Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
On Tuesday evening (August 29), Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church attended the premiere of the movie al-Tilmīdh, screened at the theater of Anbā Rūwīs at the St. Mark Cathedral in al-ʿAbbāsīya.
Date of source: Saturday, August 19, 2023
“A Reading Family … A Rising Nation” is the motto of the summer book fair 2023 that started its cultural activities in the area of al-Raml, central Alexandria, where 50 Egyptian, Arab, and foreign publishing houses took part.
Date of source: Thursday, October 22, 2020
“We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what they say” (Q 15:97) and “But those who abuse the Messenger [of Allāh] will have a grievous penalty” (Q 9:61). These are the rulings of the Qurʾān on any person who insults the Prophet Muḥammad in words or actions.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
The Jordanian capital of Amman has hosted a five-day workshop for the training of fellowship on dialogue journalism, offered by the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), an international government organization that seeks to bring...
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2017
The Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) has shown interest in women’s affairs and has established a department dedicated to answering women’s questions through a team of female muftīs who are well-versed in sharī ͑a rules and provisions.
Date of source: Friday, July 28, 2023
The unified sermon of the Friday’s Muslim congregational prayer all over the mosques of North Sinai governorate will be themed ‘Qurʾān is a book of mercy for the world’ upon instructions from the minister of awqāf (religious endowments), Muḥammad Mukhtār Jum ͑a.
Date of source: Friday, July 28, 2023
On Friday, Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church met with priests and servants of the churches in the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar.
Date of source: Friday, July 28, 2023
Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments) Muḥammad Mukhtār Jum ͑a and Governor of al-Jīza General Aḥmad Rāshid met leading preachers in the governorate of al-Jīza on Friday to discuss issues related to the regulation of the adhān (Muslim call for prayers).
Date of source: Friday, July 14, 2023
Female circumcision causes physical and psychological damage to the lives and health of young women. It is also a crime punishable by law.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
A member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Shaykh Khālid al-Jindī, said there is some misunderstanding about the ḥadīth (the Prophet’s tradition) that reads "(The Prophet Muḥammed said) A people who make a woman their ruler will never be successful." [Reported by al-Bukhārī].