Date of source: Saturday, July 29, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church is marked with an openness to other churches and relations of amity and partnership with them. This has helped to strengthen the bonds of friendship among the different churches.
Date of source: Saturday, August 12, 2023
A professor of Islamic studies at the German University of Münster, Dr. ʿĀṣim Ḥifnī, said that the renewal of religious discourse is the issue of the hour, and has been for perhaps every hour, since Islam was revealed to this day.
Date of source: Saturday, August 12, 2023
Every year, August is marked by the Copts’ great celebration of St. Mary, which began on August 7 and runs until August 22.
Date of source: Saturday, August 12, 2023
Nādir Shukrī, a journalist specialized in Coptic affairs, confirmed that Maryam Samīr, an assistant professor at the University of al-ʿArīsh, North Sinai governorate, was safe.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
The first scholarly forum on Imām al-Shāfʿī and his school of thought was held at the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies for Girls at al-Azhar University in Banī Sūwayf, according to the faculty dean, Dr. Ḥanān ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz.
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2017
Former Grand Muftī, Dr.ʿAlī Jumʿa, said defectors from Islam should never be killed and that their punishment must be left to God to decide on Judgement Day, asserting that Islam allows for freedom of thought.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2018
The former director-general of al-Azhar magazine, Shaykh al-Ṭāhrī al-Ḥāmdī, said the Prophet Muḥammad had ordered the killing of any person who insulted him, citing several examples from the Prophet’s tradition in a lengthy article in the magazine issue of March 2018.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
The concept of “freedom of belief” has been put on the shelves when someone announces a decision to convert from Christianity to Islam or vice versa. Both Muslims and Christians are promoting the concept of killing apostates, but both disregard the content of the Qurʾān and the Bible regarding this...
Date of source: Friday, March 24, 2017
“The proponents of Islamic fiqh (jurisprudence) schools are no longer differing over whether the killing of apostates is a crime or not. It is a conspiracy to kill people by acting as God; a plot of men in power and autocrats who repress opposition by silencing those who fail to heap praise on them...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2023
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is convening an urgent session on July 11, 2023, during its 53rd ordinary session in Geneva.