Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2025
The former Grand Mufti of Egypt and member of the Council of Senior Scholars at Al-Azhar, Sheikh ‘Alī Gomʿa, answered a question from one of the youths: "If a Christian dies as a martyr for the country, does he go to Heaven?" Gomʿa said, "This is something that should be discussed within the...
Date of source: Friday, March 21, 2025
In this interview with TSA Algérie, Shams al-Dīn Ḥafīẓ, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, talks about the role of the institution in bringing peace between Algeria and France, whose relations are going through a serious crisis.
Date of source: Monday, March 10, 2025
The relationship between Pope Cyril VI and the late leader Gamāl ʿAbd el-Nāṣṣer, marked by affection and warmth, is depicted by Moḥammad Ḥassaneīn Heīkal in his book Autumn of Fury. Heīkal writes, “The relationship between Gamāl ʿAbd el-Nāṣṣer and Cyril VI was excellent; they had mutual admiration...
Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2025
Over the past few days, a number of Facebook posts have claimed that the new Tunisian Constitution has removed the reference to Islam as the state religion. What exactly is this about?
Date of source: Thursday, March 13, 2025
A week has passed since the outbreak of violent events on the Syrian coast, arising from clashes between governmental powers and the remnants of the former regime, leading to abuses against the Alawite community and resulting in looting, burning of houses, and displays of sectarian violence.
Date of source: Thursday, February 13, 2025
In light of successful endeavors by Egypt and Qatar to complete the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, coinciding with the beginning of the Christian pilgrimage season to Jerusalem, Copts are wondering about the possibility of making it this year after a ban in 2024.
Date of source: Sunday, March 9, 2025
745 civilians have been killed in Syria's coastal regions and the mountains of Latakia by security forces in three days, according to the OSDH.
Syrian President Aḥmad al-Sharʿaon Sunday called for "national unity" in the country after three days of communal violence unprecedented since the fall of...
Date of source: Friday, March 7, 2025
On Ash Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio caused media outrage when he appeared with a cross on his forehead during one of the official celebrations. The act raised questions about how this aligns with the Christian faith, as well as questions regarding the political and cultural...
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2025
The courts in Badr will review the retrial of a defendant who was sentenced in absentia ruling in the case widely referred to by the media as “The Burning of the Kafr Ḥakīm Church” in Kirdāsa.
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Church leaders in Syria have stated that “Syria has recently experienced a dangerous escalation in acts of violence, torture, and killing, which has resulted in attacks on innocent civilians, including women and children, as well as attacks on homes and thefts, reflecting the ongoing suffering...