Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2023
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said in a fatwā published on the official site of al-Azhar that exaggerations on mahr (dowry) spoil societies as they bring young men to disregard marriage.
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2023
Cardinal Nicolas Thévenin, the Vatican’s apostolic nuncio to Egypt, said Pope Tawāḍrūs II’s visit to Rome and his meeting with Pope Francis was not the first time this had occurred. The visit celebrated the 50th anniversary of the late Pope Shinūda III’s meeting with Pope John Paul VI, which was a...
Date of source: Thursday, August 3, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church is getting prepared to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Pope Shinūda III, the 117th Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, on August 3, 2023.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Deputy Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, said the celebration to honor winners in the ‘Thaqāfat Bilādī’ (Culture of My Country) competition is a step on the road to protect intellect and national identity against attempts to hijack these virtues by deviant misconceptions.
Date of source: Saturday, July 29, 2023
For days, I have been following the crisis of the disappearance of the Coptic doctor, Sālī Nasīm, at Aswān Hospital in Kūm Umbū town.
Date of source: Monday, July 31, 2023
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al- Ṭayyīb, received a message of thanks sent by Head of the Islamic Seminaries in Iran, Ayatollāh ʿAlireḍā ʾʿArafī, with utmost respect. This was in regard to the Grand Imām’s stance of rejecting insults to the Holy Qurʾān in some European countries.
Date of source: Sunday, August 6, 2023
Al-Azhar expressed deep regret over the ongoing violence in the Darfur region of Western Sudan, where innocent civilians were killed, wounded, and had to leave their homes or flee for their lives.
Date of source: Friday, August 4, 2023
On Thursday (August 03), the National Dialogue held a public session to discuss three issues families face after divorce –Ṫāʿa, Nafaqa and al-Kadd wa al- Saʿāya–which are listed on the agenda of the Family & Societal Coherence Committee.
Date of source: Saturday, August 5, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church gave a sermon on the optimal means to follow the path of piety, stressing the importance of the fear of God in every deed as a trail that is always associated with spiritualty.
Date of source: Saturday, August 5, 2023
President of the Protestant Community in Egypt, Rev. Andrēa Zakī, attended the graduation ceremonies of students of al-Mithāl Theology College in partnership with the Xplore Nations Bible College in Egypt.