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Date of source: 21 Jul 2024
Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Institute dispatched social advocacy convoys to head next week to South Sinai, Benī Sūwayf, and Port Said. The convoys are part of grand Imām Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb's comprehensive strategy to foster meaningful communication between social groups and geographic locations and...
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Translator Sophie Cooper
Date of source: 9 May 2023
A Vatican initiative for Christian unity published a book to mark the fiftieth anniversary of a summit between Pope Shenūdah III and Pope Paul VI. The meeting was a milestone in the relationship between the Catholic and Coptic churches.
The book will be released in tandem with a day of charity and...
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Translator Sophie Cooper
Date of source: 18 Jul 2024
The Egyptian minister of foreign affairs and immigration, Dr. Badr ʿAbd al-ʿĀtify, congratulated al-Azhar's grand Imām Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb for the results of his southeast Asian and Emirati tour.
The minister expressed his pride and admiration for al-Azhar's sterling reputation abroad. He hoped the...
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Translator Sophie Cooper
Date of source: 25 Jul 2024
On Wednesday, Pope Tawāḍrūs led his weekly sermon at the Holy Family Conference House (Bayt el ʿĀʾila) in Wādī Naṭrūn as part of the activities of the Gulf Priests Conference.
He conveyed gratitude to all government officials in the Gulf nations for their support of the Coptic churches and the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 22 Jul 2024
On Monday, Pope Tawāḍrūs received Dr. Ibrāhīm Ṣāber, Governor of Cairo, at the papal headquarters in Cairo. The Pope congratulated the governor on President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s confidence and his appointment as Cairo’s governor.
The Pope also highlighted the achievement of establishing the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 26 Jul 2024
France has not backed down from the decision to prevent veiled French athletes from participating in the Summer Olympics, which will begin in Paris on Friday.
Even though the International Olympic Committee lacks a single, unified legislation prohibiting the wearing of the ḥijāb (veil), French...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 27 Jul 2024
On Friday, the 26th of July, millions of people around the world witnessed the opening of the Olympic games in Paris, the capital of France. I was not lucky enough to watch the ceremony due to the time difference between Australia and France. I was however surprised at the amount of criticism faced...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 12 Jul 2024
The official reception welcoming Grand Imām Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb to Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand last week sparked discussions among popular and elite observers alike on the untapped potential of al-Azhar University as a source of Egyptian soft power.
The flattering coverage contrasts with other...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Jul 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs exhorted his followers to recognize the work of God in their lives, the lives of their families, and their services.
“God’s blessings with us are many, and they are renewed every morning,” said Pope Tawāḍrūs in a sermon concluding the Apostles' Fast, published under the title "With...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Jul 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating the birth of the Virgin Mary in Musṭurud, al-Qalyūbīya governorate. The yearly festivities occur in mid-August, coinciding with the Fast of the Virgin Mary. Jesus and the Virgin visited Musṭurud, where Copts now come to seek blessings, particularly from the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Jul 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs began his fourth pastoral visit to Alexandria in less than a month by attending the graduation ceremony for the first batch of students gaining a Higher Diploma in Biblical Studies under the auspices of the Clerical College in Alexandria. The event was held in a theater attached to...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 21 Jul 2024
The Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders met with the Archbishop of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, in the Turkish city of Istanbul. They discussed how to combat hate speech, advance interfaith discussion and its role in promoting ideals of tolerance and human...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 22 Jul 2024
In honor of the 72nd anniversary of the July 23 Revolution, the Coptic Orthodox Church, led by Pope Tawāḍrūs, expressed its congratulations to President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and the Egyptian people. The revolution, which allowed Egyptians to establish self-government and an independent state, was...
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Translator Ḥabibā Maḥmud
Date of source: 22 Jul 2024
On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the July 23 Revolution, President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and the Egyptian people received congratulations from the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, Sheikh of al-Azhar. According to al-Azhar, the revolution was a turning point in Egyptian history that...
