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Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs attended the official celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Institute of Coptic Studies (1954 – 2024), hosted in the Papal Residence in Cairo.
Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2024
The Evangelical Synod of the Nile’s Media and Publishing Council, in association with the Ibrahīmīa Media Center, held a symposium titled ‘Women’s Message in the Church’ at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ESC) in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbbāsīya.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
According to the Ṭība Archbishopric for Coptic Catholics, a Christian man, along with other individuals, disconnected the power to a church in the village of al-Marīs, destroyed its gate, and stole items within.
Date of source: Monday, November 18, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs warned of assaults on the various religious sanctities in Palestine, which are the property of Christian and Muslim owners.
Date of source: Monday, August 12, 2024
Dār al-Iftāʾ published the biography of Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād and the previous positions he occupied after he was appointed new grand muftī of Egypt and chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide by President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-...
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Under the chairmanship of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Muslim Council of Elders called on world leaders and their communities to prioritize fostering tolerance and coexistence. It also called on rejecting all forms of violence and conflict that destabilize societies and deplete...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The decision to legalize 293 churches and affiliate buildings by an ad hoc committee during its meeting on October 21 should not go unnoticed. Since the first legalization efforts in May 2018, the total number of legalized churches and affiliate buildings has hit 3,453.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
A public opinion survey showed that the majority of inhabitants of the Gaza Strip believe the decision of Ḥamās to wage an attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, was “wrong,” revealing a major decline in support for the Aqṣā Typhoon operation.
Date of source: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Public Prosecutor, Muḥammad Shawqī, ordered that the individual who issued a fatwā allowing for the theft of water, electricity, and gas, be referred to a criminal court on charges of disrespecting family values in Egyptian society.
Date of source: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Dr. Zaynab al-Saʿīd, a fatwā secretary at Dār al-Iftāʾ, said that denying women their inheritance rights is one of the worst offenses a person can commit.
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.