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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...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
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...
Reviewed by Joanna Krupp
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...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
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...
Reviewed by Ḥabība al-Janaynī
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...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
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...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
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...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
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...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
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...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
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...
Reviewed by Ḥabība al-Janaynī
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...
Date of source: 21 Sep 2025
A strategic and military expert denounced statements by renowned writer Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa in which he urged al-Azhar to call on the Palestinian factions to surrender to the Israeli occupation forces to stem bloodshed of civilians.
ʿĪsa cited the Prophet Muḥammad’s orders to dig a ditch to protect...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Oct 2025
Muḥammad Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, the son of the late cleric Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, who was a member of al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars and the former president of al-Azhar University, expressed "deepest appreciation" to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for naming him for the Senate membership...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Oct 2025
A cleric of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs said Egypt has lost a great man and scholar who offered much for the Muslim nation and the students of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, a member of al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars.
"I have worked with the late scholar for more than 25 years...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Aug 2025
Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Dr. Usāma al-Azharī on Tuesday (August 12) received Dr. Aḥmad al-Ḥasanāt, Grand Muftī of the Hāshemite Kingdom of Jordan, at the headquarters of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Cairo, where they exchanged views on cooperation in the field of daʿwa...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2025
Shaykh Aḥmad Wissām, Secretary of Fatwa at the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ, said Muslims should not get into hasty judgements about others but rather have to discuss the circumstances and reasons why some women took a decision to stop wearing the ḥijāb.
"Perhaps some women have had skepticism, have been...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Sep 2025
The Supreme Council of Sufi Orders announced the sites and dates of celebrations marking the birthday anniversaries of the late righteous figures and scholars to make things easier for visitors nationwide.
As for the mūlid (birth anniversary) of al-Ārif Billah Sīdī Aḥmad al-Badawī in the city of...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Oct 2025
Celebrations of the mūlid (birthday anniversary) of al-Ārif Billah Sīdī Aḥmad al-Badawī are starting today, Friday (October 10), in the city of Ṭanṭā, al-Gharbīya Governorate, amid a special spiritual mood witnessed every year.
Thousands of followers and visitors from all provinces nationwide flow...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 Oct 2025
Date of source: 14 Aug 2025
"Allah is lesbian": these three words, written on a T-shirt, landed Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar (Ibtisām Lashkar) in Arjat prison on Tuesday, August 12 Currently in pre-trial detention, she is being prosecuted for offending the Islamic religion and faces up to five years in prison and a fine of 500,...
Reviewed by Sunniva Tunold
Translator Sunniva Tunold
Date of source: 10 Oct 2025
Findings from the official report
In 2024, the Ministry of the Interior, then led by Gérald Darmanin (member of Renaissance, a political party typically described as liberal and centrist or center-right), commissioned a group of senior officials, more precisely a retired diplomat and a prefect, to...
Date of source: 16 Jul 2025
Security agencies managed to reach the whereabouts of a young girl who has been reported missing in the governorate of al-Minūfīya, about 64 kilometers north of Cairo.
Investigations showed that she had willingly left her home. She was handed over to her family, which had to sign papers about her...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
The Interior Ministry revealed the circumstances surrounding the "disappearance" of a young Coptic girl in Upper Egypt after rumors about her abduction.
Security authorities at the Sūhāg Security Department had received a report on February 24 from the girl’s father claiming that his daughter,...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Mar 2025
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that the Islamic Sharīʿa is applied in Islamic societies in all its forms, not exclusively in relation only to ḥudūd (punishments for specific crimes determined by the Qur’ān and the ḥadīth), as some extremist groups propagate.
"Islamic law is a...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Oct 2025
Societies are based on granting their citizens a reasonable space to help them undertake their socio-economic and political functions through cooperation with the state in order to reach an aspired level of welfare.
Reviewing developing societies and the socio-cultural conditions there, one may...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Oct 2025
Egypt’s Dār al-Iftā’ asserted that the Islamic Sharīʿa has always been keen on preserving man’s privacy and made it a key principle as one of the major maqāṣid (purposes) of the Sharīʿa.
Dār al-Iftā’, in an official statement, explained that Islam's prohibition of invading others' privacy is not...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Oct 2025
Egypt’s Dār al-Iftā’ resumed sessions at mosques nationwide in coordination with the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) as part of its awareness-raising role to spread moderate ways of thinking, rectify misconceptions and encounter some unfavorable phenomena within the society.
This week's...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Sep 2025
A member of parliament, Ihāb Ramzī, said Egypt is now using two separate laws on personal status affairs, one for Muslims and another for Christians.
"The personal status law for Christians was prepared by a committee composed of representatives of the different churches and denominations in Egypt...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Sep 2025
Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Dr. Osāma al-Azharī said Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former grand muftī of Egypt and member of the Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars, had a great influence on his character.
"My shaykhs at al-Azhar al-Sharif, foremost among them Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, greatly influenced...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Oct 2025
The current dynamics of intercommunal and interreligious relations in Egypt are the result of numerous historical, social, and political processes, with the current sociopolitical intercommunal climate being shaped historically after the formation of the modern Egyptian state and the Free Officers...
Date of source: 4 Oct 2025
As the House of Representatives elections approach, a new crisis comes to the surface that threatens the participation of a large number of Coptic voters in Upper Egypt, as it coincides with the celebrations of St. George's Monastery in al-Rizīqāt, which are held annually from 10 to 17 November and...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 30 Sep 2025
His Eminence Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, received today, Tuesday, Prince Raḥīm Āghā Khān, the chief of the Ismaili community and head of the development network, to discuss ways to enhance joint cooperation.