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Translator Ḥabibā Maḥmud
Date of source: 13 May 2024
Following a recent controversy surrounding the announcement by prominent Egyptian intellectuals of the establishment of the Takwīn Foundation, an organisation which aims to promote “enlightened religious thinking” and “intellectual reform,” social media pages have shared a video claiming to feature...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Jul 2024
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and his delegation were received by Pope Tawāḍrūs at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Sunday, July 14. Prior to the papal audience, Vučić put his name in the book for VIP visitors.
The pope emphasized how Saint Mark the Apostle founded the Coptic Orthodox Church in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Jul 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, met with Vice President Maʿruf Amīn of the Republic of Indonesia to talk about ways to enhance cooperation.
Amīn emphasized how important Dr. Ṭayyīb’s visit is and how much the Indonesian people love and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Jul 2024
Given the world’s rapid advancements, one of the most significant and urgent issues of our day is the expansion and enlightenment of dialogue between individuals of all faiths and civilizations.
Religions provide opportunities for knowledge, tolerance, and high ethical feelings that can forge...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Jul 2024
Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, met with Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb.
Through international conferences, initiatives, and projects that had a “great influence in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Jul 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said his top wish was to teach children how to memorize the Holy Qurʾān, adding that he is ready to quit the al-Azhar presidency to make this wish come true.
Video footage of Dr. Ṭayyīb discussing his “lifetime wish” while on a tour of eastern Asian...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Jul 2024
Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy established a permanent outlet for publications by the university in al-Minūfīya, on Monday, July 1st. The move comes amid broader efforts to launch similar outlets in various provinces across Egypt.
According to Deputy Imām Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, “The...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Jun 2024
A report by the Persian language unit at Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism highlighted the struggles of female breadwinners in Afghanistan.
Outside Afghanistan, the share of women providing for their families has increased in both the developed and developing world. According to the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Jun 2024
The Ṣūfī group Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī announced on Wednesday, June 26, that it has finished reviewing the book ‘Wasāʾil al-Wusūl ʾilā Shamāʾil al-Rasūl’ (The Means to Pursue the Traits of the Messenger).
Scholars, Sheikhs, and Ṣūfī adherents will attend the two more days of studies, which will take...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Jun 2024
The activities of the project on the “promotion of democracy and societal peace” came to an end on Tuesday, June 25, at the intercultural discussion forum at the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS).
The event was attended by President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 29 Jun 2024
Before the armed forces intervened to restore security and stability, journalist Khālid Dāwūd, a former spokesman for the Salvation Front (Jabhat alʾinqādh), an opposition bloc during the rule of the al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Muslim Brotherhood), claimed that the Ikhwān had made unforgivable mistakes...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Jun 2024
Following a break of over 50 days, Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church is set to resume the weekly Wednesday sermon at 5:00 p.m. at Alexandria’s Saint Mark Cathedral on June 26. This coincides with the church’s observance of the Feast of the Apostles.
The sermon will be streamed live on the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 May 2024
Al-Azhar denounced Zionist attacks targeting innocent residents of the Rafaḥ refugee camp, which was previously declared a safe region for displaced Gazans. The world watched as this heinous crime left scores of men, women, and children dead or injured. Al-Azhar calls upon the international...
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Translator Sophie Cooper
Date of source: 16 Jun 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center responded to a question on its Facebook page by issuing a fatwa stating that one sacrificial animal should not be slaughtered for both the Uḍḥīya and ʿAqīqa at the same time.
The center stated that Uḍḥīya and ʿAqīqa are two distinct occasions and that each one should...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Jun 2024
Shaykh Muḥammad Mitwallī al-Shaʿrāwī, whose death anniversary is on June 17, was honored by Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center, which highlighted the eminent Muslim scholar's contributions to preaching and the service of Islam.
Shaʿrāwī was born on April 15, 1911 in the village of Daqādūs, Mīt Ghamr city...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Jun 2024
The largest ifṭār (fast-breaking) dinner for Muslims who are fasting was held at al-Azhar Mosque. On the ninth day of the Hijrī calendar month of Zī al-Ḥijja, also known as ʿArafāt or ʿArafa, 5,000 meals were offered to fasting Muslims.
