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Date of source: 19 Sep 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center posted a statement on its Facebook page regarding the controversy surrounding the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, and the speech he gave on Monday, September 16, the Prophet Muḥammad's birthday.
“Integrity is violated when remarks are taken out of context...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Sep 2024
Each time President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī speaks on the occasion of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday), observers of Egyptian public events can identify the characteristics of a character-building approach in his speech.
“Our noble Prophet, Muḥammad (PBUH), once remarked, ‘I was...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Sep 2024
Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, stated that God Almighty alone is capable of making comparisons between divine messages. He further stated that those who believe in these messages should not make comparisons between one prophet or another or between one religion and another.
“God...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Sep 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center posted a statement on its Facebook page on the debate surrounding the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, and the speech he gave on Monday, September 16, the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday.
“Integrity is compromised when statements are taken out of context with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Sep 2024
Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), held a plenary meeting with regional directors around the country and top executives of Al-Awqāf Egyptian Authority to discuss a new work mechanism that would be implemented soon.
He stated during the meeting, “This system will be...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
The General Organization for Cultural Palaces (GOCP) is organizing a symposium on the Holy Family Trail and its role in preserving the Coptic heritage and the Egyptian identity at the al-Sāmir Theatre in the Jīza district of al-ʿAjūza.
Speakers at the symposium include Dr. Fayrūz Maḥmūd Ḥasan, a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Sep 2024
Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate speech are rampant in Western and some non-Islamic countries because anything associated with Islam and Muslims is associated with terrorism. Nonetheless, the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ is trying to disseminate a reasonable strategy to address the unfortunate phenomenon...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Sep 2024
Muslims share congratulations on the day of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī while chanting “O, my beloved Messenger of God,” a common phrase commemorating the Prophet Muḥammad's birth.
Messages such as “Congratulations on al-Mawlid al-Nabawī of the beloved al-Muṣṭafā (Muḥammad),” “May God accept your charity...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Sep 2024
The Roman Catholic Church’s Pope Francis is currently in Indonesia, which has observers confused because this largely Islamic country only contains a small minority of Christians. However, they fail to realize that since Pope Francis assumed office in 2013, the pontiff has declared his adoption of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Sep 2024
Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, expressed admiration for President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī's program, “New Beginning for Building Humans,” stating that it is crucial to raising the standard of services provided in the areas of health, sports, education, and culture.
In a statement...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2024
Media personality Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa expressed uncertainty on the future of the film adaptation of his book, al-Mulḥid (The Atheist).
“Many are asking me about the fate of the al-Mulḥid movie. I don’t know. You better ask the minister of culture or perhaps the minister of awqāf,” ʿĪsa wrote on his page...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Jul 2024
The newly appointed Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Sayī Maḥmūd al-Azharī, was born on July 16, 1976, in Alexandria, and grew up in the province of Sūhāj, Upper Egypt.
He graduated with first-class honors in 2011 from the faculty of uṣūl al-Dīn (theology), with a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Sep 2024
In a fatwā published on December 1, 2016, the former Grand Muftī, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, stated that the celebration of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī, or the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, reflects the blessing of his prophethood as well as the love and glorification of the Prophet.
The fatwā states that the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2024
According to Pope Tawāḍrūs, the president's “New Beginning” plan is a “good and serious step towards developing the Egyptian people to build an advanced and integrated society.”
In a video clip released by the cabinet's official page, Pope Tawāḍrūs stated, “In every aspect, the development of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
The newly appointed Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, holds a PhD in theology from al-Azhar University, where he majored in philosophy and theology and graduated with first-rank honors in 2003.
He graduated in May 1995 from the faculty of theology at al-Azhar University in Ṭanṭā,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Aug 2024
The al-Qādirīya al-Būdshīshīya Sufi Order, led by Dr. Mūlāī Munīr al-Qādīrī Būdshīsh, announced that the 19th edition of the World Sufi Forum is being held in the Kingdom of Morocco on September 11-16, under the title ‘Sufism and Values in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.’
