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Date of source: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Egyptian intellectual and diplomat Muṣṭafā al-Fiqī affirmed that al-Azhar represents one of Egypt’s most important sources of soft power at both the regional and international levels, stressing that its influence extends beyond national borders, as it plays a significant role in the Islamic world...
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 2021
The misyār marriage is one of the issues that always causes a great deal of controversy, as it allows the wife to waive her rights to maintenance and housing from the husband.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, affirmed that Islam has granted women a high status and considered them an essential partner in life, praising women’s role in the development of homelands.
Date of source: Monday, May 25, 2026
Dr. ʿAbd al-Munʿim Fū’ād, Supervisor of al-Azhar Riwāq, affirmed that Islamic Sharīʿa does not require a man to obtain his first wife's permission to marry another. He asserted that Islam requires "fair treatment" as a basic condition but does not mandate permission.
Date of source: Monday, June 1, 2026
In a new development in the accusations made by the Hebrew media against Egypt and its symbols, the extreme right-wing Israeli writer Moshe Festuach severely criticized the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, accusing him and al-Azhar of being behind the Egyptians’ hatred of the Israeli...
Date of source: Saturday, April 18, 2026
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, stressed that family stability brings righteous individuals who protect their homeland, while its disintegration brings manifestations of deviance and disorder.
Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 2026
"Apostasie (Ridda - ردة)” in Chems-Eddine Hafiz (ed.), Musulmans En Occident : Pratique Cultuelle Immuable, Présence Adaptée (Paris: Grand Mosque of Paris/Albouraq Publishers, 2025), 94-95.
Summary: This is an English translation of the article on “apostasy” included in Musulmans En Occident :...
Date of source: Friday, April 10, 2026
His Eminence Prof. Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, extended his sincere congratulations to His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II and all Christian denominations for the glorious occasion of Easter.
Date of source: Monday, March 2, 2026
The former Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, said that the stories and names of "al-Ḥinn and al-Binn" were found in ancient heritage books and the cultures of the Levant, Iraq and India, but they were not mentioned in the Holy Qur’ān or the Sunnah, the Prophet Muḥammad’s tradition.
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2025
The book The Concept of Text: A Study in Quranic Sciences by the late thinker Dr. Naṣr Ḥāmid Abū Zayd is a prominent intellectual contribution that seeks to reread the Qur’ānic text using scientific methods that combine literary and historical analysis, with the aim of understanding the text as a...
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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.