The Grand Imām said that the message of al-Azhar is based...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 2 Oct 2025
The White House rejected accusations by Pope Leo XIV that the administration of US President Donald Trump was pursuing an "inhumane" policy towards immigration, asserting that the United States is enforcing the law in the most humane way possible, according to "Agence France-Presse" (AFP).
In a...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz, Sohaīla Khalīl
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz, Sohaīla Khalīl
Date of source: 7 Oct 2025
Members of Syria's electoral body are meeting on Sunday to vote for new representatives, marking a significant milestone in the country’s transition away from the regime of Bashār al-Assad.
Six thousand voters from regional electoral bodies will cast their ballots in an indirect election starting...
Reviewed by Sohaīla Khalīl
Translator Sohaīla Khalīl
Date of source: 7 Oct 2025
Professor Dr. Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, a member of al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars Authority and former president of al-Azhar University, passed away on Tuesday morning after a prolonged battle with illness.
A post published shortly beforehand on Dr. Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim’s official Facebook page mourned his...
Reviewed by Sohaīla Khalīl
Translator Sohaīla Khalīl
Date of source: 30 Sep 2025
Al-Azhar hosted the weekly session of the Jurisprudential Forum "Modern Perspective" under the title "Social Media: Jurisprudential Perspective" with the attendance of Dr. Maḥmūd al-Ṣāwī, former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Media at al-Azhar University, and Dr. ʿAlī al-Mahdī, Secretary of the...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 7 Oct 2025
In June 2025, I was able to gain valuable insight into the current situation in Syria after the fall of the Assad government by spending almost two weeks travelling and doing field research in the cities of Damascus, Maʿlūlā, Ṣaydnāyā, Aleppo, al-Raqqa, al-Qāmishlī, and al-Ḥasakah. With its rich...
Date of source: 4 Oct 2025
Most cities of Wādī al-Naṣārā (Valley of Christians) in the countryside of Homs governorate had witnessed a general strike, where the malls and institutions closed their doors, grieving for the two young men who lost their lives in an incident targeting civilians in ʿAnāz and Wādī al-Naṣārā in the...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 29 Sep 2025
The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, in which he accused Muslim Palestinians of causing the emigration of Christians and claimed that Israel is the true protector of Christianity.
The committee said in an official...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 30 Sep 2025
Every day, the scholars of al-Azhar al-Sharīf prove that they remain at the forefront of academics and specialists in their respective fields, consistently maintaining an edge over many of their peers at other universities.
For the second time, Dr. Ṣafāʾ al-Ḥadīdī, Assistant Professor of Ancient...
Reviewed by Sohaīla Khalīl
Translator Sohaīla Khalīl
Date of source: 27 Sep 2025
Today, Saturday, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Cross, which commemorates the discovery of the cross in Jerusalem in the fourth century by Queen Helena. The Coptic Church observes this feast annually on 17 Tūt (September 17) and again on 10 Baramhāt (March 10).
On this...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 23 Sep 2025
Summary
On September 11th, 2025, CAWU Intern coordinator Luka Renić and intern Bart Evers visited the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, often referred to as Dayr al-Muḥarraq, in Qusqām in the Asyūṭ Governorate, Egypt. At the monastery, we were welcomed by two monks, Abūnā Būlūs and Abūnā Buṭrus. Our...
Date of source: 23 Sep 2025
Date of source: 21 Sep 2025
Presidential spokesman Muḥammad al-Shanāwī announced that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sīsī received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron to follow up on the outcomes of the virtual summit convened by Macron on September 15. The two leaders discussed regional developments, with...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 21 Sep 2025
Terrorism expert Ṭāriq al-Bashbīshī stated that the Muslim Brotherhood continues to cast doubt on the Egyptian state’s capacity to address challenges. He noted that the organization repeatedly resorts to the same old tactics, focusing on influencing public opinion by spreading negative narratives...
Reviewed by Minna al-Maʿāz
Translator Minna al-Maʿāz
Date of source: 16 Sep 2025
Reviewed by Francine Abdelmalek, Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Francine Abdelmalek, Sara al-Sherbiny
Date of source: 16 Sep 2025
LR: First of all, can you describe your background and your work in dialogue in Egypt?
AU: Yes. I am Dr. Aḥmad Usāma Abū Dūmā. I am honored to get engaged in interfaith dialogue at all levels in Egypt—with the grassroots, with intellectuals, with Muslims, and with fathers and bishops of churches....
Date of source: 14 Sep 2025
A researcher of Sufism, Dr. Nūrī Jāsim, clarified the ruling on the use of duffs (frame drums) in religious chanting and praising the Prophet (Mawlid and related occasions), which has come under discussion, particularly in light of recent calls to prohibit their use during the celebrations of the...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 13 Sep 2025
Dr. Salāma Dawūd, President of al-Azhar University, attended the graduation ceremony of the 58th class of the Faculty of Sharīʿa and Law at al-Azhar University in Cairo, which was held in the presence of a large number of al-Azhar leaders from both the mosque and the university.
At the opening of...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 11 Sep 2025
Mrs. Lina Musharbash, president of the Levant Christians Association in Jordan, stated to Milḥ al-Arḍ (Salt of the Earth) that the Association is in the process of organizing an international conference on religious tourism under the preliminary title "Jordan: Rooted Christianity and an Enduring...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 6 Sep 2025
Anbā Nīqūlā, Archbishop of Greek Orthodox Christians in Ṭanṭā, announced that Abbot Damyānūs of Saint Catherine Monastery plans to resign, adding that measures regarding his succession have already started.
"I informed the Greek government on September 3, 2025, of my decisions, which are in line...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
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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.