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Date of source: Saturday, July 24, 2021
The General Chiefdom of Sufi Orders thanked President ʿAbd al-Fatāḥ al-Sīsī for his directive to renovate the shrines of Ahl al-Bayt (the family of prophet Muḥammad,) and to develop their surrounding infrastructure. The shrines include the mosques of al-Sayyida Nafīsa, al-Sayyida Zaynab, and al-...
Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2021
The 31st International Conference for the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs entitled “Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue” kicked off today with ministers, scholars, and muftis from 40 different countries expected to participate.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 3, 2019
The Solidarity Committee of the House of Representatives has finished discussing a bill to support Egyptian women said to be finalized and sent to the council’s registrar to be included on the agenda of plenary sessions.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2014
Sufī Shaykhs criticized the elections of the Shaykh of the Sufis stating that these were marred by legal irregularities.
Date of source: Saturday, May 10, 2014
The General Council of Sufi Orders will hold the elections of the Supreme Council for Sufi Orders on Thursday May 15.
Date of source: Friday, May 9, 2014
The General Council for Sufi Orders has decided to hold the elections of its supreme board next Thursday May 15 based on a decision of Prime Minister Ibrāhīm Mahlab.
Date of source: Saturday, May 17, 2014
The Council of Sufi orders has stated in a statement that the elections of the council will be held the coming Thursday in the premises of the Cairo Governorate based on the agreement of the shaykhs of sufī tarīqas.
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
The Sufī tarīqahs (orders) have unanimously pledged support Field Marshall al- Sīsī’s presidential bid. It also announced that it would start collecting powers of attorneys necessary to support the nomination. Abd al- Hādī al Qasabī, Chair of the Council of Sufī Orders, states that “the nomination...
Date of source: Thursday, March 6, 2014
‘Abd al-Hādī al-Qasabī, Grand Shaykh of the Sūfīs, has called for cooperation throughout the Arabic and Islamic world to launch a swift intervention to rescue Muslims in Burma and the Central African Republic, as well as to prevent any further incursions by Israeli forces into Al-‘Aqsá Mosque in...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Dr. Ahmad Karīmah, professor at al-Azhar, also condemned the recent terrorist attack in Tābā and said that the attack aimed to damage Egypt’s economy, similar to what happened in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Dr. ‘Abd al-Hādī al-Qasabī, head of the Supreme Council of Sūfī Orders, described the perpetrators as...
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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.