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 Following the news of recent events in Amsterdam, many people have asked about my well-being. On November 7th, I participated in the official remembrance of the Kristallnacht in the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. The music was beautiful, but security was intense. With police sirens in the...
Reviewed by Lindy Dubben
Translator Lindy Dubben
Under the chairmanship of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Muslim Council of Elders called on world leaders and their communities to prioritize fostering tolerance and coexistence. It also called on rejecting all forms of violence and conflict that destabilize societies and deplete...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Dār al-Iftāʾ published the biography of Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād and the previous positions he occupied after he was appointed new grand muftī of Egypt and chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide by President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī, Nuhā Ḥurayba
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī, Nuhā Ḥurayba
Following a three-day meeting, a group of bishops and metropolitans who had split from the main Ethiopian Orthodox Church established an ethnic and regional synod known as the “Tigray Orthodox Tewahedo Church Synod” based on a recently published canon law. In a 16-point statement, the group said...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Lawyer Mortaḍa Manṣūr, the former president of al-Zamālik club, said that a verdict has been obtained in a lawsuit that was filed against producer Aḥmad al-Subkī and writer Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, in order to ban the screening of their film al-Mulḥid (“The Atheist”) in cinemas both in and outside Egypt for “...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Strange and suspicious calls are promoting a so-called Abrahamic Religion, which seeks to unite the three divine religions of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism into one faith that would bring the Qurʾān, the Bible, and the Torah together into one book. The calls also aim to establish new...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
The birth anniversary of Ṭaha Ḥusayn, a master of Arabic literature who died at the age of 83 in 1973, has been honored in recent days. Ḥusayn was a pioneer of enlightenment and contemporary writing in Egypt. The history of Dr. Ṭaha Ḥusayn is laden with great intellectual achievements, as he joined...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
A fatwā secretary at Dār al-Iftāʾ affirmed that there is nothing in Islam that denies women the right to assume leading positions, adding that despite what some may think, there is no gender-based preference regarding this issue. Wisām al-Khūlī stated, “There are differences among jurists about...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
After years of fighting, Aleppo’s Christian population once again have a heavy cross to bear. In a city home to the oldest seat of the Christian faith, the return of war has worsened the burden on their shoulders, which are already exhausted from the hardships of daily life. Last Wednesday, armed...
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Translator Jack Heron
On Sunday, December 1, Sheikh Muḥammad Ḥusayn, Grand Muftī of Jerusalem and Palestine and preacher of Al-Aqṣā Mosque, condemned a decision made by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security in the right-wing occupying Israeli government, pertaining to the seizing of loudspeakers and microphones...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Ten years ago, extremists in the streets of Syria used to chant “Alawites to coffins and Christians to Beirut.” According to what people who escaped the Syrian turmoil to the Lebanese city of Zahlé on the borders with Syria have told me when I toured the area back in 2014, the chanting has evolved...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
The first international symposium, entitled “Fatwā and Achieving Intellectual Security,” has begun at the al-Azhar Conference Center under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. It is being organized by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide under the auspices of Egypt'...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
The discussion began on Facebook pages when a Catholic user prayed for Mary’s “tears,” whilst other non-Catholics commented and wondered about the meaning of this supplication, which then led to conversations about other matters related to the Virgin Mary. The contents of the debate are presented...
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Ambassador Mushīra Khaṭṭāb, chair of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), has described the Criminal Procedures Law as a “great step” that is expected to be followed by more alternatives, and will serve the National Human Rights Strategy well. “Great accomplishments have been achieved...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
The Catholic Church in Jordan is preparing for an important occasion coming up – the official consecration of the Church of the Baptism of the Lord (Kanīsa maʿamūdiyya al-sayyīd al-masīḥ) in Wādī al-Kharrār, the desert area near the Jordan river where according to the Gospel, Christ was baptised by...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Renowned media figure ʿAmr Adīb has said that President ʿAbd  al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s statements during his visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ to offer congratulations over Coptic Christmas addressed all Egyptians and went beyond mere well-wishing. “The president has tackled the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
In a speech to Coptic Orthodox Christians, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stated that everything that happens is decreed by God and Egyptians have to do whatever they can to protect the homeland through friendship and love for one another. “The extent of endearment between Egyptians grows every...
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A member of the National Council for Human Rights, Dr. Muḥammad Mamdūḥ, has said that the draft of the new Personal Status Law is structured in a way that preserves the rights of all family members and avoids bias in favor of men or women over each other. “There is great interest publicising this...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
The draft of the new Personal Status Law consists of 355 articles divided into three sections, including 175 articles pertaining to guardianship of individuals, 89 articles on ownership of finances and 91 articles related to procedures, according to the chair of the Committee preparing the draft. “...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
A legislator stated that the Egyptian constitution highlights women’s rights in more than 20 articles, noting that the law has tightened penalties for crimes such as female genital mutilation (FGM), sexual harassment, and other offenses against women. “The new Personal Status Law will not be biased...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Counselor Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, the legal advisor for the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, stated that the new personal status law for Christians provides a precise explanation of the issue of divorce, emphasizing that the law avoids abstract terms by offering detailed provisions. “The law defines...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Priest Rifʿat Fatḥī, Secretary-General of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, stated that parentage in the personal status law for Christians is governed by public law. “In the past, families often resolved inheritance disputes by writing a will. However, due to family conflicts, a father might deny...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Anbā Būlā, Archbishop of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies, has said that all Egyptians are taking part in enacting the law on personal status affairs. “When I say that all of Egypt is participating in the new law, this means all churches and institutions concerned, as well as the parliament and citizens...
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Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, has stated that there is a correlation between the purposes of the Islamic Sharīʿa law and modern contempory life, adding that the Sharīʿa law is applicable everywhere and at all times. “The purposes of Sharīʿa law are to achieve the interests of Muslims’ and...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church expressed gratitude to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī in an article for El-Waṭan following the president’s visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) to extend his congratulations to Egyptian Christians...
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As we welcome the new year, we hope it will be a time of prosperity, marked by peace and tranquility. This hope holds particular significance in a world increasingly characterized by harshness and polarization and the spread of hatred in the shadow of conflicts, wars, crises and natural disasters....
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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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