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Date of source: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
As part of Egypt’s efforts to modernize legislation regulating family relations, the new draft Personal Status Law for the Muslim family, submitted by the government to the House of Representatives, includes a set of regulations aimed at achieving a balance between the rights and duties of both...
Date of source: Monday, March 2, 2026
The former Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, said that the stories and names of "al-Ḥinn and al-Binn" were found in ancient heritage books and the cultures of the Levant, Iraq and India, but they were not mentioned in the Holy Qur’ān or the Sunnah, the Prophet Muḥammad’s tradition.
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2026
Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, a former grand muftī of Egypt, said that the issue of polygamy raises many questions, especially when women receive conflicting information.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
A member of the Tunisian parliament, ʿAbd al-Sattār al-Zirāʿī, sparked a wave of controversy and faced significant criticism after raising the issue of polygamy, stating that it is a solution to many problems and that allowing it would be in the family’s interest.
Date of source: Thursday, October 2, 2025
According to recent statistics from 2023, the rate of women's participation in the labor force in Arab countries reached 19.8%, while the employment rate for men reached 74%.
This raises an important question in this context: the reasons for the stark disparity between the two groups, which...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Members of Syria's electoral body are meeting on Sunday to vote for new representatives, marking a significant milestone in the country’s transition away from the regime of Bashār al-Assad.
Six thousand voters from regional electoral bodies will cast their ballots in an indirect election starting...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Rohlāt ʿAfrīn, a leader in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has confirmed that "talks" have been conducted about the integration of the SDF into the new Syrian army. She referred to "the necessity of an organized army in the country as a main condition to merge the forces that she leads." She...
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2025
Ḥikmat al-Hijrī, one of the Druze spiritual leaders in al-Suwaydāʾ Governorate, called for an independent entity, emphasizing the necessity of respecting the right to self-determination. He also stressed that the Druze community would not retreat from its demand, regardless of the sacrifices.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
In a new move to enhance cooperation among ministries, Minister of Endowments [awqāf] Dr. Usāma al-Azharī and Minister of Education & Technical Education Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Laṭīf signed a protocol to launch educational nurseries inside mosques for children before the age of compulsory education.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Tomorrow, Kuwait will launch the first flights of its relief air bridge to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza, in cooperation with the Kuwaiti ministries of Social Affairs (Wizārat al-Shuʾūn al-Ijtimāʿiyya), Defense (Wizārat al-Difāʿ), and Foreign Affairs (Wizārat al-Khārijiyya), in...
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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.