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Date of source: 24 Nov 2024
Following the news of recent events in Amsterdam, many people have asked about my well-being. On November 7th, I participated in the official remembrance of the Kristallnacht in the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. The music was beautiful, but security was intense. With police sirens in the...
Reviewed by Lindy Dubben
Translator Lindy Dubben
Date of source: 16 Nov 2024
Under the chairmanship of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Muslim Council of Elders called on world leaders and their communities to prioritize fostering tolerance and coexistence. It also called on rejecting all forms of violence and conflict that destabilize societies and deplete...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Aug 2024
Dār al-Iftāʾ published the biography of Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād and the previous positions he occupied after he was appointed new grand muftī of Egypt and chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide by President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī, Nuhā Ḥurayba
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī, Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 31 Oct 2024
Following a three-day meeting, a group of bishops and metropolitans who had split from the main Ethiopian Orthodox Church established an ethnic and regional synod known as the “Tigray Orthodox Tewahedo Church Synod” based on a recently published canon law.
In a 16-point statement, the group said...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 Nov 2024
Lawyer Mortaḍa Manṣūr, the former president of al-Zamālik club, said that a verdict has been obtained in a lawsuit that was filed against producer Aḥmad al-Subkī and writer Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, in order to ban the screening of their film al-Mulḥid (“The Atheist”) in cinemas both in and outside Egypt for “...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Nov 2024
Strange and suspicious calls are promoting a so-called Abrahamic Religion, which seeks to unite the three divine religions of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism into one faith that would bring the Qurʾān, the Bible, and the Torah together into one book.
The calls also aim to establish new...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Nov 2024
The birth anniversary of Ṭaha Ḥusayn, a master of Arabic literature who died at the age of 83 in 1973, has been honored in recent days. Ḥusayn was a pioneer of enlightenment and contemporary writing in Egypt.
The history of Dr. Ṭaha Ḥusayn is laden with great intellectual achievements, as he joined...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Nov 2024
A fatwā secretary at Dār al-Iftāʾ affirmed that there is nothing in Islam that denies women the right to assume leading positions, adding that despite what some may think, there is no gender-based preference regarding this issue.
Wisām al-Khūlī stated, “There are differences among jurists about...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 29 Nov 2024
After years of fighting, Aleppo’s Christian population once again have a heavy cross to bear. In a city home to the oldest seat of the Christian faith, the return of war has worsened the burden on their shoulders, which are already exhausted from the hardships of daily life.
Last Wednesday, armed...
Reviewed by Jack Heron
Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 1 Dec 2024
On Sunday, December 1, Sheikh Muḥammad Ḥusayn, Grand Muftī of Jerusalem and Palestine and preacher of Al-Aqṣā Mosque, condemned a decision made by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security in the right-wing occupying Israeli government, pertaining to the seizing of loudspeakers and microphones...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Dec 2024
Date of source: 15 Dec 2024
Ten years ago, extremists in the streets of Syria used to chant “Alawites to coffins and Christians to Beirut.” According to what people who escaped the Syrian turmoil to the Lebanese city of Zahlé on the borders with Syria have told me when I toured the area back in 2014, the chanting has evolved...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Dec 2024
The first international symposium, entitled “Fatwā and Achieving Intellectual Security,” has begun at the al-Azhar Conference Center under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. It is being organized by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide under the auspices of Egypt'...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Dec 2024
The discussion began on Facebook pages when a Catholic user prayed for Mary’s “tears,” whilst other non-Catholics commented and wondered about the meaning of this supplication, which then led to conversations about other matters related to the Virgin Mary. The contents of the debate are presented...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Dec 2024
Ambassador Mushīra Khaṭṭāb, chair of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), has described the Criminal Procedures Law as a “great step” that is expected to be followed by more alternatives, and will serve the National Human Rights Strategy well.
