Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 22, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs expressed his pain over what is occurring in the Holy Land, as well as the victims, martyrs, and injured people that have resulted from the bloodshed going on there. He described the Holy Land as being the place that birthed the prophets, disciples, and apostles.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2023
Professor of Comparative Fiqh (Jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, spoke about the ethics of war, saying: “War is described in the Qurʾān as repulsive, and God restricted it in the verse: “Thus you may exact retribution from whoever transgresses against you, in proportion to...
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 16, 2023
Professor of philosophy in al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad el-Sālem, stated that the report that was published by the Israeli Institute for Research and Studies of National Security (INSS) on its website contained fallacies. The report included a critique of the position adopted by al-Azhar...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 10, 2023
The muftī of Jerusalem and Palestine, Shaykh Muḥammad Husayn, stressed the important role that religion plays in the lives of individuals and societies, warning against people becoming fixated on materialism without having any consideration for religion and human values.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 19, 2023
An official of Dār al-Iftāʾ said that rigidness in religious texts regarding rules on transactions and contracts would compromise people’s rights regarding these matters.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, requested participants of a conference held by Dār al-Iftāʾ to stand and observe a minute’s silence over the souls of the martyrs of the attack that targeted al-Ahlī Arab Baptist Hospital and the Palestinian martyrs in the Gaza Strip.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 16, 2023
Dār al-Iftāʾ announced that it has finalized preparations for its eighth international conference on ‘Fatwā and the Challenges of the Third Millennium,’ to be held from October 18-19 in Cairo.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 11, 2023
The 8th international fatwā conference will shed light on fatwā institutions’ role in handling major global challenges, including climate change. It is to be held under the auspices of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī with participation from 90 countries.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 7, 2023
The official campaign of the presidential candidate, ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, visited the Coptic Orthodox Church on Tuesday. During the visit, head of the electoral campaign of the presidential candidate ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, Counselor Maḥmūd Fawzy, met with Pope Tawāḍrūs II at the papal...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 11, 2023
Sheikh of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyib, announced a number of important messages to the governments, the people, the resistance, the people of Gaza, the West, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This came after the start of the Israeli aggression against Gaza on October 7, after the...