Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2023
Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, the president’s religious affairs advisor, has said that al-Azhar al-Sharīf is one of the greatest gifts to the Arab and Muslim world, adding that al-Azhar is a great establishment that built a grand image of Egypt in the eyes of all people in the Arab world.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2023
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives will witness the approval of the amendment of Article 6 of Law 26 of 1975 regarding Egyptian citizenship, granting women of foreign origin the right to pass their nationality to their minor children whose fathers are not Egyptians.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2023
On May 10, the Roman Catholic and Coptic Orthodox Churches are celebrating the Day of Fraternal Love, which is an annual meeting between the two churches. Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church will embark on a three-day visit to the Vatican from 10 to 14 May as he is scheduled to meet with...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2023
On Wednesday, al-Azhar condemned a raid on the al-Aqṣā mosque and on Palestinian worshippers by the “Zionist entity” as “a repeated act of terrorism”, decrying the silence of the international community which “pays only lip service to the protection of places of worship.”
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 28, 2023
Dr. ʿAbd al-Laṭīf Maḥmūd Al Maḥmūd, a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain, expressed his pride in attending the inauguration of Egypt’s Islamic Cultural Center in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), along with President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī during the...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 9, 2023
Today is the anniversary of one of the most painful memories for the people of Palestine, as well as for Arab and Muslim communities around the world: the 75th anniversary of the Dayr Yāsīn massacre, which was carried out by two extremist Zionist groups on April 9, 1948. The attack was perpetrated...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2023
In a recent video clip, the Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota, Jacob Frey, was shown signing a document to allow the raising of the adhān (Muslim call to prayer) using loudspeakers five times a day, thus respecting both the religion of Islam and the concept of freedom of religion.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2023
On Monday, April 24, the Church of Saint Cyril of Greek Catholics in the Cairo district of Heliopolis is launching a course titled ‘Jesus Christ in the Muslim-Christian Dialogue’. Amongst those delivering lectures at the event is Father Dr. Samīḥ Raʿd, a professor of theology and religious dialogue...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2023
A meeting of journalists concerned with Coptic affairs was held at the Papal Residence on Saturday and was hosted by Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 15, 2023
Remarks by the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressing his opinion that altering the religious rules on verbal divorce would require a new sharī ͑ a consensus have triggered controversy in Egypt, where religious opinions interfere with social requirements.