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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
Date of source: 6 Feb 2025
During his visit to the cities of Baghdad, Mosul and Erbil, German journalist and theologian Matthias Kopp, who is also spokesperson for the German Bishops Conference (DBK) and consultant for the Dicastery for Communication, discussed his new book The Christian Heritage in Iraq. The different stops...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Date of source: 23 Feb 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressed sincere wishes for the speedy recovery of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church and prayers for good health.
“I pray to God to bestow speedy recovery and good health on my dear brother Pope Francis so that he may continue his contributions...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Feb 2025
The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC), led by Ramzī Khūrī, sent messages to churches around the globe in which it warned of Israel’s “serious escalation” against Christian presence in Jerusalem.
The Committee said in its letters that the reimposition of taxes on...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Feb 2025
Qummuṣ (Archpriest) Shārūbīm Ibrāhīm Misīḥa of Archangel Mikhā’īl Church in Sinnūris, al-Fayyūm diocese, presented a Master’s Degree thesis on the role of Copts in the building of the modern Egyptian state in the era of Muḥammad ʿAlī Pāshā (1805-1848)’ at the Coptic Orthodox Theological College in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Feb 2025
Greek Orthodox Archbishop ʿAṭā Allāh Ḥannā of Sebastia said that Palestinians have lost confidence in this world’s politicians, most of whom were turning a blind eye to the crimes committed against them.
“Violations have been going on for decades as if our people were destined to groan under...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Mar 2025
This year, the 33rd edition of the Arab Christian Heritage Conference, organized by the Friends of Arab Christian Heritage Committee, was hosted at the Franciscan Cultural Center for Coptic Studies at St. Joseph’s Church in Downtown Cairo. Titled ‘Christian Legal Writings’, the two-day conference...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Date of source: 23 Feb 2025
Copts are currently preparing for the Great Lent in 2025, which this year starts several days before the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān, a rare coincidence that both Christian and Muslim communities are fasting at the same time.
The Great Lent starts on Monday, February 24, continuing until...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Feb 2025
The House of Representatives under Speaker Ḥanafī Jibālī approved a proposal by Dr.ʿAlī Gomʿa, Chairman of the House’s Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee, to add an article to the Criminal Procedures Law regarding reconciliation on crimes of murder related to vendetta.
According to the new...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Mar 2025
The holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān represents a great opportunity to reconsider one’s actions and think of honest repentance, said Dr. Hiba Ibrāhīm, a member of the Azhar Fatwa Global Center, urging Muslims to make good use of the “blessed days of Ramaḍān” to draw closer to God.
“A good start...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Mar 2025
Church leaders in Syria have stated that “Syria has recently experienced a dangerous escalation in acts of violence, torture, and killing, which has resulted in attacks on innocent civilians, including women and children, as well as attacks on homes and thefts, reflecting the ongoing suffering...
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Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
Residents of the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem have issued a statement condemning the heinous crime committed by one of its residents, the theft of money and gold from the Latin Patriarchate.
According to a statement made by the Palestinian Police, a resident in his forties was arrested on...
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Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 8 Mar 2025
The courts in Badr will review the retrial of a defendant who was sentenced in absentia ruling in the case widely referred to by the media as “The Burning of the Kafr Ḥakīm Church” in Kirdāsa.
It is important to note that all the defendants in this case were initially sentenced in absentia to life...
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Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
On Ash Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio caused media outrage when he appeared with a cross on his forehead during one of the official celebrations. The act raised questions about how this aligns with the Christian faith, as well as questions regarding the political and cultural...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Date of source: 9 Mar 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb said that Palestinian women set an example for steadfastness, bravery, and clinging to the homeland despite the ethnic cleansing, genocide, and double standards of the international community that views them as less human than Western women.
“It is strange...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Mar 2025
A security source dismissed reports on social media that a young girl in the southern Egyptian governorate of Sūhāg has been kidnapped.
The source explained that the father of 19-year-old Mārīnā Khalaf had reported her missing at the Sūhāg Security Department on February 24, 2025, but blamed no one...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Mar 2025
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former Grand Muftī of Egypt, said it is totally impermissible in Islam to personify prophets or the honorable Ṣaḥāba (the Prophet Muḥammad’s Companions) in movies or series.
“The prophets were not just figures in history. They were honored by God’s revelation. Actors can embody...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Mar 2025
People get opportunities in their lives, and if they fail to seize them, they might regret it. Life is the greatest opportunity that should not be missed.
People need to seize the chance to obey God Almighty, certainly knowing that life, no matter how long, is, after all, short, and that they would...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Mar 2025
On Thursday, March 13, the Palestinian presidency warned that Israeli policies threaten the Christian presence throughout Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
President of the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC), Ramzī Khūrī, stated, “Israeli policies, including the...
Reviewed by Jack Heron
Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 13 Mar 2025
A week has passed since the outbreak of violent events on the Syrian coast, arising from clashes between governmental powers and the remnants of the former regime, leading to abuses against the Alawite community and resulting in looting, burning of houses, and displays of sectarian violence.
The...
Reviewed by Jack Heron
Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 14 Mar 2025
Over the past few days, a number of Facebook posts have claimed that the new Tunisian Constitution has removed the reference to Islam as the state religion. What exactly is this about?
