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Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
The Deputy Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, spoke of the important role played by al-Azhar in endorsing the values of peace and fraternity during a recent meeting with a Dutch delegation. Whilst speaking to the Dutch Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry, Paul Huijts, Dr....
Date of source: Monday, March 27, 2023
Al-Azhar has condemned the burning of a copy of the Qurʾān in the Danish capital of Copenhagen and has described it as a terrorist act inciting hatred. In a statement, the institution expressed that the act was an example of the rampant Islamophobia present in contemporary society and called for...
Date of source: Friday, February 3, 2023
In a period of fewer than two days, the American, French, German, and Italian embassies sent warnings to the embassies of Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Finland, saying that these countries’ nationals might be subjected to retaliatory attacks by “Islamists”, particularly in Turkey, after a...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2023
Sinai University has summoned Maī ʿAbdullāh, a student in the first grade of the dentistry school, for investigation on charges of contempt of religion after she insulted the prophet Muḥammad and mocked the ḥijāb and heaven, among other things.
Date of source: Thursday, September 1, 2022
In the context of Cornelis Hulsman showing me his nice draft newsletter article on Salman Rushdie for feedback, I recalled an article I wrote when I was at Georgetown University during what we may call the “Satanic Verses Crisis.” I had at the time a talk which lasted for long hours with the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2022
The Public Prosecutor ordered an investigation into journalist Ibrāhīm ʿĪssā, following his controversial statements in which he criticized the Miʿrāj of the Prophet (PBUH) during the journey of the ʾIsrāʾ and Miʿrāj (the Prophet’s night journey and ascent to the heavens).
Date of source: Friday, October 1, 2021
Social media in Sudan has been led by a hashtag bearing the title “The Brotherhood is a terrorist organisation”. This occurs after the sabotage of a railway linking city of ʿAṭbara in Northern Sudan and the capital, Khartoum, to prevent revolutionaries from reaching Khartoum on a mission for ‘civil...
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2021
The Christian Coptic Orthodox Youth Movement [Shabāb Kristiān], which is subject to the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Holy Synod headed by His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II, announced its rejection of any insult or abuse against Islam or any religion.
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 2021
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s first official response said, in a statement on Saturday, that he had been cut off from its service for more than 18 years.
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 2021
Legal Counsel Ḥussām ʿAnṭar filed a complaint to President al-Sīsī, the Prime Minister and the Attorney General, against Fāyiz Buṭrus, (known as Zakariyyā Buṭrus a former Coptic Orthodox priest) owner of the al- Fādī channel, which attracted viewers by attacking Islam and inciting strife among 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.