The event is being held under the supervision of Dr. Muḥammad...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Jun 2024
On Tuesday, June 18, Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb congratulated Crown Prince Muḥmmad bin Salmān and King Salmān ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz of Saudi Arabia on the successful ḥajj (pilgrimage) season this year.
“His Eminence Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, extends his heartfelt...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Jun 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced the fourth phase of an initiative, the 1,000 Teachers project, which was started by Pope Tawāḍrūs and aims to improve church education.
The pope and 73 father priests and servants from 23 parishes who had demonstrated exceptional talent over the previous...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Jun 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs congratulated Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, on the Muslim holiday of ʿĪd al-Aḍḥā over the phone this morning, on Wednesday, June 6.
The pope wished the imām goodness, happiness, and prosperity, as well as “peace all over the world to all the Muslim people.”
Dr. Ṭayyeb...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Jun 2024
According to Pope Tawāḍrūs, the first encounter between the “sacked president,” Muḥammad Mursī, and the current president, ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, differed greatly.
“I met with President Sīsī for the first time when he was defense minister. During that time, I had received the papal duty only five...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Jun 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs thanked the entire Coptic congregation on the anniversary of the Holy Family's arrival in Egypt, emphasizing that this celebration is particularly special to the Coptic Orthodox Church compared to all other churches worldwide.
“When the Holy Family came to Egypt during the 1st century...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Jun 2024
This year marks the 56th anniversary of the Saint Mark Cathedral, located in the al-ʿAbbāsīya neighborhood of Cairo and serves as the papal seat of the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
The previous papal residence was the St. Mark Church in the al-Azbakīya neighborhood of central Cairo.
The...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 May 2024
On behalf of Prince ʿAlī bin al-Ḥusayn, Jordan's Minister of Culture, Hayfāʾ al-Najjār, opened the 17th conference of Christian youth students on Saturday, May 18.
During the conference hosted by the Catholic Center for Studies and Media in collaboration with the Jordanian Christian Youth General...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Jun 2024
Umayma Farīd Muḥammad, an assistant professor in the Comparative Jurisprudence Department at al-Azhar University for Girls, and a researcher who received a PhD with summa cum laude for her thesis, suggested applying Islamic sharīʿa provisions to funding projects and banking transactions.
Muḥammad’s...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Jun 2024
A lawsuit against the Takwīn Center’s board of trustees was launched by attorney and former president of al-Zamālik sports club Murtaḍā Manṣūr. On Sunday, June 9, the State Council’s Court of Administrative Justice decided to postpone the case.
In his lawsuit, Manṣūr asked for the license that the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Dec 2017
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt said on Saturday, December 10, that it will not welcome U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to Egypt in light of the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The church described U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to be “at an...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jun 2024
According to the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, the majority of radical fatwas were issued by individuals who were not affiliated with reputable major scholarly institutions or the religious establishment.
ʿAllām stated on the Ṣadā al-Balad TV program “Ask the Muftī” that “Dār al-Iftāʾ...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 May 2024
Dr. Īhāb Ramzī, a member of the Legislative Committee of the House of Representatives, stated that his suggestion to divide the ʿIsmah between husbands and wives was not new and that his intention was merely to simplify the steps of the current khulʿ.
[D.A.B Editorial Note: ʿIsmah is the right of a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Jun 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, expressed deep concern over the “dire humanitarian conditions in Sudan, including forced displacement, food and medicine shortages and the spread of epidemics.”
In a statement, the council called on the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 May 2024
The young man, Sharīf Jābir, received a sentence of a total of five years in jail by the al-Ismāʿīlīya Court of Misdemeanour for posting films on social media that incited atheism and insulted religion. Prior to this, he had caused controversy with videos he posted on his YouTube channel...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 May 2024
On Friday (May 24), Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Province of Alexandria for the Episcopal/Anglican Church in Egypt, performed gratitude prayers for the deceased priest ʿĀdil Tūmā.
