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Date of source: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf held its weekly forum as part of its programs for women under the title "Preserving Honor in Islam," with the participation of Dr. Heba ʿAwf, Head of the Department of Qurʾānic Interpretation and Sciences at al-Azhar University; Dr. Azza ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, Assistant Professor of...
Date of source: Friday, March 27, 2026
Al-Azhar strongly condemned the continued closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli occupation in a statement published on its official social media pages, stating, "The occupation continues to keep al-Aqsa Mosque closed—the first of the two qiblas and the third of the two holy sanctuaries—during...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, received a telephone call from Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church to congratulate him on the occasion of ʿEīd al-Fiṭr.
Date of source: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Bishop Emmanuel ʿAyyād of the Diocese of Ṭība (Thebes) for Coptic Catholics paid a friendly visit to Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, to check on his health after he recently suffered a health issue.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Al-Azhar called on Tuesday (March 3) for an "immediate end to the war in the region," expressing its rejection of the violation of the sovereignty of Arab countries.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
The corridors of Al-Azhar Mosque were filled with thousands of worshippers from various governorates nationwide as well as multiple nationalities representing the continents of the world to perform al-ʿIshā’ and tarāwīḥ (Ramaḍān night) prayers on the 13th night of the holy fasting month in a scene...
Date of source: Monday, March 2, 2026
The All Saints’ Cathedral in Cairo, the seat of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt, hosted the Maghrib prayers during a Ramaḍān ifṭār banquet organized by the Center of Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership.
Date of source: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī had a phone call with Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, to follow up on the Muslim cleric’s health, wishing him a speedy recovery from a recent illness.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The Muslim Council of Elders congratulated the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, the Council Chairman, as well as the scholars, students, alumni, and admirers of Al-Azhar around the world on the occasion of its 1086th anniversary.
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...
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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.