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Date of source: Friday, December 12, 2025
Writer and thinker Dr. ʿĀdil Nuʿmān stressed the need to redefine major religious concepts in line with the profound transformations the world is witnessing, noting that terms such as Sharīʿa, kāfir (infidel), jihād and takfīr are no longer applicable with the same historical concepts that arose in...
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: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād said environment-related issues are no longer an "intellectual luxury or elite interest" but rather are at the heart of human security topics.
Date of source: Thursday, October 17, 2024
The former president of Cairo University, Dr. Muḥammad ʿOthmān al-Khusht has called for improvements to the means through which religious texts are interpreted and more generally the way in which religious education is organized to keep up with the modern era.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The family of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, announced that after a battle with illness, the eldest sister, Ḥājja Samīḥa, has passed away at the age of 90.
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, went to Azerbaijan to attend the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, and to also participate in the Global Summit of Religious Leaders, scheduled for November 5-6, where he will deliver a...
Date of source: Sunday, November 10, 2024
The Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Service (CEOSS) announced it is attending the climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 - November 22, as an official observer from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2024
The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit, or COP29, will be hosted this year in Azerbaijan on November 11-22 to discuss climate change issues, as well as mechanisms on how to curb them.
Date of source: Saturday, November 9, 2024
Upon an official invitation from the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, is attending the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit, or COP29, in Azerbaijan.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Dr. Ashraf al-Rāʿī will soon publish a new book titled “Electronic Crimes - Objective Rulings on Crimes of Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence,” which discusses Jordanian statute 17/2023 on electronic crimes.
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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.