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Date of source: Sunday, March 8, 2026
On Sunday, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nāṣer Bourita, expressed Morocco’s unwavering support for its Arab brothers during the Arab League meeting held in Cairo to discuss Iranian aggression towards the Gulf countries.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
A report by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, produced with the Foundation for Global Governance and Sovereignty, examines the role of Moroccan religious diplomacy in strengthening the country’s geopolitical influence. The study argues that Morocco leverages its religious heritage, particularly ṣūfī...
Date of source: Saturday, February 21, 2026
After a period of diplomatic tensions, Morocco and France are preparing to take a new step forward by signing a strategic friendship treaty aimed at rebuilding their relationship on a sustainable, institutionalized basis, sheltered from political uncertainties. In a regional environment marked by...
Date of source: Monday, February 2, 2026
On Monday, the Moroccan Minister of Justice ‘Abd al-Laṭīf Wahbī and his French counterpart, Gérald Darmanin, signed an action plan for technical cooperation in the justice sector for the 2026-2028 period. This plan is part of strengthening the friendship and strategic partnership between the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 23, 2025
The current crisis in the Būdshīshiyya association [zāwiya] has raised many deep questions about the nature of administrative intervention in Ṣūfi affairs and whether some of the sides are exploiting royal directives and holy authority for commanding the faithful believers to achieve objectives...
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2025
The Sheikh of the Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya order in Morocco, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Qādirī Būdshīsh, passed away yesterday, Friday, at the age of 83. The official Instagram account of the Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya order mourned the deceased, stating that it received the news of his death "with deep sadness and...
Date of source: Monday, April 21, 2025
On 21 April, the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, aged 88. This is an opportunity for Morocco to remember his visit to Rabāṭ in 2019, only the second time a head of the Church has visited the country.
Date of source: Friday, March 7, 2025
Morocco’s permanent representative at the UN Office in Geneva, ʿUmar Znīber, has highlighted the Moroccan model of religious coexistence and its efforts to boost values of tolerance, mutual respect, and interfaith dialogue.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
In a TV message read out by Aḥmad al-Tawfīq, the Minister of Ḥabūs and Islamic Affairs, King Muḥammad VI calls on Moroccans not to perform the ritual sacrifice of ʿEīd al-Aḍḥa.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Many Moroccans warmly welcomed the announcement by the Minister of Religious Endowments, Aḥmad al-Tawfīq, about the cancellation of this year’s ‘Eid al-Aḍḥā sacrifice, especially given that it will spare a large part of the population from the soaring livestock prices that had skyrocketed last year...
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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.