In past forum editions...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Aug 2024
A unique vision for renewing religious discourse through Egypt’s religious establishment—which is recognised for its capacity to propagate ideals of tolerance, reject prejudice and hatred, and play a significant cultural role—was incorporated by the government.
In order to promote a moderate...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Aug 2024
Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, stated on Sunday, August 18, that interfaith dialogue is the best method to advance peace and understanding. He also mentioned that efforts were being made to solidify common principles as the most effective strategy to create a society that is tolerant...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Jun 2023
According to prominent Muslim scholar Shaykh ʿAbd Allah bin Bayya, Chairman of the UAE Fatwā Council and Head of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, the United Arab Emirates - led by President Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl Nahyān - has turned into a model of “happy coexistence.”
“The United Arab Emirates...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Aug 2024
The dean of al-Azhar’s Faculty for Islamic & Arabic Studies for Girls, Dr. Ḥanān ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, stressed the significance of department selection for female students aspiring to become muftīs.
In a talk show on the al-Nās TV station ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz stated: “The term ‘muftī’ is broad, so...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Sep 2024
The Center for Christian Muslim Understanding and Partnership (CCMUP) hosted the second day of A Journey of Learning program’s third edition at the All-Saints Episcopal Cathedral in the Zamālik district. Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the center’s director and honorary archbishop, was present for the events....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Sep 2024
On Saturday, August 31, Christian and Muslim locals in the province of Banī Sūwayf, located 115 kilometers south of Cairo, came together to fight a fire that had broken out inside the governorate’s archbishopric.
The people participated in extinguishing the fire and assisted the civil defense...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Aug 2024
After a man was found guilty of contempt of religion, the Port Said (Pūr Saʾīd) Criminal Court, presided over by Chief Justice Jawdat Mīkhāʾīl Qiddīs, sentenced him to three years of harsh imprisonment.
The forty-year-old man, identified only by his initials Y.M.ʿ and residing in Port Fouad (Pūr...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Aug 2024
The Coptic Catholic Church organized a number of events and activities in preparation for the 2024 Nayrouz celebration.
Anbā Būlā Shafīq, the Archbishop of the Coptic Catholic Diocese for al-Ismāʿīlīya, the cities and dependencies around the Suez Canal, presided over the Assumption of the Virgin...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Aug 2024
The 4th LOGOS Youth Forum was inaugurated by Pope Tawāḍrūs at the LOGOS Centre located in St. Bīshūy Monastery in Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
Under the theme "Take a Step," this year’s forum brings together young men and women from the Egyptian dioceses of the See of St. Mark.
Four topics will be covered at...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 May 2024
The curricula development commission of Al-Azhar has decided to alter several Arabic and Islamic textbooks for students in the preparatory and secondary phases up until May 15.
The commission gave instructions to use only the editions of 2024-2025.
The modified textbooks included Taysīr al-Lubāb Fī...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Aug 2024
At the completion of his pastoral tour in Upper Egypt, Dr. Andrea Zakī, the leader of the Coptic Evangelical community, witnessed the ordination of Priest Michael Māhir as the pastor of the Evangelical Church in the Kūm Asfaḥt district on Friday, August 23.
He also participated in the events that...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Aug 2017
The publication Al-Waṭan has learnt that Dr. Muḥammad ʿOthmān al-Khusht has succeeded Dr. Jābir Naṣṣār as the President of Cairo University.
Khusht, who was born in 1964, served as Cairo University's vice president for student relations and education. He teaches modern and contemporary beliefs and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Aug 2024
According to the Chairman of the Egyptian Catholic Centre for Cinema, Anbā Buṭrus Dānyāl, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, is a man of kindness and moderation who is dedicated to promoting ideas of justice.
In an interview with media figure Ḥamdī Rizq on Ṣada al-Balad TV station, he...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 Aug 2024
Following Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād’s appointment as Egypt’s next grand muftī and chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide, Dār al-Iftāʾ released a biography detailing his prior posts.
