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Date of source: Friday, October 18, 2024
Al-Azhar declared a state of mourning for the “heroic martyrs of the Palestinian resistance” after Israel announced that Yaḥyā al-Sinwār, the leader of the Ḥamās movement, had been killed during fighting in the southern Gaza city of Rafaḥ, on Thursday, October 17.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Under the patronage of Prime Minister Muṣṭafā Madbūlī, Dār al-Iftāʾ held a symposium titled, ‘Fatwā & Character Building,’ in which a documentary that reviewed efforts by al-Azhar as a source of enlightenment and moderation was screened.
Date of source: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, received the General Bishop and Chairman of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC), Anbā Irmīyā, to discuss the role of religious institutions in boosting people’s awareness and the joint effort of the institutions to...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
During the launch of the symposium that was held in promotion of the presidential initiative titled, 'A New Beginning to Build Egyptian Humans', under the patronage of President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al Sīsī and hosted by Dār al-Iftāʾ, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said:
Date of source: Saturday, October 12, 2024
On Saturday, October 12, a workshop with the title ‘Religious Leaders and a New Beginning for Building Humans’ was launched as part of a presidential initiative on human development under the sponsorship of the National Council for Women (NCW). At the workshop, participants talked about the goals,...
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2024
“In only 23 years, the Prophet Muḥammad managed to bring mankind from darkness to light and to set up a fully-fledged Ummah (state) based on knowledge, righteousness, dignity, and humanity,” said the deputy grand imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī. “This state has spread throughout the world...
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that discussion about the Prophet Muḥammad’s Birthday is no longer a superfluous matter but rather an obligation and a religious duty.
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Al-Azhar University President, Dr. Salāma Dawūd, announced that six colleges have obtained renewed accreditation. Five were accredited for the first time and thirteen academic programs were accredited at the different colleges of the university in Cairo and provinces.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa said the presence of Dār al-Iftāʾ clashes with the principles of a democratic state, adding: “With all due respect to all opinions, thoughts, persons, and institutions, but there is no democratic state that has an iftāʾ house.”
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Professor of theology and philosophy at al-Azhar University, Dr. ʿAzza Ramaḍān, stated that addressing atheists in society requires extensive research and that there is no universally applicable solution to the problem of recognising and dealing with atheists.
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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.