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Date of source: Monday, June 1, 2026
In a new development in the accusations made by the Hebrew media against Egypt and its symbols, the extreme right-wing Israeli writer Moshe Festuach severely criticized the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, accusing him and al-Azhar of being behind the Egyptians’ hatred of the Israeli...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf vehemently condemns the terrorist attack that was carried out by two armed extremists incited by hate speech against Islam. The gunmen targeted the Islamic Center in San Diego, California and killed three worshippers at the mosque as well as the mosque’s guard. This brutal attack...
Date of source: Sunday, October 19, 2025
The Supreme Council of Sufi Orders, headed by Dr. ʿAbd al-Hādī al-Qaṣabī, issued an official statement in response to "fabricated controversy" over the legitimacy of celebrating the mawlid of al-Sayyid Aḥmad al-Badawī, one of the symbols of Islamic Sufism in Egypt and the Islamic world. It affirmed...
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: 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...
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma al-ʿAbd, former president of al-Azhar University, stated that Islam is free from all acts of extremism. He clarified that this is not a defense of Islam, but rather a confirmation that extremism has nothing to do with the faith. He emphasized that extremism stands against both religion...
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, said Dār al-Iftā’ has been playing a pivotal role and became an accredited frame of reference in the efforts to combat extremist ideologies.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
A man of Turkish descent who burned a copy of the Holy Qur’ān outside the Turkish consulate in London was convicted of a "religiously aggravated public order offense."
Date of source: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Following the murder of a young Muslim in a mosque in the Gard region of southern France, the French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, has been accused of stirring up hatred against Muslims, particularly by the left, which has protested against the minister's "double standards." 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.