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Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2023
Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Sheikh al-Azhar, clarified the rules on marriage with a specific focus on the dowry in a fatwa which has been published on the official site of al-Azhar.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2023
During an episode of the Ramaḍān TV series, Risālat al-Imām, which tells the life story of one of the four great sunni Imāms, Imām al-Shāfiʿī, the topic of inheritance within Islamic sharīʿa was addressed. Within Islamic sharīʿa, the ḥadīth of the Prophet Muḥammad are held as the guiding...
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church has spoken on the current status of Copts in Egypt whilst welcoming a French delegation of politicians, journalists and writers. When asked whether Copts are persecuted in Egypt, Pope Tawāḍrūs II explained that this was not the case under President al-...
Date of source: Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Family Affairs Court has explained the reasoning behind its decision to allow Copts to apply their own religious law when it comes to matters of inheritance in the Christian community, following a lawsuit brought forth by a Coptic woman seeking to amend the inheritance to be received by her and...
Date of source: Thursday, April 6, 2023
The President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, has spoken on the relationship between the Muslim Brotherhood and think tanks in the United States of America, expressing that strong bonds still exist between the two. Elsewhere, whilst speaking during a conference on...
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2023
Rawān Lāshīn, a member of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Relations Committee, has stated that the new Personal Status Law will serve the interests of the family as well as preserving the rights and well-being of children. She revealed that the new law, which is being submitted for final...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2023
The case of a child who was adopted by Coptic parents before being taken into the custody of the state and converted to Islam, has ended happily after a court ruled that he should be returned to the couple. The court based its decision on a fatwā issued by the Grand Muftī of Egypt stating that the...
Date of source: Friday, February 3, 2023
In Jordan, adherents of the Bahāʾī religion are celebrating the first centenary of the arrival of ʿAbbās Efendī to Jordan. Whilst this occurred at the same time as Jordan’s Interfaith Harmony Week, many have been critical of the state’s treatment of Bahāʾīs when it comes to their legal rights,...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The Bishop Paula of Ṭanṭā has said that the items of the new Personal Status Law for non-Muslims will be discussed soon along with Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church. In an interview, he revealed that several items were related to marriages, including the need for churches to officially...
Date of source: Friday, February 24, 2023
The Reverend Dr. Andrea Zakī, Head of the Evangelical Community, confirmed that there was 95% agreement among the three Churches in Egypt on the articles of the Personal Status Law for Christians. The remaining 5% represented different approaches when it came to specific matters such as divorce....
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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.