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Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Cairo is hosting over two days the 10th International Conference on Fatwa, organized by Egypt’s Dār al-Iftāʾ and the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, under the title "Shaping the Wise Mufti in the Age of Artificial...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
His Excellency Prof. Dr. Usāma al-Azhari, Minister of Endowments, stated that al-Rushd (sound guidance/maturity) is the ultimate purpose of religion, its laws, and its rulings; it is the emblem and hallmark of religion.
Date of source: Sunday, August 17, 2025
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf strongly condemns the provocative and unacceptable statements issued by the occupation officials regarding the illusion of the so-called "Greater Israel." Al-Azhar states that these comments show a long-standing colonial mindset, revealing the greedy and extreme goals of the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 17, 2025
About the author: Sara ʿAllām Shaltout worked as the Christian affairs editor for the newspaper al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ from 2015-2020, a position usually reserved for Egyptian Christians. The fact that she was entrusted with this position as a Muslim is a testament to her independence and objectivity....
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, the Deputy of al-Azhar, inspected on Saturday the "Ahl al-Qurʾān" Complex for Qur’an memorization in the village of al-Shaʿrāwī, in Markaz Ḥūsh ʿĪsā, in al-Buḥaīra governorate. He was accompanied by Sheikh Ayman ʿAbd al-Ghanī, Head of al-Azhar Education Sector; Dr. ʿAbd al-...
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: Friday, July 25, 2025
Hundreds of Sufi followers and spiritual leaders [Shuyūkh al-Ṭuruq] gathered at the headquarters of the al-Shabrāwiyya al-Khalūtiyya order in Ṣalāḥ Sālem on Thursday in order to take part in events marking the final night of the mūlid [festival commemorating the birth of a saint or holy figure] of...
Date of source: Sunday, August 3, 2025
In recent decades, the concept of taqiyya has become a prominent component of Islamophobic discourse in Western societies about the dangers posed by Islam and Muslims. According to this understanding, taqiyya is a doctrinal position in Islamic law which permits or even encourages Muslims to lie...
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma al-ʿAbd, former president of al-Azhar University, stated that Islam is free from all acts of extremism. He clarified that this is not a defense of Islam, but rather a confirmation that extremism has nothing to do with the faith. He emphasized that extremism stands against both religion...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2025
This paper analyzes three episodes taken from series produced for the month of Ramaḍān in Egypt in the years 2024 and 2025. Every year during Ramaḍān, a variety of programs are broadcast on national television that explain passages taken from the Qurʾān, explore Islamic beliefs, and offer guidance...
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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.