“Great accomplishments have been achieved...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Jan 2025
The Catholic Church in Jordan is preparing for an important occasion coming up – the official consecration of the Church of the Baptism of the Lord (Kanīsa maʿamūdiyya al-sayyīd al-masīḥ) in Wādī al-Kharrār, the desert area near the Jordan river where according to the Gospel, Christ was baptised by...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Jan 2025
Renowned media figure ʿAmr Adīb has said that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s statements during his visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ to offer congratulations over Coptic Christmas addressed all Egyptians and went beyond mere well-wishing.
“The president has tackled the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Jan 2025
In a speech to Coptic Orthodox Christians, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stated that everything that happens is decreed by God and Egyptians have to do whatever they can to protect the homeland through friendship and love for one another.
“The extent of endearment between Egyptians grows every...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Jan 2025
A member of the National Council for Human Rights, Dr. Muḥammad Mamdūḥ, has said that the draft of the new Personal Status Law is structured in a way that preserves the rights of all family members and avoids bias in favor of men or women over each other.
“There is great interest publicising this...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Jan 2025
The draft of the new Personal Status Law consists of 355 articles divided into three sections, including 175 articles pertaining to guardianship of individuals, 89 articles on ownership of finances and 91 articles related to procedures, according to the chair of the Committee preparing the draft.
“...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 Dec 2024
A legislator stated that the Egyptian constitution highlights women’s rights in more than 20 articles, noting that the law has tightened penalties for crimes such as female genital mutilation (FGM), sexual harassment, and other offenses against women.
“The new Personal Status Law will not be biased...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Dec 2024
Counselor Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, the legal advisor for the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, stated that the new personal status law for Christians provides a precise explanation of the issue of divorce, emphasizing that the law avoids abstract terms by offering detailed provisions.
“The law defines...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Dec 2024
Priest Rifʿat Fatḥī, Secretary-General of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, stated that parentage in the personal status law for Christians is governed by public law.
“In the past, families often resolved inheritance disputes by writing a will. However, due to family conflicts, a father might deny...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Jan 2012
Date of source: 12 Jan 2025
Anbā Būlā, Archbishop of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies, has said that all Egyptians are taking part in enacting the law on personal status affairs.
“When I say that all of Egypt is participating in the new law, this means all churches and institutions concerned, as well as the parliament and citizens...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Jan 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, has stated that there is a correlation between the purposes of the Islamic Sharīʿa law and modern contempory life, adding that the Sharīʿa law is applicable everywhere and at all times.
“The purposes of Sharīʿa law are to achieve the interests of Muslims’ and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Jan 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church expressed gratitude to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī in an article for El-Waṭan following the president’s visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) to extend his congratulations to Egyptian Christians...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Jan 2025
As we welcome the new year, we hope it will be a time of prosperity, marked by peace and tranquility. This hope holds particular significance in a world increasingly characterized by harshness and polarization and the spread of hatred in the shadow of conflicts, wars, crises and natural disasters....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Jan 2025
Armed men have been attempting to cause civil disruption amongst Christians in Syria by posing as members of the Military Operations Department, despite the administration issuing warnings for those doing so.
Videos documenting the gunmen handing out leaflets in Christian neighbourhood al-Qaṣṣāʿ in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Jan 2025
On Thursday (January 16), or the 8th day of the Coptic month Ṭūba, the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated the anniversary of the return of the head of St. Mark the Apostle (Mār Marqus al-Rasūl.)
The Synaxarium, which records the lives of the martyred fathers and saints, suggests that on this day in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Jan 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, addressed questions raised by atheists regarding God’s wrath and attributes.
In an interview with media figure Ḥamdī Rizq on the Ask the Muftī program on Ṣada Al-Balad TV, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād discussed the perception of an “angry God” held by some...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Jan 2025
On Thursday, January 16, Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church blessed the remains of 14 patriarchs of the Monastery of Saint Makāryūs in the Scetis Desert, also known as Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
Following the blessing, the remains were transferred to the newly prepared compartments within the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Dec 2024
Minister of Justice ʿAbdel Laṭīf Wahbī has revealed in a meeting on Tuesday in Rabat the key proposed amendments as part of the redraft of the Moroccan family code, for which a royal working session was held on Monday.
