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Date of source: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Dr. Salāma Dawūd, President of al-Azhar University, attended the graduation ceremony of the 58th class of the Faculty of Sharīʿa and Law at al-Azhar University in Cairo, which was held in the presence of a large number of al-Azhar leaders from both the mosque and the university.
Date of source: Thursday, September 4, 2025
The Minister of Endowments, together with leaders from al-Azhar and the Sufi orders, visited the shrine of Sayyidunā al-Ḥusayn following the celebration held by the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders for the Prophet’s birthday after the Maghrib prayer today.
Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Elections for the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders were concluded on Saturday (June 28), resulting in the election of 10 new members from 70 Sufi orders from a pool of 14 candidates vying for the council’s membership.
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2025
The spiritual leader of the Druze in al-Suwaydāʾ, Ḥamūd al-Ḥannāwī, launched a sharp attack on the Damascus government, considering that it had violated agreements, according to Sky News Arabia.
Date of source: Monday, November 4, 2024
A fatwā secretary at Dār al-Iftāʾ affirmed that there is nothing in Islam that denies women the right to assume leading positions, adding that despite what some may think, there is no gender-based preference regarding this issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Lawyer Mortaḍa Manṣūr, the former president of al-Zamālik club, said that a verdict has been obtained in a lawsuit that was filed against producer Aḥmad al-Subkī and writer Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, in order to ban the screening of their film al-Mulḥid (“The Atheist”) in cinemas both in and outside Egypt for “...
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2024
The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan released its annual book on the world’s 500 most influential Muslims for 2024/25, with the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, ranked as 13th.
Date of source: Thursday, October 24, 2024
The Palestinian resistance movement Ḥamās called on Russia to urge Palestinian President, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās, to start negotiations on forming a national unity government to run the Gaza Strip after the war.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, a well-known media personality, stated that Egypt is a civil state and that religion has no bearing on the government’s service operations.
Date of source: Sunday, October 6, 2024
A researcher in the Faculty of Archeology of Cairo University said the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt is considered to be one of the most important events in history as it was based on a sacred revelation and divine orders.
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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.