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Date of source: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Is religion or the power of reason the only source of ethics?
In just one decisive word, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar settles in favor of religion, stating that the power of the mind is a source of ethics on the grounds that the latter is changing and human.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, addressed questions raised by atheists regarding God’s wrath and attributes.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Lawyer Mortaḍa Manṣūr, the former president of al-Zamālik club, said that a verdict has been obtained in a lawsuit that was filed against producer Aḥmad al-Subkī and writer Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, in order to ban the screening of their film al-Mulḥid (“The Atheist”) in cinemas both in and outside Egypt for “...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) said that a distorted perception of religious discourse, which is based on fanaticism and disputes over doctrinal matters, could push some young people and adolescents to have wrong ideas about religions and gradually lead them to atheism.
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Professor of theology and philosophy at al-Azhar University, Dr. ʿAzza Ramaḍān, stated that addressing atheists in society requires extensive research and that there is no universally applicable solution to the problem of recognising and dealing with atheists.
Date of source: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Media personality Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa expressed uncertainty on the future of the film adaptation of his book, al-Mulḥid (The Atheist).
Date of source: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
In addition to being a researcher, novelist, and scenarist, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa is a well-known figure in the media and press industry. He has chaired press establishments and hosted a number of TV talk shows.
Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2024
Under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, the 9th worldwide conference on fatwā of the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ began on July 29–30 in Cairo. The conference is annually organized by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide.
Date of source: Monday, August 5, 2024
Professor ʿAzza Ramaḍān is an assistant professor in Islamic theology and philosophy at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. The interview was conducted by Xanthe-Yalou Vije, a master’s student in Middle East Studies at the University of Groningen (NL). The interview was conducted in October 2023...
Date of source: Sunday, July 28, 2024
Tomorrow (Monday, July 29th), the General Secretariat of Fatwā Authorities Worldwide will hold its ninth international conference, under the auspices of President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, and the umbrella of Dār al Iftāʾ.
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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.