Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2025
“All state affairs are handled with honor and integrity,” President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stated when wishing Coptic Orthodox Christians a peaceful new year when he visited the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ on Eastern Christmas, situated in the New Administrative Capital, 45 kilometers east...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2025
The Catholic Church in Jordan is preparing for an important occasion coming up – the official consecration of the Church of the Baptism of the Lord (Kanīsa maʿamūdiyya al-sayyīd al-masīḥ) in Wādī al-Kharrār, the desert area near the Jordan river where according to the Gospel, Christ was baptised by...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 23, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād has stated that Dār al-Iftā’ approves of many of the issues raised within the draft law on personal status affairs.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2024
Amendments expected to be added to the Moroccan Family Code have sparked large-scale controversy, with many considering the country’s personal status law, known as the Family Code, as a “major reform in regulating family affairs and protecting the rights of individuals.”
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 24, 2024
Ambassador Mushīra Khaṭṭāb, chair of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), has described the Criminal Procedures Law as a “great step” that is expected to be followed by more alternatives, and will serve the National Human Rights Strategy well.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2024
The discussion began on Facebook pages when a Catholic user prayed for Mary’s “tears,” whilst other non-Catholics commented and wondered about the meaning of this supplication, which then led to conversations about other matters related to the Virgin Mary. The contents of the debate are presented...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 13, 2024
Since the overthrow of Bashār al-Assad and the Syrian Baʿath Party, many people have been feeling joyful and optimistic – not just in Syria, but across the Middle East and the rest of the world. However, this optimism has been closely followed by feelings of uncertainty about a future under new...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 15, 2024
The first international symposium, entitled “Fatwā and Achieving Intellectual Security,” has begun at the al-Azhar Conference Center under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. It is being organized by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide under the auspices of Egypt'...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 11, 2024
It is important to pay attention to the minority in Lebanon since the main effects of the events in Syria are about a shift in the political weight of power, and maybe a change in geography as well, given the discussion of division in Syria.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 10, 2024
Armenian Catholic Bishop of Damascus George Asʿadūryān said he met with officials from the “new authority” in Syria and received assurances about Christians, asserting “there are no threats posted to Christians at present as the situation is currently quiet.”