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Date of source: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The Secretariat of the Homeland Defenders Party (Ḥizb Ḥummāt al-Waṭan) of the Banī Sūwayf governorate has organized a national dialogue entitled: “National Dialogue for all Egyptians”, under the chairmanship of the councilor Ḥasan Jaʿfar. The economic subject of debate was the promotion of exports...
Date of source: Thursday, March 12, 2020
The Evangelical and Catholic churches should soon be able to establish their own endowments bodies, as a bill setting the legal precedent for the authorities is nearly ready for Parliament.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
On Monday, Egypt held an international conference organized by al-Azhar entitled “al-Azhar’s International Conference for the Renewal of Islamic Thought.” Senior leaders and prominent political and religious figures from all over the world participated in the conference as well different...
Date of source: Saturday, December 22, 2012
"I have not been able to go home for a month now." It is with this statement that Shaykh Muhammad 'Abdullah Nasr, coordinator of the group Azharians for a civil state and a Tahrir Square preacher, disclosed the chase launched against him by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the Salafists. In an...
Date of source: Sunday, May 18, 2014
Dr. Muhammad Mukhtār, Minister of Endowments, has stated that a call to promote jihād in Egypt by Dr. ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Birr, a prominent leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, was a breach of faith that merited legal action.
Date of source: Friday, May 9, 2014
Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah, Minister of Endowments, has assured that he will not allow imāms and preachers to campaign for any political group or candidate.
Date of source: Monday, March 31, 2014
Dr. Muhamad Mukhtār Gum’ah, Minister of Endowments, stated that a protocol was signed with the Salafi leaders including the Jam’iah al – Shari’iah and Ansār al- Sunnah al Muhammadiyah. The agreement was that a supervisor from the ministry would be appointed in the mosques’ boards in order to...
Date of source: Saturday, July 19, 2014
Dr. Muhamad Mukhtār Jum’ah, Minister of Endowments, refuted all allegations posed against his ministry regarding its cooperation with the state of Israel. Dr. Jum’ah referred to these allegations as lies intended to damage the ministry’s image.
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2014
In the same time that the Ministry of Endowments states that it needs 15,000 new employees, the Ministry stated that it shall stop employing (prayer callers) muazzin in mosques and will reduce the grade of prayer caller to that of a worker.
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2014
Dr. Muhamad Mukhtār Gum’ah, Minister of Endowments, announced a new covenant for honorable religious advocacy for imams and preachers. This covenant was approved and signed by al-Azhar’s High Sheikh and represents both a promise to God, as well as a responsibility to uphold the law.
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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.