ʿAyyād graduated with first-rank honors from al-Azhar University in 2003 with a PhD in theology...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Aug 2024
Following their summit in Cairo, Pope Tawāḍrūs met with the leaders of the International Association of Orthodox Christian Scouts and Dr. Ashraf Ṣubḥī, Minister of Youth and Sports, on Friday, August 16, at the Papal Residence in Cairo.
Under President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī's support, the meeting...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Aug 2024
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī presided over the 35th conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, which began on August 25 and 26 at the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) headquarters. Minister Osāma al-Azharī served as the conference chairman.
More than 60 significant regional...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Aug 2024
Amidst festivities and popular celebrations glorifying the Virgin Mary, Copts began the Virgin Mary fast that is to run until August 22.
Karīm Kamāl, a researcher in Coptic affairs, told al-Waṭan that some Copts start fasting one week earlier, from the first day of August, in observance of the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Jul 2024
Muḥammad al-Khusht, the president of Cairo University, announced the selection of Dr. Osāma al-Azharī as the Minister of Awqāf, or religious endowments. He stated that this move demonstrated the political leadership's faith in his effectiveness, wisdom, and breadth of expertise in managing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Jan 2022
A joint lecture on “developing religious awareness” was held in the Cairo University main hall. The speakers included the editor-in-chief of the al-Wafd newspaper, Wajdī Zayn al-Dīn; the university president, Muḥammad al-Khusht; and the former chairman of religious affairs at the Ministry of Awqāf...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Jul 2024
Since the narrative of Gog and Magog is included in the Holy Qurʾān, it is undeniably a part of Islamic heritage. However, opinions on its meanings are varied.
Dr. Haytham al-Ḥāj ʿAlī, the former chairman of the General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO), has recently published his interpretation of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jul 2024
Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars at al-Azhar and a former grand muftī, congratulated Dr. Osāma al-Azharī on his appointment to the position of Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments).
Jumʿa made this statement at the Sufi Orders commemorating the Hijrī calendar new year....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Aug 2024
Al-Ḥabīb ʿAlī al-Jafrī, a well-known Muslim preacher, expressed his gratitude for having visited Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, calling him the “top Imām of the Sunni Muslims.”
Al-Jafrī said that he was acquainted with Dr. Ṭayyeb when the imām served first as Egypt’s Grand Muftī, then...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Aug 2024
Chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide and Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, stated that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s calls for renewing religious discourse were both correct and timely.
“The president has realized that through eliminating deviant...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Jul 2024
In addition to being a researcher, novelist, and scenarist, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa is a well-known figure in the media and press industry. He has chaired press establishments and hosted many TV talk shows.
His views on several religious matters, as well as his art productions, have sparked controversy in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Aug 2024
Once again, proposed changes to the personal status law are causing a rift in parliament, uproar in the media, and heated debates on social media.
The Iraqi constitution’s Article 41, which emphasizes the freedom of Iraqis to observe their personal status issues based on their religions, sects,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Aug 2024
The two test issues demonstrated that students and young graduates can produce excellent work if they are able to obtain the support of a good editor which Jenna was.
Each piece in the test issues contributed to intercultural and interreligious dialogue by educating our readership about elements of...
Date of source: 2 Aug 2024
One of the most renowned dignitaries, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, was the subject of a lecture from the Luxor Cultural Centre as part of their summer activities.
Hāla Amīn, the person in charge of the center’s children’s library, delivered the lecture.
After the lecture, the center...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Jul 2024
Al-Azhar condemned the “heinous” crime committed by Israel in yet another act of aggression when they killed Palestinian leader Ismāʿīl Hanīya in the early hours of Wednesday, July 31.
Al-Azhar emphasized that the “martyr had spent his life defending the Palestinian issue, which is central to all...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 29 Jul 2024
Under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, the 9th worldwide conference on fatwā of the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ began on July 29–30 in Cairo. The conference is annually organized by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide.
An advisor to the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Jul 2024
Under the theme “Fatwā and the Ethical Foundation in an Accelerating World,” the 9th international conference on fatwā of the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ began in Cairo with the participation of representatives from over 100 countries.
