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Date of source: Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Christians in Egypt celebrated the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, ending in a fast of 15 days, as churches held prayers for two weeks in morning masses.
Date of source: Thursday, August 10, 2023
The Catholic Church is celebrating the anniversary of the death of St. Dominic (d.1221), the priest and founder of the Dominican order in the Catholic church.
Date of source: Friday, March 24, 2017
“The proponents of Islamic fiqh (jurisprudence) schools are no longer differing over whether the killing of apostates is a crime or not. It is a conspiracy to kill people by acting as God; a plot of men in power and autocrats who repress opposition by silencing those who fail to heap praise on them...
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2023
Veteran journalist Muʾnis al-Zuhayrī took to social media to express his anger, writing, “You have insulted the idea, the value, the content, and Jamāl ͑Abd al-Nāṣir, who established the radio station in 1964. Stop the ads in the Holy Qurʾān Broadcast.” He was referring to the state of the Holy...
Date of source: Friday, July 7, 2023
Under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, the Coptic Orthodox Church has maintained good relations with other churches, particularly the Roman Catholic Church. According to the official site of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the relationship between Pope Tawāḍrūs and Pope Francis of the Vatican was...
Date of source: Saturday, June 17, 2023
According to historical accounts, the Holy Family fled from Palestine to Egypt to escape the repression of King Herod, who intended to kill Jesus Christ. An angel appeared to Joseph (Yūsuf) the Carpenter and instructed him to take the boy and his mother and flee to Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, July 28, 2023
Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn ͑Arabī (1165-1240) was a renowned Ṣūfī philosopher, poet, and sage. He is considered one of the world’s greatest spiritual teachers and is often referred to by his disciples and students, as well as other Ṣūfīs, as “al-Shaykh al-Akbar” (The Greatest Master). The Ṣūfī Order of al-...
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2023
The rules on marriage and divorce in Islam have not only been taken from the books of fiqh (jurisprudence), but have also emerged as the result of the interaction of several factors.
Date of source: Friday, June 23, 2023
Activities of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church’s Synod, under Patriarch Yūsuf al- ͑Absī, are continuing until Saturday (June 24) at the patriarchal seat in al-Rabwa, Lebanon.
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2023
Grand Muftī Dr. Shawqī ͑Allām received Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, who offered his congratulations over the Muslim holiday of ͑ Id al-ʾAḍḥā.
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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.