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Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
What freedoms of opinion and expression were gained in Europe, and the West in general, since the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published cartoons insulting the Prophet Muḥammad in 2005?
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2023
Veteran journalist Muʾnis al-Zuhayrī took to social media to express his anger, writing, “You have insulted the idea, the value, the content, and Jamāl ͑Abd al-Nāṣir, who established the radio station in 1964. Stop the ads in the Holy Qurʾān Broadcast.” He was referring to the state of the Holy...
Date of source: Sunday, July 2, 2023
Director of the Marriage Counseling Center at Dār al-Iftāʾ, Dr. ͑Amr al-Wardānī, said family violence does not align with the five objectives of the sharī ͑a, which works towards the preservation of religion, self, mind, offspring, and property.
Date of source: Saturday, July 15, 2023
The National Council for Women (NCW) confirmed that the rate of female circumcision in Egypt has plummeted thanks to growing awareness that the practice is a crime and has nothing to do with religion or medicine. They added that credit for this goes to the state, the NCW, and the National Council...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
A TV series called ‘Ḥaḍrat al-͑ Umda’ (The Distinguished Mayor) has worked to address social problems, including female circumcision, or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM is a cultural tradition that leaves deep psychological and physical scars and has been known to violate girls’ rights.
Date of source: Friday, July 14, 2023
Female circumcision causes physical and psychological damage to the lives and health of young women. It is also a crime punishable by law.
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Ahṃad al-Ṭayyīb, has spoken about the status of women in Islam in a Facebook post on his official page. Whilst citing the Holy Qurʾān and the sunnah, Dr. Ṭayyīb expressed that the Prophet Muḥammad insisted on men and women being equal, as well as condemning...
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2023
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (Ibrāhīm Isḥaq), gave an address to mark the occasion of Easter. The Patriarch highlighted the importance of Easter, especially given the current turmoil and conflict present in the modern world. He drew comparisons between the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 2, 2023
On Monday, 27 February 2023, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights announced the launch of the "Map of Religious Freedoms" in Egypt after six years of work, with the aim of providing a documentary reference for all matters relating to freedom of religion and belief and the violations of that...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2023
The 25th Session of International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) in Jeddah will begin tomorrow under the auspices of Prince Khālid bin Fayṣal, Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Governor of Makkah Province. Also included are the President of the Academy, Dr. Ṣāliḥ bin ʿAbd Allah bin...
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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.