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Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2023
The Muslim Council of Elders, led by the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, warned that the continued violations by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people and the blessed al-Aqṣā Mosque could have grave consequences.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Secretary-General of the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU), Mekkaoui Benaissa, strongly condemned the incident where a copy of the Holy Qurʾān was torn apart in the Netherlands.
Date of source: Thursday, August 17, 2023
The Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, rejected the desecration of copies of the Holy Qurʾān by “some extremists” and the following assaults on churches in Pakistan, which were also committed by “some extremists.”
Date of source: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Whether North European countries stopped licensing the burning of copies of the Holy Qurʾān, or any other holy book, or not, or whether the UN adopted an agreement banning contempt of others’ sanctities and beliefs, or not, this disgraceful act is a shame on the authorities that protect it!
Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
What freedoms of opinion and expression were gained in Europe, and the West in general, since the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published cartoons insulting the Prophet Muḥammad in 2005?
Date of source: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Some Western nations, like Sweden and Denmark, consider the insult to the Prophet Muḥammad and the burning of copies of the Holy Qurʾān as a sign of freedom of expression to boast about as a democratic pattern, but would strongly criminalize any media or channels of expression attacking...
Date of source: Thursday, August 24, 2023
Grand Muftī Shawqī ʿAllām said that some people think that freedom would mean that religions, divine books, prophets, and sanctities should be insulted and that these people would have no reservations about hurting the feelings of millions of Muslims – and even non-Muslims.
Date of source: Friday, August 4, 2023
Foreign ministry spokesman, Aḥmad Abū Zayd, said that Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sāmiḥ Shukrī, received a phone call from his Danish counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, to discuss repeated incidents of the desecration of the holy Qurʾān and the crimes of contempt of religion that jeopardize peaceful...
Date of source: Saturday, August 19, 2023
More than 80 houses of Christians and 19 churches were vandalized in the state of Punjab, Pakistan, when hundreds stormed a Christian neighborhood after news of Christians allegedly desecrating the Qurʾān.
Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2023
More than 80 houses owned by Christians and 19 churches have been damaged in acts of riot in Pakistan, as announced by the Pakistani police on Friday (August 18) according to Al Arabiya news channel.
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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.