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Date of source: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
A Jordanian researcher, consultant, and activist, Dr. Dīmā al-Karādsheh earned a Ph.D. in Sociology and an M.A. in Women’s Studies from the University of Jordan. Her expertise spans social safeguards, women’s rights and empowerment, gender-based violence, feminist theory, and Christian personal...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Last year, Dialogue Across Borders published a brief report reflecting on Christianity in Jordan, the most important Christian sites in the country, the role and representation of Christians in Jordanian society, and efforts undertaken by H.R.H. King Abdullah II and H.R.H. Prince El-Hasan bin Talal...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 16, 2024
On Monday, Priest Dr. Munzer Isḥaq (Munther Isaac), pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church, delivered a lecture under the title “Arab Christians: Between determination and displacement,” with the cooperation of the Orthodox Assembly in the Jordanian capital of Amman. During the lecture, the priest...
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2024
Thousands of Catholic Christians attended the Epiphany mass and the annual pilgrimage of al-Maghṭas, Arabic for baptism or immersion. This is officially known as the Baptism Site, “Bethany Beyond the Jordan,” and lies on the eastern bank of the Jordan River. It is reputed to be the original...
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2023
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Talāʿ al-ʿAlī, located in the Jordanian capital of Amman, recently hosted a musical event in anticipation of Christmas to enhance hope for an end to the aggression in Gaza.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
The Jordanian capital of Amman has hosted a five-day workshop for the training of fellowship on dialogue journalism, offered by the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), an international government organization that seeks to bring...
Date of source: Friday, November 26, 2021
Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, head of the Evangelical community in Egypt and the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), concluded the “Peace Building Perspectives in Arab Societies” conference, in Amman, Jordan. Present were Prince al-Ḥassan bin Ṭalāl, Chairman of the Board of...
Date of source: Thursday, February 27, 2020
The leaders and representatives of the Orthodox Churches held a meeting in the Jordanian capital of Amman to discuss their vision towards the unity of the Orthodox Churches.
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2014
The High Commission for Internal Reform in the Muslim Brotherhood held its periodic meeting in Amman with all members present. A statement released by the Committee said that a number of issues were discussed, including an initiative of the organization’s general inspector which the Committee...
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2014
Two planes with 89 and 86 Christian passengers on board have left Cairo for Tel Aviv via Amman. These Christians want to go to Jerusalem for Easter celebrations. The church disapproves of travels to occupied Jerusalem for it means normalization with Israel, according to the decision of late Pope...
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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.