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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: Tuesday, January 28, 2020
The second day of al-Azhar’s Conference for the Renewal of Islamic Thought witnessed controversy following statements made by the President of Cairo University Dr. Muḥammad ʿUthmān al-Khusht, which many considered to be in opposition to the Asharite [al-Ashʿarī] (theology school in Islam), pushing...
Date of source: Monday, September 9, 2019
On Sunday evening, Dr. Saḥar Naṣr, Minister of Investment and International Development, held a press conference to celebrate the new level of collaboration with the embassy of Sweden and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - OECD to strengthen women’s participation in the...
Date of source: Thursday, August 29, 2019
Jīhān al-Sādāt, wife of the late President Muḥammad Anwār al-Sādāt, is considered one of the most important advocates for Egyptian women’s rights in history. She was a lecturer at Cairo University, was a visiting professor at the American University in Cairo, and a lecturer at South Carolina State...
Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2019
Dr. Kamāl Jād Shārūbīm, Governor of Daqahliyya, met today with the representative of the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Aleksandar Bodiroza. A meeting was convened to discuss cooperation between UNFPA and the Daqahliyya governorate on three main matters, namely: the unmet need for...
Date of source: Saturday, July 27, 2019
After several recent reforms, Saudi Arabia has embarked on the path of liberating the Saudi society according to its ‘Saudi Vision 2030’. It seems as if there is a revolution on the skyline with regards to Saudi women’s exposure to the wider world, and the eradication of their so-called ‘societal...
Date of source: Monday, April 22, 2019
The leaders of the protesters in Sudan decided on Sunday not to recognize the Transitional Military Council and to reinforce the demonstrations. The Sudanese workers' union, which leads the protest movement in the country, announced on Sunday the suspension of negotiations with the junta since...
Date of source: Sunday, April 21, 2019
In an interview broadcast today on the Sudanese TV, Lieutenant General Abdul Fattāḥ al-Burhān, head of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan, thanked Egypt for its support to his country and the choices of the Sudanese people, and for its role as the President of the African Union (AU) in...
Date of source: Saturday, April 13, 2019
The Sudanese Professionals Association came together to decide on the fate of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who ruled the country for 3 decades, six days within the demonstrations.
The Minister of Defense, ‘Ūḍ bin ‘Ūf, announced that the army will rule during a transition period of two years...
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2019
In his book “In the Scenes of the Press and Politics”, the Journalist ‘Atif Al-Ghamrī swiftly and smoothly recounts his own experience and shows how the role of journalism is deeply rooted in the conscience of the Egyptian nation since its debut.
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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.