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Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Elections for the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders were concluded on Saturday (June 28), resulting in the election of 10 new members from 70 Sufi orders from a pool of 14 candidates vying for the council’s membership.
Date of source: Saturday, August 23, 2025
The current crisis in the Būdshīshiyya association [zāwiya] has raised many deep questions about the nature of administrative intervention in Ṣūfi affairs and whether some of the sides are exploiting royal directives and holy authority for commanding the faithful believers to achieve objectives...
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2025
The Sheikh of the Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya order in Morocco, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Qādirī Būdshīsh, passed away yesterday, Friday, at the age of 83. The official Instagram account of the Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya order mourned the deceased, stating that it received the news of his death "with deep sadness and...
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2025
Hundreds of Sufi followers and spiritual leaders [Shuyūkh al-Ṭuruq] gathered at the headquarters of the al-Shabrāwiyya al-Khalūtiyya order in Ṣalāḥ Sālem on Thursday in order to take part in events marking the final night of the mūlid [festival commemorating the birth of a saint or holy figure] of...
Date of source: Sunday, June 22, 2025
Professor Omaima Abou Bakr has taught English and Comparative Literature at Cairo University since 1992. She completed her academic training at Cairo University (B.A.), North Carolina State University (M.A.), and the University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.). Her doctoral thesis was a study of...
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī Sufi foundation announced that scholarly sessions kicked off on Saturday (May 31) at the al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī court in the Cairo district of al-Muqaṭṭam.
Date of source: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Sheikh Khālid b. Tūnis (Khaled Bentounès) is a respected figure in contemporary Sufism and a fervent advocate of peace. Born in Mustaghānim, Algeria, he is the spiritual guide of the ʿAlawiyya Sufi brotherhood, founded by his ancestor Sheikh Aḥmad al-ʿAlāwī. This movement is renowned for its...
Date of source: Friday, April 25, 2025
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On March 27th, our longtime friend and passionate supporter of intercultural and interreligious dialogue, Abdallah Schleifer, Senior Fellow at the Arab-West Foundation, passed away in...
Date of source: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Dr. Muḥammad Abū Hāshim, a member of the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders, said the Shāzlī order is one of the most prominent Sufi schools that have been founded on the Holy Qur’ān and the Sunna, asserting that the right Sufism is not about renouncing the world.
Date of source: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Osāma al-Azharī said his ministry surveyed nearly 40 takfīrī groups, including the Ikhwān (Muslim Brotherhood) and jihādist organizations.
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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.