During the same meeting, for which ministers, government officials, heads of...
Reviewed by Salsabīl al-Sheikh
Translator Salsabīl al-Sheikh
Date of source: 24 Dec 2024
On the instructions of the King, a communication meeting was held in Rabat on Tuesday, 24 December 2024, to present the proposals for revising the Family Code, or Moudawana. These proposals will be put to a vote in Parliament.
The meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the proposed...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 25 Jan 2025
His Royal Highness Prince al-Ḥasan bin Ṭalāl has stressed that the unity of Arab-Islamic countries is an urgent necessity to confront threats and challenges.
He said in an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas that Arabs and Muslims possess many elements of strength, but their division and...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Jan 2025
Nūr, a magazine for children founded by the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates, continues its journey with Grand Imām of Al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, which last year began to provide the opportunity for a dialogue with children in the book Children Ask the Imam.
The book is...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Jan 2025
The Azhar’s pavilion at the 56th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) hosted a symposium on Sunday, January 27, titled “Palestine ... History of a Nation and Struggle of a People,” in which several scholars from Al-Azhar led discussion, addressing the historical and religious significance of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Jan 2025
The 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), the International Plaza Hall 2 hosted a symposium entitled ‘Omani Achievements in the Space of Humanity,’ attended by Dr. Khamis al-ʿAdawī, an advisor for civilization studies at the Omani culture ministry.
“Omani culture before Islam is...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Feb 2025
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Youth Bishopric is participating in the activities of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) for the year 2025 with the latest publications by Anbā Mūsa, General Bishop of Youths, including meditations on the Nativity, meditations on the Resurrection in Christianity...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Feb 2025
Dār al-Ṯaqāfa of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) is participating in the 56th session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) with a varied collection of publications tackling the topics of theology, intellect, and societal development in addition to children’s...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Jan 2025
During a ceremony held at the Maronite patriarchal headquarters, Maronite patriarch Bechāra Rāʿī presented Marwān Ṣeḥnaūī, president of the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta, with the Saint Maron medal, the highest distinction of the Maronite Church, in recognition of his exceptional...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 11 Feb 2025
The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris has met Pope Francis for the second time in less than three years. Chems-Eddine Hafiz was received at the Vatican by the Sovereign Pontiff on Monday, 10 February 2025.
Accompanied by a delegation from the European Coordination Council (AMMALE), Mr. Hafiz...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 9 Feb 2025
Thanks to a generous invitation from Priest Dr. Mitrī Al-Rāhib, the founder and president of Dār al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine, I attended an important international conference organized by the university in collaboration with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Feb 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, stated that the historical developments experienced by the Islamic nation in its early days emphasizes a distinction between mu’minūn (true believers) and munāfiqūn (hypocrites).
“These intellectual and cultural wars we are currently witnessing have become...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Feb 2025
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa described U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as tantamount to a “nuclear bomb.”
“What Trump said may have surprised Netanyahu himself—his expression showed a mix of admiration and astonishment...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Feb 2025
Former Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa outlined “five pillars” for the renewal of religious discourse, pointing towards the “great strides” made by Imām al-Shāfʿī in establishing the principles of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).
Gomʿa, who is also a member of the Azhar’s Council of Senior...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Feb 2025
Report of CRLDHT (Comité Pour le Respect Des Libertés & Des Droits de l’Homme en Tunisie)
On 5 February 2025, the Second Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance handed down sentences totalling more than 700 years' imprisonment to the defendants in the “Instalingo” case, a...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 18 Feb 2025
The Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyīb, departed Cairo on Tuesday, February 18, for the Kingdom of Bahrain to participate in the Islamic-Islamic Dialogue Conference, held under the slogan “One Nation, Common Destiny” on February 19 and 20. The conference, held under the patronage of King...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Feb 2025
The Ministry of Justice hosted a second session of societal dialogue on the draft regarding personal status law for Christians under the patronage of Minister ʿAdnān Fangarī. The session aimed to gather multitudes of opinions in efforts to ensure that the law would serve the best interests of...
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.