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Date of source: Saturday, August 23, 2025
The current crisis in the Būdshīshiyya association [zāwiya] has raised many deep questions about the nature of administrative intervention in Ṣūfi affairs and whether some of the sides are exploiting royal directives and holy authority for commanding the faithful believers to achieve objectives...
Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2025
At a time of the utmost sensitivity, and days before the government session is expected to meet on Tuesday, the President of the Republic, Joseph ʿAoūn, has issued an address that seems to be a "political endorsement" to guarantee the US paper on the issue of "arms exclusivity"* and deliberately...
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2025
Hundreds of Sufi followers and spiritual leaders [Shuyūkh al-Ṭuruq] gathered at the headquarters of the al-Shabrāwiyya al-Khalūtiyya order in Ṣalāḥ Sālem on Thursday in order to take part in events marking the final night of the mūlid [festival commemorating the birth of a saint or holy figure] of...
Date of source: Sunday, August 3, 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs II spoke at the closing ceremony of the "Fifth Logos" meeting to young members of the Coptic Orthodox Church from throughout the world. The meeting took place over a week in the Logos Centre at the Papal headquarters in the Holy Monastery of Saint Bīshūy in Wādī al-Naṭrūn. 250 young...
Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Monk Father Īrīnīʾūs al-Barmūsī, the Deputy Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Cyprus, as well as the other priests, has taken part in the parliamentary elections for the Senate for Egyptians living abroad, which took place today and yesterday.
Date of source: Thursday, July 24, 2025
The Lebanese President, Joseph ʿAoūn, said that "we are truly at a crossroads that could become existential, and our unity, cooperation, and solidarity are essential as we face all of these challenges."
Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2025
In a worrying escalation, Christian leaders have accused Israeli settlers of launching attacks on Christian religious sites in the West Bank. They describe these attacks as systematic violence, which is pushing some Christians to seriously consider emigrating from the occupied territory.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
The Syrian city of al-Suwaīdāʾ has returned to media attention during recent hours as a result of violent and bloody clashes that have broken out between Bedouin tribes backed by security and military forces belonging to the government in Damascus on the one side and the Druze, who make up the...
Date of source: Monday, July 7, 2025
On the tenth anniversary of the signing of the comprehensive agreement between the State of Palestine and the Holy See, discussion has taken place anew about the political and diplomatic dimensions of this historical event, which marked the culmination of the deep-rooted relationship between the...
Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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