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Date of source: 23 Nov 2025
Date of source: 6 Nov 2025
Sheikh Muḥammad bin ʿAbd al-Wāḥid, Advisor to the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Daʿwah, and Guidance in Saudi Arabia, said, "There is an urgent need for a comprehensive visionary plan to reshape the project of moderation and balance so that it becomes a beacon guiding everyone across the Islamic...
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Translator Ḥabība al-Janaynī
Date of source: 15 Nov 2025
On October 30, 2025, the American University in Cairo hosted the 2025 Edward Said Memorial Lecture under the title "The Palestinians—from Orientalism to Extermination." The lecture was delivered by John Dugard, professor of international law and former United Nations Special Rapporteur to UNHCR.[1...
Date of source: 9 Nov 2025
Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Greece, visited the Patriarchal Monastery of St. George in Old Cairo as part of his official visit to Egypt.
He was received by representatives of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, who accompanied him on a tour inside the...
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Translator Ḥabība al-Janaynī
Date of source: 7 Nov 2025
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf condemns the horrific bombing that occurred inside a mosque within a school complex in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, during Friday prayers, which resulted in dozens of students being injured.
They affirm that targeting innocent worshippers in mosques while they are performing...
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Translator Ḥabība al-Janaynī
Date of source: 8 Nov 2025
Dr. Salāma Dāwūd, President of Al-Azhar University, inaugurated the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies for Boys in Banī Sūīf Governorate, in the presence of Dr. Muḥammad Hānī, Governor of Banī Sūīf; Dr. Ramaḍān al-Ṣāwī, Vice President of the University for the Delta Region; Dr. Sāyid Bakrī, Vice...
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Translator Ḥabība al-Janaynī
A global shift towards the Global South and away from support for Israel within Evangelical churches
Date of source: 4 Nov 2025
The term "Evangelicals" has often been related, in a lot of perspectives around the world, to Christians who support Israel. But the reality has changed significantly: the majority of Evangelical Christians today live in the Global South, which supports Palestinians, and among young Evangelicals in...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 1 Nov 2025
Muḥammad Ismāʿīl Khālid, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), attended the ceremonies to inaugurate Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos as Abbot of Saint Catherine Monastery and Archbishop for Sinai Fīrān and al-Ṭūr for Greek Orthodox inside the Church of Transfiguration...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Nov 2025
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis paid a visit to Saint Catherine Monastery on the sidelines of his visit to Egypt to attend the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
Mitsotakis participated in the ceremony to inaugurate the new archbishop of Fīrān, Rāīthū and the Abbot of Saint...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Oct 2025
In a historic event, today (October 31) will see the inauguration of Anbā Symeon Papadopoulos as Metropolitan of Saint Catherine Monastery and Archbishop of Sinai, Fīrān and al-Ṭūr for Greek Orthodox inside the big church in the monastery complex.
Archbishop Symeon is the first to be elected to...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Nov 2025
A delegation from the Catholic Church in Egypt attended on Sunday (November 2) the episcopal ordination mass for Archimandrite Damaskīnūs al-Azraʿī to be bishop of Maryūṭ at the patriarchal headquarters in Alexandria.
He was blessed by Pope and Patriarch Theodorus II of Alexandria and All-Africa...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Nov 2025
In moments of pride, two musically talented young Catholics linked to the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) participated in this great event, confirming the notion that creativity is a message and art is a language of peace and love.
Mīnā Nādī ʿAzmī Fahīm, a 19-year-old student at the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Oct 2025
Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Osāma al-Azharī extended "sincere congratulations" to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and the "great Egyptian people" on the occasion of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), an exceptional event that restores to human consciousness the immortal...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Oct 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb congratulated President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and the great Egyptian people on the occasion of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) as an achievement that reflects Egypt’s unique position in human civilization throughout the ages.
"GEM...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Pope Tawāḍrūs: The Grand Egyptian Museum opening is another success among our country's achievements
Date of source: 1 Nov 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of Alexandria, Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, offered his congratulations to the Egyptian people and the state with all its institutions, and especially to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, over the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
"The greatness of this great...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Oct 2025
Journalist Bāsim Yūsuf issued a new clarification after the controversy sparked by his statements on the television program "Last Word" about what is known as Christian Zionism, confirming that his remarks were misinterpreted and that some people only took parts of his talk out of context.
He...
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Translator Ḥabība al-Janaynī
Date of source: 19 Oct 2025
The Supreme Council of Sufi Orders, headed by Dr. ʿAbd al-Hādī al-Qaṣabī, issued an official statement in response to "fabricated controversy" over the legitimacy of celebrating the mawlid of al-Sayyid Aḥmad al-Badawī, one of the symbols of Islamic Sufism in Egypt and the Islamic world. It affirmed...
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Translator Ḥabība al-Janaynī
Date of source: 26 Oct 2025
The 6th International Conference of the World Council of Churches has begun at the "Logos" Center in the Papal headquarters at St. Anba Bishoy Monastery in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, with the participation of 500 church leaders representing more than 100 countries around the world.
The World Council of...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 28 Oct 2025
In an unprecedented scene, the Coptic Orthodox Church is hosting the 6th Conference of the World Council of Churches, which is held at the "Logos" center in the Papal headquarters at St. Anba Bishoy Monastery in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, with the participation of 500 Church leaders that represent more than...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 23 Oct 2025
In deplorable incidents in the village of Nazlit al-Jalaf, Banī Mazār District, al-Minyā Governorate, houses that belong to Coptic Christians came under attack by extremists, following rumors of an affair between an 18-year-old Christian man and a local girl.
