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Date of source: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Dr. Martin Accad is the president of the Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon, where he serves as a professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations. He is also an affiliate professor of Islamic Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena (CA). Accad received his DPhil in...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
This interview was conducted by Luka Renić, editor for Dialogue Across Borders, with Dr. Wissām El-Laḥḥām in October 2025 as part of a wider DAB project on personal status laws in the Middle East. Dr. El-Lahham is a Lebanese scholar with a focus on constitutional law and political order. He has...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
With the escalation of the recent Israeli aggression on Southern Lebanon, dozens of families had to leave their homes. In response to the increasing pressure on official shelters and the increased cost of housing, a humanitarian initiative has emerged. In the town of Qaṭīn in the Jezzine district...
Date of source: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Residents of the Christian villages in the Marjʿayūn district in Southern Lebanon organized a solidarity stand in front of the Lady of Salvation Church in Jadīda Marjʿayūn, affirming their unity and their commitment to their lands and roots amid the dangerous circumstances in the region.
Date of source: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Since October 2023 and the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza, which has been characterized as a genocide by a number of legal experts and international organizations,[1] Lebanon has been under attack from its southern neighbor, with the first Israel-Hezbollah exchange of fire starting on the 8th...
Date of source: Friday, November 14, 2025
Lebanon is preparing to receive Pope Leo XIV, who will arrive in Beirut on Sunday afternoon and depart on Tuesday, December 2. His visit comes at a moment of exceptional circumstances for the country, and it will be his first trip outside the Vatican. Before arriving in Lebanon, he made a stop in...
Date of source: Saturday, November 29, 2025
Amidst anticipation and waiting, Lebanese streets are filled with Vatican flags beside the Lebanese flag, with images of Pope Leo XIV surrounded by the word "peace."
The Pope's visit does not come at a random moment but at a critical turning point marked by tensions caused by almost-daily Israeli...
Date of source: Sunday, November 30, 2025
Antoine A. Ḥabīb, president of the Tripoli and Mina Development Association, welcomed the visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon, considering it as a historic milestone carrying within it a breath of peace and hope for a nation burdened by crises whose people’s hearts still carry the lights...
Date of source: Friday, November 14, 2025
After a series of public insults directed at Evangelicals in Jordan, describing their marriages as "adulterous," claiming that Christ is not among them, and directly hinting at certain Evangelical churches by name, it became necessary to move the response from a level of emotional reaction to the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
The Muftī of Lebanon, Shaykh ʿAbd al-Laṭīf Darīān, said, "There will be no sectarian or confessional strife, nor a civil war in Lebanon, because none of us want this. We will stand as a strong barrier against any incitement in this regard. What we want in Lebanon is a free, independent Arab...
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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.