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Date of source: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Al-Azhar held a celebration on Wednesday (February 4) to mark the International Day of Human Fraternity, commemorating the historic Document on Human Fraternity, signed by Grand Imām of Al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib and the late Pope Francis of the Vatican in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, in...
Date of source: Monday, September 8, 2025
"Perhaps some women have had skepticism, have been through some tough psychological attitudes, have come under some social pressure, or have been influenced by some bad company. We should never handle mistakes by hardline approaches or cruelty," Shaykh Aḥmad Wisām said in statements at the Fatāwa...
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2025
Celebrations of the mūlid (birthday anniversary) of al-Ārif Billah Sīdī Aḥmad al-Badawī are starting today, Friday (October 10), in the city of Ṭanṭā, al-Gharbīya Governorate, amid special spiritual mood witnessed every year.
Date of source: Monday, October 13, 2025
Ramaḍān is the biggest Islamic festival of the year for Muslims all over the world, with fasting (ṣawm) being one of the five pillars of Islam. Taking place in the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Muslims are obligated to observe a period of fasting during daylight hours, in which one must...
Date of source: Thursday, August 14, 2025
The case has been closely followed by Moroccan media. Betty Lachgar is a well-known activist in the Kingdom. For over sixteen years, she has been advocating for individual freedoms, defending a "radical," anti-religious, and controversial form of feminism. She is also the coordinator of the...
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2025
In 2024, the Ministry of the Interior, then led by Gérald Darmanin (member of Renaissance, a political party typically described as liberal and centrist or center-right), commissioned a group of senior officials, more precisely a retired diplomat and a prefect, to conduct in-depth research on...
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: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf strongly condemns the treacherous terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in the state of Katsina, northern Nigeria, during ṣalāt al-fajr (dawn prayer), which resulted in dozens of innocent worshippers’ martyrdom and injury.
Date of source: Thursday, July 31, 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma al-ʾAzharī, Minister of Awqāf, affirmed that the Awqāf digital platform represents a promising launch toward building the largest global religious platform that serves both religion and the nation and counters misguided and extremist ideologies. He noted that this step is only the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 3, 2025
In recent decades, the concept of taqiyya has become a prominent component of Islamophobic discourse in Western societies about the dangers posed by Islam and Muslims. According to this understanding, taqiyya is a doctrinal position in Islamic law which permits or even encourages Muslims to lie...
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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.