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Date of source: Monday, May 20, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, the world's leading Sunni Islamic institution, extended condolences to the Iranian people following the tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter crash that took place this month.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, received Dr. ʿAmr Rashīd, Chairman of the board of directors of the Egyptian Ambulance Organization (EAO), at al-Azhar headquarters. Dr. Ṭayyīb praised the EAO’s role in the relief of injured Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has been under...
Date of source: Friday, May 10, 2024
Al-Azhar revealed that it has set up a center to confront atheism and irreligiousness. This was done after the formation of the Takwīn network that brought together a host of elite intellectuals to discuss religious and cultural issues, which has caused controversy on social media with some saying...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2024
The Egyptian Scientific Academy (Institut d’Égypte), in association with the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership, the University of Cambridge, al-Azhar, Dar al-Iftāʾ, and Egyptian Churches, will hold an international conference under the title “Modern Scientific Developments...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, had a telephone conversation with Pope Tawāḍrūs to extend Easter congratulations.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The Faculty of Sharīʿa & Law in Cairo organized a symposium under the title ‘Principles of International Humanitarian Law and Common Denominators with the Principles of Islamic Sharīʿa.’
Date of source: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Journalist Aḥmad al-Ṣāwī, Editor-in-Chief of the Ṣawt al-Azhar (Voice of al-Azhar) newspaper, republished statements by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, addressing issues related to the construction of churches and communal unrest in certain villages.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, commended the efforts exerted by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, who also serves as Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, in promoting peace, understanding, and interfaith dialogue.
Date of source: Sunday, April 28, 2024
Al-Azhar has resumed its scholarly program after the fasting month of Ramaḍān, focusing on elucidating Islamic heritage books with a target of 60 books a week under the guidance of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb.
Date of source: Thursday, May 11, 2017
The Islamic Research Academy on Thursday, May 11, 2017, held an extraordinary meeting under Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, to discuss the crisis sparked by cleric Dr. Sālim ʿAbd al-Jalīl’s statements regarding Christianity.
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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.