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Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2025
Al-Azhar Electronic Fatwa Center stated that zakāt is one of the pillars of Islam, the right of God Almighty in a person’s wealth, and a means of purifying it. God the Almighty says in the Holy Qurʾān: "Take charity from their wealth to purify them and sanctify them with it" (9:103), and "And in...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
As part of al-Azhar’s efforts to support stability of Egyptian families, al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center and the National Council for Women wrapped up a series of meetings and awareness-raising seminars in 19 governorates in November 2025 as part of the NCW’s Family Guidance and Balanced Upbringing...
Date of source: Friday, December 12, 2025
In Egypt’s battle against extremism, Al-Azhar, the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), and Dār al-Iftā’ were at the forefront of confronting the extremist ideas promoted by the Muslim Brotherhood.
The confrontation was not only a security affair but primarily an intellectual one, aimed at...
Date of source: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf condemns the terrorist attack targeting a gathering of Jewish Australian civilians near Bondi Beach in Sydney, which resulted in the death and injury of several victims. Al-Azhar reaffirms its unwavering stance on the sanctity of human life and the prohibition of attacks on...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, al-Azhar Institutes Sector organized extensive awareness-raising activities, in alignment with its strategic educational plan and its programs that aim at supporting and empowering students with disabilities and enhancing their...
Date of source: Saturday, December 6, 2025
The Deputy of al-Azhar, Prof. Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, stated that "The global Qur’ān competition organized by the Ministry of Awqāf embodies Egypt’s leading role in serving the Book of God. It will always remain the country of the Qur’ān and recitation, for it is the land of revelation upon which...
Date of source: Saturday, November 29, 2025
The Zakāt & Charities Fund, under the supervision of Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, Chairman of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, announced delivering all humanitarian aid within the first batch of the 12th relief convoy that reached the Gaza Strip, hit by a wave of extreme cold, via...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2025
Shaykh Ayman ʿAbd al-Ghannī, the Head of the Institutes Sector, said that al-Azhar was never just an educational institution but a beacon of thought, a guardian of identity, and an inspiration for the nation in its pursuit of light and knowledge.
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2025
As part of its ongoing efforts, al-Azhar Mosque announced the opening of 70 new branches of al-Rawāq al-Azharī for Qurʾān memorization in several new Egyptian cities.
Date of source: Sunday, October 19, 2025
The Supreme Council of Sufi Orders, headed by Dr. ʿAbd al-Hādī al-Qaṣabī, issued an official statement in response to "fabricated controversy" over the legitimacy of celebrating the mawlid of al-Sayyid Aḥmad al-Badawī, one of the symbols of Islamic Sufism in Egypt and the Islamic world. It affirmed...
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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.