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Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2026
Despite the holiday at Saint Catherine Monastery, the city has received a large number of tourists and visitors on Sunday morning (January 4). They came to climb Gabal Mūsa (Mount Sinai) and watch the sunrise from the highest mountain peak, visit historical sites, colorful valleys, the St....
Date of source: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Muḥammad Ismāʿīl Khālid, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), attended the ceremonies to inaugurate Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos as Abbot of Saint Catherine Monastery and Archbishop for Sinai Fīrān and al-Ṭūr for Greek Orthodox inside the Church of Transfiguration...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
The Muslim Council of Elders led by Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, welcomed the outcome of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, hosted by Egypt and attended by a number of world leaders.
Date of source: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Institute dispatched social advocacy convoys to head next week to South Sinai, Benī Sūwayf, and Port Said. The convoys are part of grand Imām Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb's comprehensive strategy to foster meaningful communication between social groups and geographic locations and...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2023
The International Organization for al-Azhar Alumni and the Islamic Convoy for Daʿwa (calls) and Relief, in association with al-Azhar Institutes Sector and the Islamic Research Academy, launched an awareness-raising convoy in southern Sinai, in addition to distributing clothing to the families of...
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The purpose of this study is to present the most accurate data on the statistics of Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, April 3, 2023
On Monday, 698 tourists from various countries around the globe visited the historic city of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula. They visited several important religious, spiritual, and tourist sites in and around the city, including Mount Sinai and the Holy Valley. The city of Saint Catherine...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2023
Egyptians and historians have rejected the proposed change of St. Catherine's official name to that of “the Greatest manifestation” (al-Tajallī al-Aʿẓam). They emphasized that to do so is to erase the popular and Egyptian identity associated with this name by which the site has been known...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The Islamic Research Academy in al-Azhar al-Sharif announced the launch of the “Arab Strategies to Reduce the Risks of Climate Change” conference, which will be held by the Egy-Arab Foundation for Investment, Innovation and Industrial Development in Sharm al-Shaykh in October 2022. The conference...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
His Grace Bishop Abūllū (Apollo), Bishop of South Sinai, inaugurated an exhibition of archaeological icons about the Holy Family’s journey and their escape to Egypt. Icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary's life, the Annunciation and the Incarnation were also displayed at Sharm al-Shaykh Museum. The...
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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.