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Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
The House of Representatives, headed by Dr. Ḥanafī al-Jibālī, has approved in principle the proposed amendments to the Education Law, commonly referred to in the media as the "Baccalaureate" system.
Dr. Sāmī Hāshim, Chairman of the Education and Scientific Research Committee in Parliament,...
Date of source: Monday, July 7, 2025
On Monday, His Eminence Prof. Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, the Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy of Al-Azhar, and Prof. Dr. Aḥmad ʿAbd Allāh Zayd Ḥijāb, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, inaugurated Al-Azhar’s pavilion at the 20th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Dr. Nāẓir Muḥammad ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt and Secretary-General of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Bodies and Institutions Worldwide, affirmed that al-Azhar al-Sharīf is a divine gift and a destination for knowledge seekers from all over the world. It remains an enduring sanctuary to...
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2025
The "Peacebuilding Among the Youth" project was launched from the Upper Egyptian province of al-Minyā on Saturday (June 21) in the presence of ʿŪways Qāsim al-Ghiryānī, the chief of the Samāllūṭ town, and Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the chairman of the Centre of Christian-Muslim Understanding &...
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2025
Muḥammad ʿUthmān al-Khusht, a former president of Cairo University, said that extremism is not simply violent behavior but rather the product of a closed mental structure that views the world from a one-sided perspective based on possession of the absolute truth, which leads to justifying violence...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād said environment-related issues are no longer an "intellectual luxury or elite interest" but rather are at the heart of human security topics.
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī Sufi foundation announced that scholarly sessions kicked off on Saturday (May 31) at the al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī court in the Cairo district of al-Muqaṭṭam.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2025
As differences emerged between the Ministry of al-Awqāf (Religious Endowments) and al-Azhar, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved on Sunday (May 11) the draft law on regulating the issuance of fatwas (religious edicts), which aims to confront fatwas issued without a legal framework.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
In its recommendations, the forum’s final statement emphasized the importance of developing training programs specifically for young people, focusing on community engagement and leadership skills. It also stressed the need to provide financial and technical support to civil society organizations...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Dr. Rihām Salāma, the executive director of al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism, announced the recommendations of the 4th edition of the "Listen & Speak" Forum held on Tuesday (May 6) at al-Azhar’s conference center.
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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.