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Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of majority, it is the time to pause and reflect”
Questions are always asked. Who is better? Who will win? What’s next? Do we need to emigrate? Why there are conflicts? Are the Egyptians aware enough to avoid these questions? Or do they skip points like...
Date of source: Monday, June 22, 2020
Dutch journalist and Arabist Eildert Mulder is deeply impressed by the book Ihya ‘Ulum al-Din’ [Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn] by the medieval Islamic scholar Abu Hamid al-Ghazali [Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī] (c. 1058 – 19 December 1111), parts of which have great value for those who wish to understand human...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Cornelis Hulsman, founding editor of Arab-West Report, and Gurjinder Khambay, second-year student in International Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands, specializing in the Middle East, interviewed Dr. Jan Slomp, a major leader in Christian-Muslim dialogue at all levels, through Webex, on...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Dr. Muḥammad Yusrī Jaʿfar, professor at the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion in al-Azhar University provides training to Libyan imāms on the rational arguments that spread moderate Islam and fight extremist thoughts.
Date of source: Friday, January 6, 2023
Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and head of the General Secretariat for World Fatwa Authorities, emphasized the unique fabric of Egyptian society where Muslims live peacefully with their Christian brothers and rejected any attempt to prohibit Muslims from sharing joy with Christians on...
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2023
The Al-Azhar Global Center for Electronic Fatwas confirmed that performing the al-Fajr prayer should be before sunrise. However, if a person slept through the prayer unintentionally, they should pray immediately when they wake up.
Date of source: Sunday, December 25, 2022
Dr. Yousrī ʿAzzām, Imam of ʿAmr Ibn al-ʿAāṣ Mosque confirms for Muslims that congratulating Christians on Christmas and the New Year is permissible and in accordance with the values of Islam.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2022
Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, said that the Prophet Muḥammad came to build and cultivate society, and did not come to exclude or have conflict with anyone. Whoever deviates from these ideas or tries to destroy the heritage of humanity is deviating from the Prophet’s message.
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This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof.
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2022
Today, Arab countries and the Islamic world celebrate the birth of the Prophet, but the way they celebrate differs between buying sweets they are used to eating every year, preparing food and distributing it to the poor, and other rituals for celebrating this day.
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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.