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Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II recently honored Muslim journalist Muḥammad al-Aḥmadī, the reporter in charge of Coptic affairs, for his coverage of church news.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
In a speech to mark the last ten days of Ramaḍān, and Laylatul-Qadr in particular, the Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī gave a speech in which he offered his congratulations to attendees of the religious celebrations and emphasized the importance of the occasion. He identified Laylatul-...
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2023
During an episode of the Ramaḍān TV series, Risālat al-Imām, which tells the life story of one of the four great sunni Imāms, Imām al-Shāfiʿī, the topic of inheritance within Islamic sharīʿa was addressed. Within Islamic sharīʿa, the ḥadīth of the Prophet Muḥammad are held as the guiding...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt has said that there are no specific conditions of prerequisites for the recitation of the Qurʾān. Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām made the comments while speaking on an episode of his television show broadcast daily during Ramaḍān and explained that whilst it is admirable to profess...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Whilst speaking on an episode of his daily Ramaḍān television program, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, addressed the issue of husbands beating their wives. Dr. al-Ṭayyīb emphasized that the Qurʾān does not condone such actions and instead orders men to treat their wives with...
Date of source: Friday, March 24, 2023
During a live broadcast on Facebook, the writer Yūsuf Zīdān discussed his reasons for writing the introduction to the book al-Muqadimmah fī al-Taṣawwuf by ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Sulamī (d.1034) . The book on Ṣūfism was one of the first that he edited and introduced, however the author has also written...
Date of source: Saturday, March 18, 2023
The al-Azhar Global Fatwa Center has announced its plan for the holy month of Ramaḍān, and the various services that it will provide to Muslims during this period of fasting. The diverse range of services include a hotline to answer questions relating to fasting, broadcasting television and radio...
Date of source: Friday, March 17, 2023
During the holy month of Ramaḍān the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, will present a daily program on the Egyptian TV station al-Nās (the People) in which he will discuss various matters related to the rituals on Ramaḍān including sīyām (fasting), charity, and spending. In addition, he will...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2023
Sinai University has summoned Maī ʿAbdullah, a dentistry student in the first grade, to be investigaed on charges of contempt of religion, after she has been accused of insulting the prophet Muḥammad, and mocking the ḥijāb and heaven, as well as adherents of Islam. The dean of the faculty of...
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2023
The Dār al-Iftāʾ in Egypt (a governmental, non-profit organization offering guidance to Muslims) will once again implement its annual plan of service to Muslims during the month of Ramaḍān, according to Dr. Ibrāhīm Najm, an advisor to the Grand Muftī of Egypt. Such services include the...
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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.