The Islamic world, more than any other, is currently experiencing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Jul 2024
At the 9th International Fatwā Conference, researcher Ṭāhir Fārūq Zayd, who oversees the dialogue unit at the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ, gave a speech in which he discussed the role of the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ in promoting interfaith discussion, tolerance, and human fraternity.
According to Zayd, the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Aug 2024
Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Ayman ʿĀshūr, received Minister of Culture, Aḥmad Fūʾād Hannū, to discuss a joint plan of action to enhance intellectual awareness for university students in all sectors.
ʿĀshūr said the two sides tackled integrated efforts to make the best...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Aug 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs received a delegation from the Jordanian general organization for the Virgin Mary sisterhoods, led by spiritual guide Father Ibrāhīm Naffāʿ.
Father Naffāʿ gave the pope an overview of the Jordanian organization and its function, while Pope Tawāḍrūs spoke extensively about the Holy...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Aug 2024
On Thursday, August 1, a team of Spanish Christians traveled to Jerusalem to meet with the Greek Orthodox Archbishop, ʿAṭallah Ḥannā of Sebastia, for the latest information on the tragic events in the Gaza Strip.
“Christian churches in this area have always called for peace, justice, and the end of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Aug 2024
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Date of source: 30 Jul 2024
“Congratulations Rūʾā, it’s the Sheikh of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad el Ṭayyeb!” These simple words started the phone conversation between the Grand Imām of al-Azhar and a young Palestinian girl named Rūʾ ā Rāʾed Miṣbāḥ Abū Dāyer, whom he congratulated for earning second place in the scientific section at...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 5 Jul 2024
During a recent visit to Thailand, Dr. Aḥmad el-Ṭayyeb, Sheikh of al-Azhar, was keen on visiting the Islamic Center in Bangkok to lead Friday prayers with a crowd of Muslim worshippers who were celebrating his presence, and with whom he exchanged conversations and pictures.
Led by the imām of the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 25 Jul 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs led his weekly sermon from Bayt al ʿĀʾila Al Muqadasa (The Holy Family House) conference center in Wādī al-Naṭrūn. His Holiness continued his series of sermons titled “Ibʿād al Khidma al sabaʾa” (The Seven Dimensions of Service), those being:
1. The joy of service through presence.
2...
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Translator Jacob Snow
Date of source: 18 Jul 2024
The new government program seeks to revitalize religious discourse in Egypt by acknowledging religious organizations' significant cultural role. The intention is to achieve unity and cohesiveness by utilizing Egypt’s past and legacy to promote ideals of tolerance and reject bigotry and hatred.
The...
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Translator Ḥabibā Maḥmud
Date of source: 19 Mar 2024
Sheikh Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb is the current Grand Imām of al-Azhar, a prestigious Islamic institution. Appointed in 2010, he has been a controversial figure due to his Ṣūfī background. However, he is also known for his moderate views and efforts to promote Islam in the West.
Al-Ṭayyīb has a solid...
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Translator Ḥabibā Maḥmud
Date of source: 20 Jul 2024
Al-Azhar's wing of the 19th annual International Book Fair in Alexandria featured several paintings on the Palestine issue. Images of the official map were prominent, as were those examining Israeli war crimes.
The university has called upon the world to support Palestine, most recently during...
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Translator Sophie Cooper
Date of source: 20 Jul 2024
Archbishop Sāmy Fawzy of the Episcopal province of Alexandria said the relationship between the church and al-Azhar University is exemplified by the Centre of Christian-Muslim Understanding & Partnership (CCMUP).
Next June, the center will hold discussions at the Institut d'Égypte on the link...
