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Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Dr. Salāma Jumʿa Dāwud, President of al-Azhar University, confirmed that al-Azhar’s message is global and that it wants to spread its central approach locally, regionally, and globally. He said that this is the secret behind al-Azhar’s lofty status that it has maintained for over a thousand years....
Rulings related to Women in Positions of Religious and Political Leadership: Summary and Translation
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2026
Rulings related to Women in Positions of Religious and Political Leadership: Summary and Translation
Excerpted from "Fatwas and Rulings on Women in Islam" (Fatāwā wa-aḥkām al-marʾa fī al-islām, Cairo: Dār al-Iftāʾ al-Miṣriyya, 2025)
By H.E. Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād – The Grand Muftī of Egypt...
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2026
In her new book, Professor Zaynab Abū al-Faḍl (Ṭanṭā University) proposes significant reforms in relation to the practice of divorce in contemporary Muslim-majority societies. The author argues that many in modern society have deviated from the spirit of Islamic law around divorce in a way that...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Al-Azhar held a celebration on Wednesday (February 4) to mark the International Day of Human Fraternity, commemorating the historic Document on Human Fraternity, signed by Grand Imām of Al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib and the late Pope Francis of the Vatican in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, in...
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2026
The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, said that the Palestinian issue has never been a passing political file or an emergency event, but rather it is a matter of right, a focus of justice, and a measure of a "vigilant conscience."
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2026
A professor at al-Azhar said that Israel is an "illegitimate" entity, both historically and geographically, adding that its existence in the region is "weird" in terms of geography, religion, civilization and language.
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2026
On January 31st, 2026, a team from the Center for Arab-West Understanding visited the 2026 Cairo International Book Fair located in the suburbs of Cairo. Two of our team, Ḥabība al-Ganāynī and Menna al-Maʿaz, visited Al-Azhar’s “fatwā corner” in Hall 4 at the book fair which allowed people to...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, is taking part in the activities of the first scholarly forum organized by the Imām al-Ashʿarī Center at the al-Azhar Conference Center in Cairo on Tuesday, January 27, under the title "Imām al-Ashʿarī: Intellectual Approaches to Islamic Sects:...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new book titled "Reflections on our Contemporary Reality" by Counselor Muḥmmad ʿAbd al-Salām, Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, was presented at the 57th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), addressing the public interested in the issues of humanity and renewal of religious...
Date of source: Friday, January 30, 2026
The Muslim Council of Elders’ pavilion at the 57th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) is offering a book titled "Al-Qawl al-Ṭayyib" (The Good Word) by the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, who is also the chairman of the council, which sheds light on the tolerance of Islam and its rich...
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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.