Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
A Palestinian thinker and theological writer, Priest Dr. Mitrī al-Rāhib, said that attacks on religious sites in occupied Palestine were not a new development, and that they did not occur in Gaza alone, but in fact happened in all the lands of historical Palestine.
Date of source: Friday, November 24, 2023
Managers of travel agents in Egypt said that there was a pressing need to cancel this year’s Christian pilgrimage visit to the holy lands in Palestine due to the war in the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in the death of thousands of Palestinians due to attacks by the occupation forces.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs expressed his pain over what is occurring in the Holy Land, as well as the victims, martyrs, and injured people that have resulted from the bloodshed going on there. He described the Holy Land as being the place that birthed the prophets, disciples, and apostles.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Professor of Comparative Fiqh (Jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, spoke about the ethics of war, saying: “War is described in the Qurʾān as repulsive, and God restricted it in the verse: “Thus you may exact retribution from whoever transgresses against you, in proportion to...
Date of source: Thursday, November 16, 2023
Professor of philosophy in al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad el-Sālem, stated that the report that was published by the Israeli Institute for Research and Studies of National Security (INSS) on its website contained fallacies. The report included a critique of the position adopted by al-Azhar...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, requested participants of a conference held by Dār al-Iftāʾ to stand and observe a minute’s silence over the souls of the martyrs of the attack that targeted al-Ahlī Arab Baptist Hospital and the Palestinian martyrs in the Gaza Strip.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
The official campaign of the presidential candidate, ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, visited the Coptic Orthodox Church on Tuesday. During the visit, head of the electoral campaign of the presidential candidate ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, Counselor Maḥmūd Fawzy, met with Pope Tawāḍrūs II at the papal...
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Sheikh of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyib, announced a number of important messages to the governments, the people, the resistance, the people of Gaza, the West, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This came after the start of the Israeli aggression against Gaza on October 7, after the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
President of al-Azhar University, Dr. Salāma Dawūd, followed up on the preparation of a humanitarian aid convoy to be sent to Gaza. This was organized by the university’s Community Service Committee, under the leadership of the vice-president of post graduate studies, Maḥmūd Ṣidīq. The convoy...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Media figure Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa said that the massacres in Gaza from Israeli bombardment are still going on, adding that the battles result in civilian victims or displaced Palestinians, and that it would be “disastrous” to become accustomed to watching these scenes.