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Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Dr. Tarek al-Gawhary, MA Azhar University, PhD Princeton University, advisor to Sheikh Dr. Ali Goma’a. explained the thought process in Islamic Law and how a Muslim jurist can think about the concept of inclusive citizenship in a historical context. The basis is in the Constitution of Medina or the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2026
The Center of Christian-Muslim Understanding & Partnership (CCMUP) in Egypt organized a ceremony to announce and honor the winners of the "Dr. ʿAlī al-Sammān Award for Peace and Dialogue" in its second edition, coinciding with the 24th anniversary of the signing of the historic dialogue...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Dr. Osāma al-Azharī said Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former grand muftī of Egypt and member of the Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars, had a great influence on his character.
Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Elections for the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders were concluded on Saturday (June 28), resulting in the election of 10 new members from 70 Sufi orders from a pool of 14 candidates vying for the council’s membership.
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...
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2025
A dispute over the bodies with powers to issue fatwas (religious opinions in Islam) caused a religious and legislative controversy in Egypt as the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee approved in principle a draft law regulating the issuance of fatwas.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2025
The former Grand Mufti of Egypt and member of the Council of Senior Scholars at Al-Azhar, Sheikh ‘Alī Gomʿa, answered a question from one of the youths: "If a Christian dies as a martyr for the country, does he go to Heaven?" Gomʿa said, "This is something that should be discussed within the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former Grand Muftī of Egypt, said it is totally impermissible in Islam to personify prophets or the honorable Ṣaḥāba (the Prophet Muḥammad’s Companions) in movies or series.
Date of source: Monday, February 24, 2025
The House of Representatives under Speaker Ḥanafī Jibālī approved a proposal by Dr.ʿAlī Gomʿa, Chairman of the House’s Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee, to add an article to the Criminal Procedures Law regarding reconciliation on crimes of murder related to vendetta.
Date of source: Sunday, March 2, 2025
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, the former Grand Mufti of Egypt, responded to a question from a female student about a controversial ḥadīth which states that the majority of those in hell will be women.
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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.