“The Holy Spirit will grant us all the consolation we need. We thank God to have given us his servant Priest ʿĀdil...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 May 2024
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa praised the Egyptian movie ‘I Raised My Eyes to the Sky,’ directed by Ayman al-Amīr and Nadā Rīyāḍ, which also won the L'Œil d'Or, or the Golden Eye, award for Best Documentary at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
“The movie ‘I Raised my Eyes to the Sky’ won the Golden Eye...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 May 2024
The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC) said a visit by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to Gaza under Israel’s prolonged hostility is a “message to all world leaders to work towards ending this war and bring about a just peace that...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 May 2024
A former advisor of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar said that Islamic Ṣūfīsm protects young people from the “hazard of extremism,” adding that people have to be aware of the sound form of Ṣūfīsm, or Islamic mysticism.
“The main objective of this endeavor is to protect the youth of this nation from any...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 May 2024
During the last Friday of the Hegira calendar month of Shawwāl, the Ṣūfī Orders celebrate the mūlid (birth anniversary) of the founder of the Shādhilī Order, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī.
Shādhilī lived in Alexandria and received his scholarly fiqh (jurisprudence) in Tunisia. In Morocco, he met his...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 May 2024
A fatwa secretary at the Dār al-Iftāʾ stated that slaughtering the udḥīya (sacrificial animals in Islam) in the streets is a cursed act, as said by the Prophet Muḥammad.
“Islam has taught us to be orderly and pursue regulations of udḥīya slaughtering in the places defined by authorities,” said...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 May 2024
Egyptian businessman Najīb Sāwīrīs has sparked controversy among social media users following a post in which he said, “We Christians believe in one God,” renewing controversy he had made the prior week following a similar post in which he cited a verse of the Qurʾān (Sūrat Al-Kāfirūn) as evidence...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 May 2024
Dr. Saʿad al-Dīn al-Hilālī, a professor of jurisprudence (fiqh) at al-Azhar University, stated that the debates about the Sunna (the traditions of the Prophet Muḥammad) or the Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī collection of ḥadīths, are being used as propaganda tools rather than topics of genuine discussions aimed...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 May 2024
During the two-day forum of the Coptic Institute for Church Administration and Development (COPTICAD) in the Logos center in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church delivered a lecture to 35 newly-ordained priests.
The 35 priests had all completed the basic training course on...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 May 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, the world's leading Sunni Islamic institution, extended condolences to the Iranian people following the tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter crash that took place this month.
In a social media statement issued by al-Azhar,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 May 2024
Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, the president’s advisor for religious affairs, said it was causing him and other pious Muslims significant discomfort to hear calls for recognizing only the Holy Qurʾān and denying the Sunnah, which is an established precept of Islam.
“Al-Azhar has always been a protector of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 May 2024
Anbā Ermiā, Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC), announced solidarity with the statement by Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, the president’s advisor for religious affairs, regarding the controversial Takwīn foundation.
“We all seek to preserve religious precepts as we received them without...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 May 2024
Researcher Islām al-Buḥayrī, a member of the board of trustees of the Takwīn foundation, said the foundation has respect for all religions and has never been in conflict with al-Azhar or the church.
“Tawkīn is a cultural foundation that aims to consolidate the values of tolerance among the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 May 2024
Writer and intellectual Yūsuf Zīdān announced that he has accepted an invitation to debate with Shaykh Osāma al-Azharī, a renowned scholar of al-Azhar and the president’s religious advisor.
Azharī said that he would like to debate all the members of the Takwīn foundation.
“Out of appreciation for...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 May 2024
A fierce campaign has been launched recently against anyone who dares to express controversial opinions or arguments regarding religion because one must be an expert on religion to be entitled to express an opinion on the matter.
Amidst this controversy, I am returning to an article I wrote many...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 May 2024
Atheists deny the existence of a God and believe that this universe has come about without a creator. They affirm that material and substance are eternal and presume they have created themselves.
This point of view may seem ludacris, yet millions of people around the world have responded positively...
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Date of source: Thursday, December 5, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
A number of Egyptian universities, including Cairo, Ain Shams and Helwan Universities are studying the possibility of applying Egypt’s newly passed protest law on their campuses.
