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Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2023
The Ṣūfī orders in Egypt have welcomed the founding of the Algerian Habriyya Bilqāʾidiyya Order, one of the orders pursuing the Holy Qurʾān and sunna, and attempting to combat deviations. The Supreme Council of Ṣūfī Orders expressed that it would “give fresh impetus to Ṣūfism in Egypt”....
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The final night of the mawlid (birthday) of al-Sayyida Zaynab was attended by large crowds at the mosque bearing her name in Cairo. The Ṣūfī orders taking part distributed food, drinks and sweets to visitors, in addition to organizing dhikr circles and hymns. In recent years, people have been...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
On 15th February the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will begin, with the participation of various Christian churches, and will be attended by Pope Tawāḍrūs II and representatives from the various Christian denominations. The opening ceremony will be held at St. Mark’s Cathedral in...
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2023
A first-division student of the Faculty of Dentistry at Sinai University has provoked controversy after she posted comments on her social media account directing insults at the Prophet Muḥammad, and mocking heaven and the ḥijāb. The administration of Sinai University announced the opening of an...
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Tamūh has started a new course for youths entitled “Sacred Agpeya”, which will address several spiritual topics in the Agpeya, a primary daily prayer book for Coptic Orthodox Christians, such as the early prayers, contemplative prayer and Vespers (evening prayers)....
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2022
Whilst speaking about the preparations for Christmas, Fr. Ibrāhīm Isḥaq, the Patriarch of the Catholic Copts of Egypt, emphasised that Egyptians’ living conditions have improved under President al-Sīsī. He stated that the President’s participation in Christmas celebrations has confirmed that he is...
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2022
Egypt is considered one of the foremost countries in the world when it comes to welcoming migrants of different nationalities, with over 9 million migrants, from over 133 different countries, living in Egypt in 2022. The International Organisation for Migration confirmed that Egypt endeavors to...
Date of source: Thursday, December 15, 2022
On 15th December, the Center for Egyptian Women Legal Assistance held a discussion entitled “Personal Status Laws: between Reality and Aspirations”. The Personal Status Law is among the laws that play an important, and often critical, role in determining social relations. As the law with the most...
Date of source: Friday, February 3, 2023
Al-Dustur publishes some of the main events that Pope Tawāḍrūs II will attend in February 2023.
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.
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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.