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Translator Sophie Cooper
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Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
By: ncregister
CAIRO — Moderate Egyptians have spoken against the continuation of anti-Christian violence after a drive-by shooting targeted a wedding party at a Coptic Orthodox church in Cairo on Oct. 20.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 2, 2013
By: english.dohainstitute
The July 3 coup that removed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi from power represents a pivotal moment in the history of the Muslim Brotherhood not just because of the coup’s implications for the organizational and political structure of the Brotherhood, but also because it happened just one year
Date of source: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
By: The Hill
Conversations with senior Egyptian officials indicate that Washington should focus on preserving its strategically important geopolitical
interests, not on using aid suspensions to influence the country's domestic politics.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
By: Reuter site
CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to commemorate the deaths of protesters killed
two years ago and call for reforms, with many in the crowd calling for the power of the security forces to be curbed.
Date of source: Monday, October 28, 2013
By: Reuters.com
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - In Egypt's second city, medical
student Ahmed Nabil lives in fear that the police may come and
arrest him any day. As a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, he is
Date of source: Monday, June 11, 2012
By: isn.ethz
This paper analyzes the ‘Coptic question’ in contemporary debate, underlining the political relations between the Christian community and the political institutions of Egypt, its varied composition, the intra-communal cleavages or factionalism.
Date of source: Thursday, November 14, 2013
By: carnegieendowment
The Egyptian Orthodox Christian community—the Copts—has been the target of violence and discrimination since the 1970s and especially following the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak.
Date of source: Friday, October 18, 2013
By: firstpost
Cairo: Thousands of supporters of Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Mursi protested in Cairo
on Friday, shouting slogans against army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who removed him on
July 3.
Date of source: Thursday, November 14, 2013
By: blogs.cfr
When I heard that Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his colleague Sergei Shoigu, the defense minister, were to visit Cairo, I dusted off my copies of Mohammed Hassanein Heikal’s The Sphinx and the Commissar and Soviet Policy Toward the Middle East since 1970 by Robert O
Date of source: Friday, October 11, 2013
By: enca
CAIRO - Egyptian security forces failed to stop revenge attacks against Coptic Christians after a deadly crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in August, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
By: memri
On October 9, 2013, the U.S. administration announced a freeze of the economic aid and part of the
military aid to Egypt. The State Department said that following instructions from President Obama, it was
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2013
By: gatestoneinstitute
The same month that Obama tried to wage war on behalf of the jihadi rebels in Syria (citing "human rights" concerns), some of the war's worst atrocities were committed against that nation's Christian minority, most notably in Ma'loula, an ancient Christian region where the inhabitants spoke Arama
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2013
By: rightsidenews
"We shall come for you…you are polluting our religion." — Note apparently from al-Shebaab, Somalia
"It seems great crackdowns on churches and extraordinary waves of arrest of Iranian pastors and Christian converts have not been effective." — Mohabat News, Iran
Date of source: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
By: bpnews
CAIRO (BP) -- Islamic extremists and criminals are extorting Christians in Egyptian towns, while trouble brews over the country's new protest law and constitution.
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Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2013
By: AKI
Minya, 29 Nov. (AKI) - Three people were killed and several injured in clashes between minority Coptic Christians and Muslims in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya, daily Al-Ahram reported Friday.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
By: MENA
Security forces in Minya have arrested a correspondent working for an American TV channel, accusing him of inciting sectarian strife and broadcasting false news, state-owned news agency MENA reported.
Date of source: Thursday, December 5, 2013
By: cbn
Bishoy Armiya, Egypt's most famous Christian convert from Islam, has been arrested by national security forces.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
By: b.3cdn
This poll represents the third time since May 2013 that we have conducted a nationwide survey of Egyptian
public opinion. It has been a momentous and tumultuous time for Egypt. During this period our polling has
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
By: Reuters
Young Egyptian Islamists seeking a way to confront the military-led state are turning to the ideas of a radical ideologue who waged the same struggle half a century ago and later became a source of inspiration for al Qaeda.
Date of source: Saturday, November 23, 2013
By: El Youm El Sabaa
Political activists in Egypt vary according to gender. The male activist is unemployed, soft and effeminate, with long hair that is either braided or disheveled, and he wears a bracelet and a Palestinian keffiyeh.