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2013
By: PolicyWatch 2183
As Egypt prepares to vote on a constitution that could prove economically ruinous or, at best, ineffectual, Washington and its regional
allies should discuss ways of encouraging Cairo to pursue much-needed reforms.
Date of source: Thursday, December 5, 2013
By: aljazeera
On the morning of October 31, 15-year-old Yomna Abu Eissa was wearing her school uniform and carrying her backpack when she was handcuffed and taken into custody in Alexandria, Egypt's second-biggest city .
Date of source: Monday, June 11, 2012
By: ebookbrowsee
We live in an age of stark contradictions. The world enjoys technologies of unimaginable sophistication; yet
has at least one billion people without enough to eat each day. The world economy is propelled to soaring
Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2013
By: aina
Copts in the village of Tarshoub, Beni Suef, Upper Egypt, are experiencing intimidation after extremists attacked them on Monday. Aggressors threw stones at Coptic homes, burned a tuk-tuk truck owned by a Copt named Magdy Fathi Rizk and a store owned by Badr Maher.
Date of source: Thursday, December 26, 2013
By: AP
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging people to speak out against persecution of Christians, whom he likened to the Church's first martyrs.
His denunciation of discrimination suffered by Christians came a day after three Christmas day bombings targeted Christians in Iraq.
Date of source: Thursday, December 19, 2013
By: weekly.ahram
“She quickly bent down to snatch up a tear gas canister and hurl it back at the police. Her face was masked. She clutched her textbooks with her other arm. The university campus had become a battlefield.”
Date of source: Wednesday, December 25, 2013
By: theguardian
The young Egyptians who created the popular networks which brought down the Mubarak regime are now being victimised by its successor
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Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2013
By: links.org
Rana Nessim and Rosemary Bechler interviewed Sameh Naguib (pictured above), a leading member of the Revolutionary Socialists in Egypt, on October 24, 2013. The interview was published on the openDemocracy website on November 8.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
Coptic Christians have reason to celebrate… alone. While they and many others rejoice at the removal of the overall Islamist tinge of the 2012 constitution, this largely liberal-produced draft leaves other religious minorities out in the cold.
Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2013
By: thejewishchronicle
Imagine the following scenario. A storied American university holds a conference on the future of democracy in Europe. Among the invited speakers are representatives of two of the continent’s neo-Nazi parties, Jobbik in Hungary and Golden Dawn in Greece.
Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2013
By: cwebnews
Some good news for Hosni Mubarak and, almost simultaneously, some bad news for his successor Mohammad Morsi.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 25, 2013
By: jpost
Groups trade blame over responsibility for suicide car bomb in Mansoura that kills 13; Muslim Brotherhood denies involvement.
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
By: feedly
“Coptic Church Forced to Close Due to Violence From Muslim Brotherhood Backed Aggressors,” from theChristian Post, December 28:
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
By: jihadwatch
This will do nothing to stop those who insist that the Muslim Brotherhood is “moderate.” But open Brotherhood supporters in the U.S. such as DHS adviser Mohamed Elibiary should be asked about it. They won’t be, however.
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2013
By: eurasiareview
Analysts have always said development of Egypt’s long-neglected Sinai region depended on political reform that, years ago, seemed an impossible dream.
Date of source: Thursday, December 19, 2013
By: m.aljazeera
Since the January 25 revolution, the military establishment has made a comeback to the forefront of the Egyptian political scene.
Date of source: Saturday, December 21, 2013
By: copts
Pigs were used in the Egyptian city of Cairo by Coptic garbage collectors to eat organic matter found in the city’s vast amounts of trash. They were banned in 2009, but are secretly being used again in the Garbage City slums of Cairo. (Voice of America)
Date of source: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
By: csmonitor
Although militants are believed to be behind the deadly Nile Delta bombing, Egypt's prime minister pounced on the Muslim Brotherhood in the aftermath, designating it a terrorist organization.
Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2013
By: freedomhouse
Freedom House is deeply concerned by Egypt’s military-backed government’s decision to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, threatening arrest of anyone belonging to it and freezing the assets of more than 1,000 non-governmental organizations, many of them affiliated with the B
Date of source: Thursday, December 26, 2013
By: egyptindependent
Kafr al-Sheikh police on Thursday defused a bomb that was placed in a motorcycle outside the governorate's Security Directorate.
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Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2013
By: egyptindependent
Education Minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr said that 2014 will be the year illiteracy will be eradicated, targeting an estimated three million illiterate Egyptians.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2013
By: jewishpress
"In Egypt, a civil state means a modern nationalist state that is compatible with Islamist provisions." — Ali Gomaa, Egypt's former Grand Mufti.
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2013
By: copts
Turmoil in Egypt has led to one of the worst persecutions of the country’s Coptic Christians in their nearly 2,000-year history
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2013
By: christianpost
The speakers at the Christianity in Kuwait seminar at American University of Kuwait agreed that the role of the Christian community in Kuwait is no less important than the role of Muslims in building the infrastructure of Kuwait.
Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2013
By: worldbulletin
Egyptian judicial authorities have renewed the detention of a correspondent of an American TV channel for 15 days on charges of inciting sectarian strife in Egypt.
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Date of source: Thursday, December 19, 2013
By: arabist.net
EGYPT SECURITY FORCES RAID LEADING HUMAN RIGHT ORGANIZATION, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ARRESTED AND HELD INCOMMUNICADO
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Date of source: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
By: AP
CAIRO December 24, 2013 (AP), By MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2013
By: jewishpress
"In Egypt, a civil state means a modern nationalist state that is compatible with Islamist provisions." — Ali Gomaa, Egypt's former Grand Mufti.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2013
By: gatestoneinstitute
Amr Moussa, chairman of the committee tasked with amending the Islamist constitution, talked about how the new constitution guarantees that Egypt will have a "civilian government" and promote the creation of a "democratic and modern country."
Date of source: Thursday, December 19, 2013
By: freedomhouse
Egyptian authorities must end the arrest and intimidation of human rights activists, including raids such as the one security forces carried out shortly before midnight on December 18 against the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Cairo
Date of source: Thursday, December 26, 2013
By: reuters
(Reuters) - Egypt stepped up pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood a day after declaring it a terrorist group, using the new classification to detain dozens of its supporters on Thursday, while one person died in street clashes ignited by political tension.
Date of source: Sunday, October 27, 2013
By: Stratfor
After having
orchestrated the July
3 coup that unseated
Egyptian President
Mohammed Morsi,
the military regime
now must crush his
political party, the
Muslim Brotherhood,
Date of source: Tuesday, August 20, 2013
By: cbn
Egypt's military has pursued a relentless crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, arresting most of the group's top leaders and planners. But the crisis is far from over.
Date of source: Friday, April 4, 2014
By: free-press-release
US Foreign Policy adopts this Judeo-Islamist policy of fomenting anti-Christian forces and sectarian bloodshed in the heterogeneous Middle Eastern states is taking a heavy toll on the US.
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
By: kdhnews
KERDASA, Egypt — Three times a week without fail, the sound of ancient chants reverberates from the blackened walls of the Church of the Archangel Michael.
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
By: christianpost
Copts in the village of Tarshoub, Beni Suef, Upper Egypt, are experiencing intimidation after extremists attacked them on Monday. Aggressors threw stones at Coptic homes, burned a tuk-tuk truck owned by a Copt named Magdy Fathi Rizk and a store owned by Badr Maher.
Date of source: Thursday, December 26, 2013
By: worldbulletin
Assistant minister Adel Fahmi said that if the UN agreed to include the Brotherhood on its terrorism list, Egypt would be able to ask other countries to arrest members of the group's international organization.
Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2013
By: atlanticcouncil
Egypt was the ninth worst offender this year for jailing journalists in a list topped by Turkey, Iran and China, according to a study released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wedne
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2013
By: Reuters
(Reuters) - Hundreds of Egyptians protested in central Cairo on Monday against a court ruling that sent three leading secular pro-democracy campaigners to jail, witnesses said.
