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Date of source: Monday, May 25, 2026
It is clear that the debate regarding personal status law in Egypt, whether for Muslims or Christians, has been dominated by a conflation of religious authority with social traditions. This issue exerts a significant influence on the centralization of power and influence within family spheres and...
Date of source: Sunday, May 24, 2026
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II sent a congratulatory telegram to His Eminence Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyāḍ, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, on the occasion of the blessed ʿEīd al-Aḍḥā.
Date of source: Monday, May 18, 2026
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, received Dr. Rev. Andrea Zakī, head of the Evangelical community in Egypt, and a high-level delegation of leaders of the Evangelical Community, congratulating him on the approaching ʿEīd al-Aḍḥā.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
MP Maḥmūd Sāmī, a member of the House of Representatives, confirmed that the new Personal Status Law submitted by the government to the Parliament has not been discussed yet to allow sufficient opportunity to carefully study its provisions to limit societal controversy.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
With the escalation of the recent Israeli aggression on Southern Lebanon, dozens of families had to leave their homes. In response to the increasing pressure on official shelters and the increased cost of housing, a humanitarian initiative has emerged. In the town of Qaṭīn in the Jezzine district...
Date of source: Sunday, April 5, 2026
Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Anglican Episcopal Church in Egypt, said that the Resurrection is not just a religious occasion but a living message that restores people’s confidence in tomorrow and pushes them towards adhering to the values of peace and coexistence, despite the harshness and...
Date of source: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Dr. Gīhān Zakī, Egyptian Minister of Culture, expressed her great pride in participating in the meeting of Egyptian Women and the Ideal Mothers and President Sīsī’s celebration of Egyptian women, as well as honoring the Ideal Mothers and a select group of female creators. She noted that this...
Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2026
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that the Israeli occupation authorities have prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and the Custode of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Ielpo, from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass...
Date of source: Sunday, March 8, 2026
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī attended the Police Academy Iftar in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Muṣṭafā Madbūlī; the Minister of Interior Major General Maḥmūd Tawfīq; as well as a number of ministers and students of the Police Academy with their parents.
Date of source: Friday, March 13, 2026
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf strongly condemns the continued closure of the blessed al-Aqṣā Mosque—the first of the two Qiblas and the third of the two Holy Mosques—by the occupying forces during the holy month of Ramaḍān, which deprives worshippers of performing their religious duties during these blessed...
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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.