Date of source: Friday, December 13, 2013
By: aina
Highlighting escalation of attacks on Egypt's Copts, speakers at a congressional hearing this week expressed concerns over the Muslim Brotherhood making Christians the scapegoat for the Islamist group's political downfall.
Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2013
By: china.org.cn
Two people were killed and ten others wounded on Thursday in clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians in Menya governorate south of Cairo, state-run Ahram website reported.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
With a popular referendum on Egypt's draft constitution expected in January, the final draft has been submitted to interim President Adly Mansour for his approval. The referendum is expected to take place in the first or second week of January.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
By: AP
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's revolutionary activists, relatively muted since the country's July coup, showed a new vigor Tuesday, scuffling with supporters of the military-backed government in Cairo's Tahrir Square and wrecking a state memorial dedicated to protesters killed in the country's nearly three
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
By: copts
The county’s corruption levels shows no improvement from its 2012 score.
Date of source: Thursday, December 12, 2013
By: Al-Masry Al-Youm
Muslim Brotherhood dissident Tariq Al-Beshbishy said many of the group’s leading members will announce the creation of the Confrontation Current next week, a group aiming to reconsider the ideas of the MB, especially as they relate to violence, and to confront the MB’s use of religion for politic
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
By: washingtoninstitute
Nearly five months after the uprising-cum-coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsy, Egypt is mostly calm.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
By: rightsidenews
"After torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the street 'like prisoners of war,' before a Muslim woman offered them refuge." — Associated Press
Date of source: Monday, December 9, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
After a tumultuous five months since the military coup in Egypt removed democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi from power, the revolutionaries are slowly returni
Date of source: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
The Egyptian people are not ready. So said Omar Suleiman, when he wanted to strip the Egyptian people of their right to choose who governs them, when they wanted to end the state of humiliation and disgrace they lived in under ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
Egypt's interim Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawy has urged those who took to the streets on June 30 to also show their support by voting for the recently amended constitution. The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, a pro-Morsi coalition led by his Muslim Brotherhood movement, has said it rej
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
While the Nour Party represented the second largest bloc in the Shura Council, it was critical of the council’s inability to fulfill its basic role.
Date of source: Thursday, December 5, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
Rags and Tatters opens to a scene of shaky cell phone footage inside an Egyptian prison in 2011. You hear the voice of a man saying, “Please film this,” as you prepare to launch into an hour-and-a-half of moments that Egypt’s revolution forgot.
Date of source: Friday, December 13, 2013
By: yalibnan
Highlighting escalation of attacks on Egypt’s Copts, speakers at a congressional hearing this week expressed concerns over the Muslim Brotherhood making Christians the scapegoat for the Islamist group’s political downfall.
Date of source: Monday, December 9, 2013
By: cnbc
Egypt is on track for increased political stability, making it a good opportunity for potential investors, Egypt's foreign minister Nabil Fahmy told CNBC.
Date of source: Saturday, December 14, 2013
By: main.omanobserver
CAIRO — Egyptians will vote on a new constitution on January 14 and 15, pushing on with the army-backed government’s plan for transition back to democracy after its overthrow of elected President Mohamed Mursi.
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2013
By: Al-Masry Al-Youm
Minya Security department referred 28 supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy to prosecution.
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Date of source: Thursday, December 5, 2013
By: jihadwatch
One of the things that the Brotherhood probably dislikes about the new constitution is that it will oblige parliament to regulate church construction “in a way that ensures that Christians perform their religious rites freely.”
Date of source: Monday, December 9, 2013
By: TripleCrisis
After the International Monetary Fund’s long support for tyranny, dictatorship and rampant corruption in Egypt, the last few weeks have witnessed the incongruous appearance of the two words, ‘social justice’, in official statements.
Copts Need Full Rights Under Egyptian Law After 'Centuries of Persecution,' Says Egyptian Journalist
Date of source: Sunday, November 24, 2013
By: christianpost
Dr. Abdel Halim Kandil, a prominent Egyptian journalist, expressed his rejection of a quota system for Copts and other religious minorities to ensure their representation in parliament that is being considered in the new draft of the country's constitution.
