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Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, spoke back to those who say that Ṣūfīsm did not exist during the time of the Prophet Muḥammad and the Ṣaḥāba (the Prophet’s Companions), saying that these claims are groundless as they have been debunked on numerous occasions.
Date of source: Monday, March 18, 2024
In an interview on YouTube with the media personality, Ghadī Fransīs, Dr. Munther Isḥaq, priest of the holy city of Bethlehem, emphasized that the Palestinian cause must be fundamental to Eastern Christians, stating that the teachings of Jesus Christ highlight the importance of Christians not being...
Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2024
Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Shahāwī, the chief of the Shāfʿī Sufi Order in Egypt, said that Ṣūfīsm, like any other branch of science, is guided by ten principles. He added that Ṣūfīsm concerns self-exploration and the pursuit of virtuous ethics, as well as the renunciation of bad manners.
Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2024
A senior clergyman in Jerusalem noted that the holy city has always been a significant destination for pilgrims during Easter, but this year, Archbishop William Shomaly, the Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, highlighted a substantial decrease in...
Date of source: Thursday, April 4, 2024
On Thursday (April 4), Dr. Andrēa Zakī, Head of the Coptic Evangelical denomination, inaugurated the 6th edition of the 1,000 Evangelical Servants Conference under the title ‘The Standard Servant’, at the Coptic Evangelical House (Agape) in Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2024
The countdown has begun for the payment of Zakāt al-Fiṭr (alms for ʿĪd al-Fiṭr), which Muslims are required to pay prior to the Ramaḍān Bairam prayers at the end of the blessed month.
Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2024
On March 7, 2024, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, led by Pope Tawāḍrūs, and attended by 110 of the current 133 members, held its general meeting at the LOGOS Center of the Papal Residence in St. Bīshūy Monastery, Wādī al-Naṭrūn, Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, March 28, 2024
A senior official of al-Azhar said that Muslims must seek moral lessons from the stories of the Holy Qurʾān.
Date of source: Sunday, March 24, 2024
Caritas Jordan held a concluding conference for its ‘Christian Participation in the Community’ project’s second stage, under the auspices of Apostolic Bishop Nuncio Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso.
Date of source: Sunday, March 24, 2024
Shaykh Khālid al-Jamal, a preacher at the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), commended the idea of the program Nūr al-Dīn (Light of Religion) by Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, the former Grand Muftī of Egypt, describing it as wonderful and saying that the senior scholar has touched on several important...
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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.