and the Monastery of St. Simon
Date of source: 4 Mar 2023
By Muḥammad al-Aḥmadī
“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew, 17:20) In this verse of the Bible, we see the roots of one of the Church's greatest miracles: the miracle of the movement of the...
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