Date of source: Saturday, November 30, 2013
By: egyptindependent
Minya Security Director Osama Metwally ordered the arrest of 14 people accused of violent acts in clashes between Muslims and Copts in the villages of Badraman, Ebeid and Hawarta.
Date of source: Thursday, December 19, 2013
By: ABC News
An Egyptian criminal court convicted three Christians Saturday of killing a Muslim man, a judicial official and the state news agency said, in a dispute that that left nine people dead in some of this year's worst sectarian violence.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
By: euronews
In the Egyptian capital Cairo, the mood of the city is written on its walls.
Egypt’s street-art movement has enjoyed a new lease of life since the 2011 Revolution. Mystical, angry, hopeful or irreverent – many of these works draw inspiration from the art of ancient Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2013
By: catholicherald
Writing in the late 1960s, Aziz Atiya begins his magisterial account of the Coptic Church, in A History of Eastern Christianity with this reassuring assertion: “In our day, the Copts live everywhere side by side with their Muslim neighbours without discrimination, either political or rac
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
By: cathnews
Atiya continued: 'They enjoy their religious freedom, and their churches increase throughout Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2013
By: nation.co.ke
The 12-year-old boy and a man died in Cairo's southern Giza neighbourhood, MENA quoted emergency services as saying.
Date of source: Thursday, November 14, 2013
By: carnegieendowment
The Egyptian Orthodox Christian community—the Copts—has been the target of violence and discrimination since the 1970s and especially following the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak.
Date of source: Friday, December 6, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
As the fifty-member committee tasked with amending the suspended 2012 Constitution has finished its work, criticism of the committee, its formation and its amended text have continued.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
Prominent activist Ahmed Douma was arrested at his home in Cairo and taken to a police station on Tuesday morning, he said via Twitter.
Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2013
By: ansamed
(ANSAmed) - CAIRO, NOVEMBER 29 - Four people died Friday in clashes between Christians and Muslims in a village in the Minya region in upper Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
By: christiantoday
Three months after the Egyptian Army liberated Delga from militant Muslims, Islamists and criminals are terrorizing Christians in other towns across Egypt, human rights activists said.
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2013
By: gulfnews
Cairo: An Egyptian Copt was sentenced Saturday to life in prison as 10 others got jail terms from six months to 15 years over sectarian deaths in April, judicial sources said.
Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2013
By: meforum
As the full ramification of the Muslim Brotherhood's year in power continues to be exposed, a new study by Al Azhar's Fatwa Committee dedicated to exploring the fatwas, or Islamic decrees, issued by the Brotherhood and Salafis -- the Islamists -- was recently published.
Date of source: Thursday, December 12, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
The Muslim Brotherhood is targeting Egyptian universities by creating chaos, which the Brotherhood failed to spread on Egypt’s streets. Yesterday [Dec.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
With the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, Egypt entered a new transitional phase, the country’s third in recent years.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
By: frontpagemag
The attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians and their churches that began in July on the heels of the popular June 30 Revolution — which saw the ousting of President Morsi and prompted the Muslim Brotherhood to scapegoat and incite violence against the Copts — became even more brutal in mid-August a
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
By: capitalfm
Cairo, Egypt October 30- Egyptian authorities on Wednesday detained senior Muslim Brotherhood figure Essam al Erian, one of the last few leaders of the Islamist movement to have escaped a security crackdown, the interior ministry said.
Date of source: Saturday, December 14, 2013
By: AFP
Cairo — An Egyptian Copt was sentenced Saturday to life in prison as 10 others got jail terms from six months to 15 years over sectarian deaths in April, judicial sources said.
Date of source: Saturday, November 9, 2013
By: yourmiddleeast
To be clear, the Egyptian military does not aspire towards total control of the state, with all of the responsibilities entailed thereby—what they want, what they have always wanted, is to be beyond accountability to the civilian population, to have their budget immune to external oversight or
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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.