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Date of source: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
A member of the Tunisian parliament, ʿAbd al-Sattār al-Zirāʿī, sparked a wave of controversy and faced significant criticism after raising the issue of polygamy, stating that it is a solution to many problems and that allowing it would be in the family’s interest.
Date of source: Saturday, February 21, 2026
The story of the forced disappearance of the Coptic minor Silvana ʿĀṭif, who suffers from a mental disability, continues since the end of October.
Silvana remains stuck between a young man who hid her inside his family home under the pretext of marrying her, according to his statements during...
Date of source: Monday, March 9, 2026
In Parliament and in churches, crucial discussions are underway regarding the new draft personal status law for Christians. This law is not just a legislative text but rather an attempt to strengthen the foundation of the Christian family in the face of contemporary challenges, from marriage crises...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
A horrific crime took place in al-Khuṣūṣ district, al-Qalyubīya province, where a girl named Mirnā Jamīl was stabbed to death by a young man who had proposed to her but was rejected by her family.
Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2026
The following paper presents a summary translation of a lecture delivered by Dr. Sāmiyah Qadrī Wanīs, Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at ʿAyn Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. The lecture was given at a “Journey of Learning” interfaith conference in Cairo held from June 23rd to 25th,...
Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2026
The following paper presents a summary translation of a lecture delivered by Dr. ʿAzza Ramaḍān, Professor of Theology and Philosophy at al-Azhar University, at a “Journey of Learning” interfaith conference held in Cairo from June 23rd to 25th, 2025. The conference was a joint project of the Centre...
Rulings related to Women in Positions of Religious and Political Leadership: Summary and Translation
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2026
Rulings related to Women in Positions of Religious and Political Leadership: Summary and Translation
Excerpted from "Fatwas and Rulings on Women in Islam" (Fatāwā wa-aḥkām al-marʾa fī al-islām, Cairo: Dār al-Iftāʾ al-Miṣriyya, 2025)
By H.E. Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād – The Grand Muftī of Egypt...
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2026
In her new book, Professor Zaynab Abū al-Faḍl (Ṭanṭā University) proposes significant reforms in relation to the practice of divorce in contemporary Muslim-majority societies. The author argues that many in modern society have deviated from the spirit of Islamic law around divorce in a way that...
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2026
On January 31st, 2026, a team from the Center for Arab-West Understanding visited the 2026 Cairo International Book Fair located in the suburbs of Cairo. Two of our team, Ḥabība al-Ganāynī and Menna al-Maʿaz, visited Al-Azhar’s “fatwā corner” in Hall 4 at the book fair which allowed people to...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
The Muslim Council of Elders, under Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, stressed that the protection of women against all forms of violence—physical, psychological, verbal and digital—is a sacred religious, moral and humanitarian obligation.
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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.