Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2022
The September 2020 Webinar “Comparing inclusive Citizenship in Egypt with Europe,” led to a discussion about the so-called Covenant of ʿUmar, also known as the Capitulations of ʿUmar, a 9th-century document prohibiting church building, the rebuilding of destroyed churches, and displaying a cross on...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Eslam Othman is from a middle-class religious Muslim family in Alexandria. Prior to the removal of President Morsi in 2013 he was attracted to religious people with long beards, people associated to the Salafi movement. Eslam shows sympathy for the thoughts of leading Salafi thinker Dr. Muhammad...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Our students met on-line with Dr. Renee Hattar, since October 2016 the head of International Studies at the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies in Jordan, founded in 1994 by HRH Prince el-Hassan bin-Talal of Jordan. RIIFS describes itself as “a non-profit, non-governmental organization that...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
In evaluating the webinar Dr. Matthew Anderson appreciated the work done but said we should also address secularism. People often question religions for this and that. “Secularism is often given a free pass in these conversations as if there aren’t questions we can ask about secularism, as if there...
Date of source: Saturday, January 25, 2025
His Royal Highness Prince al-Ḥasan bin Ṭalāl has stressed that the unity of Arab-Islamic countries is an urgent necessity to confront threats and challenges.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church has stressed the unity of Egyptians as “one family,” asserting that “Egyptians can never be divided.”
Date of source: Monday, September 2, 2024
From September 2nd through 4th, Dialogue Across Borders cosponsored a third round of the “Journey of Learning” interfaith program with the Centre for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership (Anglican/Episcopal) in Cairo. The conference offered Christians and Muslims an opportunity to listen...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2024
In his homily, Patriarch Yoḥannā X of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the East, reflects on the future of Syria after the fall of Bashār al-Asad and the Asad regime in Syria in early December 2024. The sermon was delivered on December 15th at St. Mary’s (Mariamite) Cathedral in...
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, announced Dār al-Iftāʾ will, for the first time, hold an international symposium marking the International Day for Iftāʾ, under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
On 30th October 2024, the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Muṣṭafā Madbūlī, approved recommendations made by an ad-hoc committee on the legal status of 293 churches, and other church-affiliated buildings.