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Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2019
Egypt has a long history related to issues between Muslims and Christians. Apparently, this was the fundamental reason for creating that conference which is sponsored by the center of Arab-West Understanding in cooperation with a huge electronic English database about the religion’s role in the...
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2024
The countdown has begun for the payment of Zakāt al-Fiṭr (alms for ʿĪd al-Fiṭr), which Muslims are required to pay prior to the Ramaḍān Bairam prayers at the end of the blessed month.
Date of source: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Dr. Salāma Dāwūd, President of al-Azhar University, highlighted that we are now entering the final third of the fasting month of Ramaḍān, with March 30 marking the beginning of the odd nights of the last 10 days.
Date of source: Thursday, March 28, 2024
A senior official of al-Azhar said that Muslims must seek moral lessons from the stories of the Holy Qurʾān.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Episcopal Church Diocese hosted an ifṭār banquet attended by esteemed guests such as Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Church of Alexandria, and Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the honorary archbishop the Episcopal Church and Chairman of the Center of Christian-Muslim Understanding &...
Date of source: Sunday, March 24, 2024
Shaykh Khālid al-Jamal, a preacher at the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), commended the idea of the program Nūr al-Dīn (Light of Religion) by Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, the former Grand Muftī of Egypt, describing it as wonderful and saying that the senior scholar has touched on several important...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
On March 19th, Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb will mark 14 years of leadership at the helms of al-Azhar, the preeminent Islamic institution globally and the foremost Sunni establishment for Muslims worldwide.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
“Will non-Muslims enter heaven?” This question has ignited discussions on social media following remarks by Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, the former grand Muftī of Egypt and current chairman of the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs Committee, during an episode of his TV program Nūr al-Dīn.
Date of source: Sunday, March 10, 2024
For the second consecutive year, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, is hosting his Ramaḍān TV program titled Al-Imām al-Ṭayyīb, produced by the Muslim Council of Elders.
Date of source: Sunday, March 17, 2024
A legal representative for Aḥmad Ḥijāzī, who is facing charges of contempt of religion, contested the validity of the prosecution’s investigation into a video clip depicting Hijazī reciting the Qurʾān with the verses melodized to the tunes of the ʿūd (Arab lute).
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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.