Date of source: Saturday, December 21, 2013
By: guardianlv
Christians, women and Baha’i people are the among the largest groups of Egyptians that face racial discrimination on a daily basis. Sometimes it is not even intentional but racial slurs and aggressions have passed into Egyptians’ daily dialogue from generation to generation.
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2013
By: MEMRI
In a recent interview, Egyptian poet and journalist Abdul Rahman Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, the son of
prominent Sunni Scholar Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, said: "In my view, the current rule is illegitimate...
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2013
By: Reuters
CAIRO/ANSHAS (Reuters) - A bomb exploded outside an Egyptian army building north of Cairo on Sunday, wounding four soldiers, the army said, in the second bomb attack on security forces in the Nile Delta in less than a week.
Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Immediately after Egypt's decision to brand the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, the Ministry of Interior announced a hotline for citizens to report suspected members of the outlawed organization. The act was reminiscent of a budget Malta hostel I lived at in 1998.
Date of source: Monday, December 30, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
The sight of blood and charred debris, the screams of loss and pain and the rising death toll often leave people speechless, unable to comprehend a thought.
Date of source: Monday, September 23, 2013
By: stratfor
The Egyptian government dealt
the Muslim Brotherhood another
significant blow Monday, when a
court issued a ban on the group's
activities. Historically the
Brotherhood thrived under its
outlaw status; it curried sympathy
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
By: christianpost
Copts in the village of Tarshoub, Beni Suef, Upper Egypt, are experiencing intimidation after extremists attacked them on Monday. Aggressors threw stones at Coptic homes, burned a tuk-tuk truck owned by a Copt named Magdy Fathi Rizk and a store owned by Badr Maher.
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2013
By: themuslimtimes
don’t want to sound alarmist, but are Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his fellow generals in Egypt planning to hang ex-President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood colleagues? Impossible you might say.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 31, 2013
By: themuslimtimes
It’s a unique mystical spot in the Egyptian capital where the Qur’an, the Bible, and the Torah are continuously recited. It’s the multi-religious compound, which has ancient churches from the pre-Islamic conquest era.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
By: weekly.ahram
The vast majority of Egypt’s Coptic Christian community cast their votes in favour of Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, and so did many more Muslims. This should not be surprising. Not just Copts, but the country itself, is at the crossroads.
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
By: washingtonpost
CAIRO — A former army chief who defended conducting invasive “virginity tests” on female protesters is expected to be elected Egypt’s president this week — with a large constituency of women voters.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
The first day of Egypt’s presidential elections saw turnout lower than expected.
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2014
By: fikraforum
Egypt's presidential election earlier this week was a pro-forma face-off between former defense minister Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and his lone challenger Hamdeen Sabahi. Given the widespread support that Sisi enjoys, his reportedly decisive electoral victory is not surprising.
Date of source: Thursday, May 29, 2014
By: foreignaffairs
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s victory in Egypt’s presidential election will deal yet another blow to the Muslim Brotherhood, whose once formidable political machine has been in shambles since the Egyptian military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi last July.
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has achieved an overwhelming victory in the early (preliminary) results of the presidential election’s expat vote.
Date of source: Friday, June 6, 2014
By: memri
As expected, Field Marshal 'Abd Al-Fatah Al-Sisi won the May 28, 2014 Egyptian presidential election with a landslide 96.9% of the vote.
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
The election of Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was the latest dizzying installment in Egypt’s post-revolutionary era. As Sisi is sworn in June 8 for Egypt’s top job, it might be worth taking stock of winners and losers.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
By: juancole
CAIRO — Egypt’s police arrested half a dozen men for sexually assaulting women during celebrations for the inauguration of Egypt’s newly-elected president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, as public outrage mounted over an online video appearing to show a sexually…
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2014
By: Ahram Online
Article 98 of Egypt's penal code says anyone convicted of offending religion in any form can face up to six years in prison
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Date of source: Thursday, June 5, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — As Egypt's military strongman Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was declared president with a landslide 96.9% of the vote, and as the ailing nation prepares an inauguration ceremony that will cost millions, the revolutionary youth are contemplating a grim political future wherever they are — in jail,
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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.