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Date of source: Sunday, April 19, 2026
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, issued a decision assigning Shaykh Ayman ʿAbd al-Ghanī, Head of al-Azhar Institutes Sector, to manage the financial and administrative tasks of al-Azhar undersecretary, pending the appointment of a new one in accordance with the procedures specified...
Date of source: Monday, April 13, 2026
The visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Great Mosque of Algiers marks an important moment in religious, diplomatic, and cultural relations. As part of his African tour, the stop symbolizes a commitment to strengthening dialogue between civilizations and faiths, carrying a message of peace and mutual...
Date of source: Friday, March 27, 2026
Al-Azhar strongly condemned the continued closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli occupation in a statement published on its official social media pages, stating, "The occupation continues to keep al-Aqsa Mosque closed—the first of the two qiblas and the third of the two holy sanctuaries—during...
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2026
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, a former grand muftī of Egypt, said that the issue of polygamy raises many questions, especially when women receive conflicting information.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, received a telephone call from Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church to congratulate him on the occasion of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
As the war and regional escalation triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February and followed by Iranian retaliation across the region continue to unfold, this review examines the responses by al-Azhar, one of the most influential Sunni Muslim religious institutions in the Middle East. Led...
Date of source: Friday, March 13, 2026
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf strongly condemns the continued closure of the blessed al-Aqṣā Mosque—the first of the two Qiblas and the third of the two Holy Mosques—by the occupying forces during the holy month of Ramaḍān, which deprives worshippers of performing their religious duties during these blessed...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
President of al-Azhar University, Dr. Salāma Dāwūd, affirmed during his speech at the celebration marking the 1086th since the establishment of al-Azhar that this anniversary is a tribute to an enduring institution that has defended religion, language, culture, and civilization, historically...
Date of source: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād said that relations between the Egyptian Dār al-Iftā’and the General Iftā’ Department in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan enjoy a high degree of coordination and integration, based on the unity of moderation and the two institutions’ shared...
Date of source: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Dār al-Iftā’, in association with Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy, stated that the minimum limit of Zakāt al-Fiṭr (alms for the occasion of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr) for the Hijrī year 1447, corresponding with the Gregorian year 2026, is estimated at thirty-five Egyptian pounds per person.
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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.