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Date of source: Friday, September 19, 2014
Meanwhile, the al-Azhar founded the Forum for Moderation and Dialogue, comprising a number of Grand Scholars of al-Azhar, al-Harakah al-Islāmīah and al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīah, as a means to confront Islamic extremism.
Date of source: Friday, September 19, 2014
The so called curse of the Muslim Brotherhood’s diaspora also affects al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīah, most recently by a decision to expel the Muslim Brotherhood from the capital of Qatar, Dūhah.
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2014
Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib highly welcomed a Saudi initiative to restore the prestige of al-Azhar and its bodies by large moral and material support. Saudi Arabia appreciated al-Azhar’s important role to spread moderate views and to confront extremist ideas of terrorist groups like ISIS that exploit...
Date of source: Thursday, September 18, 2014
According to a British telegraph, ISIS threatened to assassinate the Catholic Pope during one of his future visits to the Middle East. In this context, the Iraqi ambassador warned the Pope of terrorist attacks against him in any Arab country. This comes after the Pope has officially criticized ISIS...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 17, 2014
On various jihadist websites, an official statement was published announcing a rapprochement between al-Qā’idah and ISIS, which until recently fought each other in Syria. It was stated that their ideological differences have been accommodated and that they will work together against the newly...
Date of source: Friday, September 19, 2014
President ‘Abd al-Fatāh al-Sīsī assured that the parliamentary elections will not be postponed. He further guaranteed that he will solve the problem of poverty within the next two years and, therefore, asked the people to be patient. His Minister of Agriculture, ‘Ādil al-Baltājī, announced two new...
Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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