Displaying 1 - 10 of 1243.
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a wave of criticism after posting an AI-generated image of himself wearing white papal robes and pointing skyward on his Truth Social platform. The post was released after he had ironically stated that he wanted to become the next pope. The joke comes at a...
Date of source: Monday, April 21, 2025
Social media platforms were filled with posts mourning the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88 after suffering from various illnesses during the twelve years of his papacy. Many Christian figures in Jordan and...
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism hailed the "swift" measures by Iranian authorities regarding a show on Iranian TV’s Channel 1, which contained insults against the Sunni Muslim sanctities.
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2025
As we welcome the new year, we hope it will be a time of prosperity, marked by peace and tranquility. This hope holds particular significance in a world increasingly characterized by harshness and polarization and the spread of hatred in the shadow of conflicts, wars, crises and natural disasters.
Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2024
The discussion began on Facebook pages when a Catholic user prayed for Mary’s “tears,” whilst other non-Catholics commented and wondered about the meaning of this supplication, which then led to conversations about other matters related to the Virgin Mary. The contents of the debate are presented...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Armenian Catholic Bishop of Damascus George Asʿadūryān said he met with officials from the “new authority” in Syria and received assurances about Christians, asserting “there are no threats posted to Christians at present as the situation is currently quiet.”
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2024
This interview was conducted with Mr. Fady Ghaṭṭās, publications director for the Alexandria School, on Tuesday, November 19th, at the Alexandria School offices in Heliopolis, Cairo. The interview covers some of the history of the Alexandria School, their publications, and aspects of their broader...
Date of source: Friday, November 29, 2024
The Evangelical Synod of the Nile’s Media and Publishing Council, in association with the Ibrahīmīa Media Center, held a symposium titled ‘Women’s Message in the Church’ at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ESC) in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbbāsīya.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) and the Ministry of Health successfully held a symposium on the issue of smoking, which ended with the Grand Muftī of the Kingdom of Jordan formally banning smoking by issuing a fatwa designating it as ḥarām (religiously prohibited).
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2024
Dr. Ibrāhīm Najm, an advisor to the Grand Muftī of Egypt, stated that in contemporary society, many are issuing fatwās (religious edicts) without referring to scholars before.
Pages
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.