According to an eyewitness, a large...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Oct 2025
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party (ESDP) denounced a decision by a customary council in al-Minyā to expel a Christian family and force it to pay a fine of EGP 1 million (roughly $21,000) after acts of sectarian violence in the Upper Egyptian province last week.
In a statement, the ESDP called...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Oct 2025
Veteran journalist and writer Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa stated that some people ask whether Coptic Christian young girls were forced to convert to Islam, and his answer is positive.
"The issue, however, is so complex, tangled, confusing, sensitive and critical that it is impossible to pose this question and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Oct 2025
Writer and journalist Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa vehemently criticized censorship authorities in Egypt after the film al-Mulḥid (The Atheist) was banned, adding the attacks against the movie were meant to be against him personally, not the film.
"A movie titled The Atheist means a call to atheism? These people...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Oct 2025
Dr. Aḥmad Yaḥyā, Head of the Internal Media Sector at the State Information Service, stressed that the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum embodies a turning point in Egypt’s civilizational and cultural journey. It is not just an archaeological or architectural event, but a great national...
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Translator Joanna Krupp
Date of source: 19 Oct 2025
The Supreme Council of Ṣūfī Orders has released a statement on the controversy regarding Mawlid al-Sayyid al-Badawī.
The Ṣūfī Orders clarified that, as God said, “There will certainly be no fear for the close servants of Allāh, nor will they grieve. Those who believed and were fearing Allāh” (Sūrat...
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Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 19 Oct 2025
This question has often been asked by our Muslim brothers: If the caretakers and workers of our churches are Jordanians, then why are these churches called Rūm (Roman)?
This designation has a historical and religious background deeply tied to our Arab nation. The term Rūm was originally used for...
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Translator Ḥabība al-Janaynī
Date of source: 26 Oct 2025
Date of source: 16 Oct 2025
A cleric at Dār al-Iftā’ said the so-called digital jihād has become one of the most dangerous tools of extremist groups in this modern time, being used to manipulate awareness through deluding slogans under the cloak of religion.
"It all starts with deluding material for young people on the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Oct 2025
Coptic young girl Rūjīnā Riḍā Ṣābir’s family was overjoyed after their 19-year-old daughter returned home peacefully following a several-day disappearance since October 9.
The family members expressed heartfelt gratitude to security agencies for their intensive efforts since Rūjīnā was first...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Oct 2025
Participants in the activities of the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI), an offshoot of the World Council of Churches, met to discuss the churches’ response to persecution and genocide and their role in confronting suffering with faith.
The public discussion session was attended by Dr...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Oct 2025
The St. Mark Institute for Coptic Liturgical Studies held its 5th conference on the sacrament of marriage at Dār al-Yanbūʿ House in the district of al-ʿUbūr, attended by Anbā Raphael, General Bishop for the Central Cairo Churches Sector, and the institute’s director.
The meeting, held under the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Oct 2025
Al-Azhar Mosque held on Sunday (October 12) the weekly forum on interpretation of the meanings of the Holy Qur’ān and features of the scientific miracles in the Muslim holy book about the seas.
Dr. Ramaḍān al-Ṣāwī, Vice-President of al-Azhar University, said God Almighty has subjected the universe...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Oct 2025
The Muslim Council of Elders led by Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, welcomed the outcome of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, hosted by Egypt and attended by a number of world leaders.
The council praised the signing of the ceasefire agreement on the Gaza Strip as a "historic step...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Oct 2025
Dr. Ayman al-Ḥajjār, a researcher at al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars, said the ḥadīth that reads "A people who make a woman their ruler will never be successful" is a well-documented one reported by Imām al-Bukhārī and narrated by the revered Ṣaḥabī (the Prophet’s Companion) Abū Bakra.
"The...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Oct 2025
A new chapter was opened this month as the issue of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai was resolved through an amicable agreement among Egypt, Greece, and the Greek Orthodox Church, ending a months-long dispute over some of the monastery’s lands and buildings.
The case, which began with a court...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Jun 2025
On June 4, Studenten Internationale Betrekkingen (SIB) in Leiden, https://sibleiden.nl/, invited three former members to speak about their careers with references to their time as members of the SIB Leiden student society. One of the speakers became a diplomat, now serving at the Dutch Embassy in...
Date of source: 20 Sep 2025
Bishop of al-Minyā Anbā Makāryūs said he has the names and photos of persons involved in the forced conversion of Coptic girls to Islam.
Anbā Makāryūs was commenting on the issue of Coptic young girl Dimyāna Ghālī, whom Copts demand be returned to her own family.
"I can’t blame anyone. The family...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 29 Sep 2025
The Attorney General of Jordan’s State Security Court ordered the referral of certain cases involving the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, including fundraising activities, to the Amman Public Prosecution.
The move comes months after Jordanian authorities banned the organization and targeted its...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Oct 2025
We, Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, share with millions of our own who have been exhausted by war and with millions around the world their joy with the ceasefire in Gaza and hostage exchange.
We seize this occasion to express our gratitude for the tremendous efforts of the...
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Translator Ḥabība al-Janaynī
Date of source: 19 Oct 2025
On Wednesday, October 15th, DAB editor Luka Renić and CAWU intern Bart Evers had an opportunity to attend the Mawlid of Sayyid Aḥmad al-Badawī in Ṭanṭa, Egypt. This unique opportunity provided us with insights into Egyptian Sufi practices through firsthand observations and interactions with...
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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.