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Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Al-Azhar Mosque resumes its sixth episode of programs under the title “Women’s Rights in Islamic Sharī ͑a” today (Wednesday, May 25, 2023), under the sponsorship of Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al- Ṭayyīb.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2023
The Joint Committee on Interreligious Dialogue between the Muslim Council of Elders and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue held its first meeting in the Kingdom of Baḥrain on Wednesday (May 24, 2023) to discuss ways of unifying joint efforts based on the role of religious leaders...
Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2023
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said in a fatwā published on the official site of al-Azhar that exaggerations on mahr (dowry) spoil societies as they bring young men to disregard marriage.
Date of source: Monday, July 31, 2023
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al- Ṭayyīb, received a message of thanks sent by Head of the Islamic Seminaries in Iran, Ayatollāh ʿAlireḍā ʾʿArafī, with utmost respect. This was in regard to the Grand Imām’s stance of rejecting insults to the Holy Qurʾān in some European countries.
Date of source: Friday, August 4, 2023
On Thursday (August 03), the National Dialogue held a public session to discuss three issues families face after divorce –Ṫāʿa, Nafaqa and al-Kadd wa al- Saʿāya–which are listed on the agenda of the Family & Societal Coherence Committee.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Remarks by the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressing his opinion that altering the religious rules on verbal divorce would require a new sharī ͑ a consensus have triggered controversy in Egypt, where religious opinions interfere with social requirements.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, made a phone call to Pope Tawāḍrūs II, of the Coptic Orthodox Church, to congratulate him on the celebration of Easter, that falls on this coming Sunday.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2023
The Senate’s Religious Affairs and Awqāf (Endowments) Committee met on Monday after the end of the general session to study and debate the Egyptian Family House’s efforts in raising awareness of the values of tolerance, coexistence and the strengthening of feelings of national unity and belonging.
Shaykh Naẓīr ͑Ayyād says God has created humanity for the protection and advancement of the universe
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2023
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ͑Ayyād, who was representing the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyīb, delivered a speech at the conference on religious leaders’ role in preserving the environment. It was organized by the Center of Christian-Muslim Understanding...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Al-Azhar has held celebratory cultural and religious events to mark the 1,083rd anniversary of its establishment, which included recitations of the Holy Qurʾān and speeches discussing the history of al-Azhar. The events were attended by religious leaders from al-Azhar and from the Egyptian churches...
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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.