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Date of source: Saturday, July 15, 2023
The National Council for Women (NCW) confirmed that the rate of female circumcision in Egypt has plummeted thanks to growing awareness that the practice is a crime and has nothing to do with religion or medicine. They added that credit for this goes to the state, the NCW, and the National Council...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
A TV series called ‘Ḥaḍrat al-͑ Umda’ (The Distinguished Mayor) has worked to address social problems, including female circumcision, or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM is a cultural tradition that leaves deep psychological and physical scars and has been known to violate girls’ rights.
Date of source: Friday, July 14, 2023
Female circumcision causes physical and psychological damage to the lives and health of young women. It is also a crime punishable by law.
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Ahṃad al-Ṭayyīb, has spoken about the status of women in Islam in a Facebook post on his official page. Whilst citing the Holy Qurʾān and the sunnah, Dr. Ṭayyīb expressed that the Prophet Muḥammad insisted on men and women being equal, as well as condemning...
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2023
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (Ibrāhīm Isḥaq), gave an address to mark the occasion of Easter. The Patriarch highlighted the importance of Easter, especially given the current turmoil and conflict present in the modern world. He drew comparisons between the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 2, 2023
On Monday, 27 February 2023, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights announced the launch of the "Map of Religious Freedoms" in Egypt after six years of work, with the aim of providing a documentary reference for all matters relating to freedom of religion and belief and the violations of that...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2023
The 25th Session of International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) in Jeddah will begin tomorrow under the auspices of Prince Khālid bin Fayṣal, Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Governor of Makkah Province. Also included are the President of the Academy, Dr. Ṣāliḥ bin ʿAbd Allah bin...
Date of source: Monday, December 19, 2022
Reverend Andriya Zakī, head of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, said that the construction of 428 churches has been legalized in the past 5 years, out of a total of 1,070 churches and buildings proposed by the community. This is in accordance with the Law on the Building and Restoration of...
Date of source: Thursday, November 3, 2022
Dr. Maya Morsī, President of the National Council for Women, said that the national initiative for smart green projects is a pioneering effort in urgent areas, as it seeks to achieve sustainable development goals and address climate change. In her speech, Dr. Morsī emphasized that Egyptian women...
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2022
H.E. Shawqī ʿAllām, Mufti of Egypt, President of the General Secretariat for World Fatwa Authorities, extended his sincere thanks to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for sponsoring the Seventh International Fatwa Conference on the theme of Fatwa and Sustainable Development, which concluded last...
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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.