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Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
A man of Turkish descent who burned a copy of the Holy Qur’ān outside the Turkish consulate in London was convicted of a "religiously aggravated public order offense."
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile clinic to assist the children of Gaza, one of the communities most affected by the war and humanitarian crisis in that region.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Dr. Rihām Salāma, the executive director of al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism, announced the recommendations of the 4th edition of the "Listen & Speak" Forum held on Tuesday (May 6) at al-Azhar’s conference center.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism hailed the "swift" measures by Iranian authorities regarding a show on Iranian TV’s Channel 1, which contained insults against the Sunni Muslim sanctities.
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2025
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī on Sunday (April 20) congratulated Coptic Christians on the occasion of Easter.
Date of source: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Dr. Muḥammad Abū Hāshim, a member of the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders, said the Shāzlī order is one of the most prominent Sufi schools that have been founded on the Holy Qur’ān and the Sunna, asserting that the right Sufism is not about renouncing the world.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said there are no sharīʿa restrictions on visits to the graveyards during the ʿEīd, adding that the Prophet Muḥammad has encouraged Muslims to visit their dead relatives out of lesson-learning and example.
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2025
The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that Islam consolidates the principles of love of life and optimism, urging Muslims to have a positive look based on profound understanding of the purposes of creation as determined in the Holy Qur’ān.
Date of source: Sunday, March 16, 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, who is also chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, said that interfaith and intercultural dialogue are no longer a luxury today, but an existential necessity to save humanity from ignorance and misunderstandings.
Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2025
On Thursday, March 13, the Palestinian presidency warned that Israeli policies threaten the Christian presence throughout Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
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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.