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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....
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, January 18, 2026
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism affirmed that the blessed journey of al-Isrāʾ wa al-Miʿrāj came after a year that witnessed the most severe forms of harm to the Prophet, his household, and his companions. However, the divine response was not a call for revenge or violent confrontation...
Date of source: Friday, December 12, 2025
Writer and thinker Dr. ʿĀdil Nuʿmān stressed the need to redefine major religious concepts in line with the profound transformations the world is witnessing, noting that terms such as Sharīʿa, kāfir (infidel), jihād and takfīr are no longer applicable with the same historical concepts that arose in...
Date of source: Friday, December 12, 2025
Renowned journalist and writer Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa spoke about the concept of "the religion acceptable to God" according to the Qur’ānic texts, saying that the religion acceptable to God is Islam as stated in the Holy Qur’ān and all heavenly messages were sent from God, but their final form in the...
Date of source: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church received Christian Kamill, Sweden’s new Special Envoy for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, accompanied by Swedish Ambassador to Egypt Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, at the Papal Residence in Cairo, in a meeting that was marked by a profound dialogue...
Date of source: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf condemns the terrorist attack targeting a gathering of Jewish Australian civilians near Bondi Beach in Sydney, which resulted in the death and injury of several victims. Al-Azhar reaffirms its unwavering stance on the sanctity of human life and the prohibition of attacks on...
Date of source: Monday, December 15, 2025
December 8th, 2025. One year has passed since al-Assad regime was overthrown after 53 years. In the days leading up to Liberation Day—the first anniversary of the fall of the former regime led by Bashār al-Assad—an indescribable sense of excitement fills the streets of Damascus. The new flag, now...
Date of source: Sunday, November 30, 2025
Dr. Evi Voulgaraki is a Lecturer in Missiology in the Department of Social Theology and Religious Sciences at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has completed graduate studies in Greece and Germany, specializing in missiology and interfaith and ecumenical relations. Dr....
Date of source: Sunday, November 30, 2025
Antoine A. Ḥabīb, president of the Tripoli and Mina Development Association, welcomed the visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon, considering it as a historic milestone carrying within it a breath of peace and hope for a nation burdened by crises whose people’s hearts still carry the lights...
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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.