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Date of source: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Al-Azhar stated that it has been monitoring the circulation of video clips and posts promoting ideas that advocate relying solely on the Noble Qurʾān as a source for Islamic law, denying the Sunna of the Prophet wholly or partially, calling for a complete break with the Islamic heritage, and...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Abstract: Inspired by Asmāʾ al-Sharqāwī’s 2025 book, Kāmilāt ʿAql wa-Dīn (“Complete in Mind and Religion”), this brief essay by Sāra al-Sherbīnī engages one of the more contested ḥadīths in the Islamic tradition — a text frequently cited to diminish women yet also defended and reinterpreted by...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
On Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025, the Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyib, delivered remarks on the occasion of the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday (mawlid) at the Manāra International Center in Cairo. For Muslims, this year’s anniversary was significant because it represented 1,500 years...
Date of source: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Prof. Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, Deputy of al-Azhar, posted a video on his official account announcing the launch of the second edition of the "Yawm al-Sard al-Qurʾānī" (Qurʾānic Narration Day) initiative. The initiative is organized under the supervision of the General Administration for Qurʾānic...
Date of source: Sunday, January 19, 2025
Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad El-Ṭayyeb, has continued to defend the honorable Sunnah of the Prophet in episodes on the Egyptian Satellite Channel, emphasizing the extent to which it has been proven to be a source of legislation. He asserted that the denial of the Sunnah’s credibility and...
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2024
From September 2nd through 4th, Dialogue Across Borders cosponsored a third round of the “Journey of Learning” interfaith program with the Centre for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership (Anglican/Episcopal) in Cairo. The conference offered Christians and Muslims an opportunity to listen...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
On Monday, September 16, 2024, the Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyib, delivered remarks on the occasion of the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday (mawlid) at the Manara International Center in Cairo. He spoke primarily about the Prophet’s merciful character and the laws of war in Islam, but also...
Date of source: Friday, August 9, 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.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 21, 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.
Date of source: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Since the call for religious reform until this day, we have not reached an agreement about the purpose of this step.
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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.