It should be noted that the constitution has not been amended recently. On 25 July 2022, a referendum was held in...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 11 Mar 2025
The trio of Makāriyūs, ʿĀdel, and George went out, carrying trays of juices and plates of dates in their hands. They began their distribution to passersby and drivers in front of the Ifṭār cannon in Dolphin Square, located at the entrance to Qenā. No one paid attention to their religion or...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Date of source: 14 Mar 2025
An Islamic professor has said that calls for renewing the religious discourse reflect that fiqh (jurisprudence) schools are a necessity for the continuous development of life and the issues that arise in the contemporary era.
“In order for this renewal process to be effective, certain issues must...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Mar 2025
The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that Islam consolidates the principles of love of life and optimism, urging Muslims to have a positive look based on profound understanding of the purposes of creation as determined in the Holy Qur’ān.
"Islam came to liberate humanity from...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Mar 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said there are no sharīʿa restrictions on visits to the graveyards during the ʿEīd, adding that the Prophet Muḥammad has encouraged Muslims to visit their dead relatives out of lesson-learning and example.
"Some might think that graveyard visits on the days of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 29 Mar 2025
The Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, said that the Prophet Muḥammad’s message is one of ethics and purity of the soul, citing a verse from the Holy Qur’ān that says, "And indeed, you are of a great moral character" (4:68).
"This verse is the most precious among all...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Apr 2025
Adīb Jūda al-Ḥusaynī, the holder of the key to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, said the Arab Orthodox Christians had a well-established role in protecting their spiritual heritage and the service of the holiest Christian shrine all over the world.
"Those honest believers have...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Feb 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said the enacted 2016 law on the construction of churches had a major role in the codification of churches in Egypt.
"The law has handled three main points; the first was the legalization of the churches that have been built without permits through an...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Apr 2025
The Argentinian bishop who became pope honored the papal office with nobleness and demonstrated a keen sense of the Gospel message, showing real indignation at the martyrdom of the Palestinian people.
Pope Francis, who was very popular with the Catholic faithful and even with many Protestants but...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 21 Apr 2025
On 21 April, the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, aged 88. This is an opportunity for Morocco to remember his visit to Rabāṭ in 2019, only the second time a head of the Church has visited the country.
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first South American to occupy the Apostolic See, died...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 19 Apr 2025
On 19th April 2025, Christians around the world celebrated Easter Saturday (al-Sabt al-Nūr), one of the most sacred days of the Coptic calendar, which precedes Easter Day.
This day is distinguished by the appearance of holy fire from Christ’s tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, a...
Reviewed by Jack Heron
Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 22 Apr 2025
Al-Azhar is attending the funeral of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church with a high-level delegation, according to a source from the top Sunni institution.
"The delegation’s participation in the funeral emanates from al-Azhar’s keenness on promoting the values of interfaith tolerance and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Apr 2025
The late pope was not a pope like the others. He must be commemorated. The Zionists did not hold him in their hearts. And for that reason alone, he should be praised. Papa Francis bowed out as he had lived: by the side of the besieged. A few hours before his death, during the Easter blessing, he...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 26 Apr 2025
As soon as he acceded to the papal throne, Francis wanted, against all odds, to establish a special dialogue between the two great universal religions, Islam and Christianity. Representing between them more than half of the world's inhabitants, Jorge Mario Bergoglio felt that they had a duty to...
Reviewed by Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Date of source: 27 Apr 2025
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism hailed the "swift" measures by Iranian authorities regarding a show on Iranian TV’s Channel 1, which contained insults against the Sunni Muslim sanctities.
The Iranian authorities fired two of the TV station’s officials and ordered their referral to...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Apr 2025
The 5th international conference by the college of sharīʿa and law at al-Azhar University kicked off on Saturday (April 26) under the auspices of Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb under the motto "human development in the light of contemporary challenges."
Al-Azhar Undersecretary Dr....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Apr 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church visited today (April 25) the College of Europe in Natolin, Warsaw, Poland, as part of his first pastoral tours in the Central European diocese.
The College of Europe is one of the oldest academic establishments specialized in international relations...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 May 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a wave of criticism after posting an AI-generated image of himself wearing white papal robes and pointing skyward on his Truth Social platform. The post was released after he had ironically stated that he wanted to become the next pope. The joke comes at a...
Reviewed by Maé Lefèvre
Translator Maé Lefèvre
Date of source: 8 May 2025
A dialogue can be and should be in the first place a source of pleasure. If conducted in a pleasant atmosphere it can be very useful and lead to surprising results.
The Anna Lindh Foundation’s objective to stimulate dialogue between people from the MENA area and Europe is both excellent and much...
Date of source: 11 May 2025
Date of source: 23 Feb 2025
The Muslim Council of Elders expressed categorical rejection of all attempts at displacement that aim to liquidate the Palestinian cause and emphasized support for the Arab and Muslim stances against these attempts.
The Council prayed for the meeting of Arab leaders in their expected summit in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 May 2025
St. Peter’s Square will witness a historic event today (18th May 2025) with the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV, who was elected last week after the death of Pope Francis. This ecclesiastical event comes at a time when millions are looking ahead to the beginning of a new era in the history of the...
Reviewed by Jack Heron
Translator Jack Heron
Date of source: 26 May 2025
Tension gripped the village of Minsh’āt al-Ḥawāṣlīya, al-Minyā governorate, southern Egypt, on Sunday (May 25) over the installation of a cell phone booster unit.
Quarrels took place among local residents, causing damage to some installation equipment, but no injuries were reported as security...
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.