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Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Al-Azhar is organizing an international conference under the title "Investing in Religious & Media Discourse and its Impact on Protecting and Promoting Women’s Rights" in the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday (February 1) and Monday (February 2).
Date of source: Sunday, January 18, 2026
The Syrian Arab News Agency "SANA" reported on Sunday that the Syrian Democratic Forces "QSD/SDF" blew up the old bridge and the new al-Rashīd Bridge over the Euphrates River in the city of Raqqa.
Date of source: Saturday, December 20, 2025
The Evangelical Community in Egypt, across all its denominations, under the leadership of Dr. Pastor Andrea Zākī, affirmed that the services provided through its churches and various institutions, extending for nearly two centuries, are purely national in nature.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Dr. Usāma al-Azharī on Tuesday (August 12) received Dr. Aḥmad al-Ḥasanāt, Grand Muftī of the Hāshemite Kingdom of Jordan, at the headquarters of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Cairo, where they exchanged views on cooperation in the field of daʿwa...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Al-Azhar is attending the funeral of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church with a high-level delegation, according to a source from the top Sunni institution.
Date of source: Friday, July 5, 2024
During a recent visit to Thailand, Dr. Aḥmad el-Ṭayyeb, Sheikh of al-Azhar, was keen on visiting the Islamic Center in Bangkok to lead Friday prayers with a crowd of Muslim worshippers who were celebrating his presence, and with whom he exchanged conversations and pictures.
Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, spoke back to those who say that Ṣūfīsm did not exist during the time of the Prophet Muḥammad and the Ṣaḥāba (the Prophet’s Companions), saying that these claims are groundless as they have been debunked on numerous occasions.
Date of source: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Al-Azhar Mosque has been preparing diligently to receive worshippers during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramaḍān.
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders’ booth at the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) is introducing to its visitors the book ‘A Treatise on the Sciences of the Qurʾān,’ authored by scholar Shaykh Maḥmūd Abū Daqīqa, a member of al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The year 2023 has seen strenuous efforts by the Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, with the aim of activating the role of religious leaders in confronting global challenges and contributing to finding concrete solutions, namely in the climate change issue.
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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.