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Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2023
On this day, the 17th of December, in the year of 1267, the Friday prayers were held for the first time in al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo during the reign of Sulṭān al-Ẓāher Beybers, after nearly a century of the mosque being closed. Al-Azhar Mosque had been neglected during the reign of the Ayyubid...
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2023
In my recent article, I highlighted how Israel’s brutal aggression on the Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip has raised important questions about the establishment of Israel in 1948 and the historical justifications behind its creation.
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2023
On Friday, November 17, Orthodox Copts commemorated the consecration anniversary of Martyr Mār Jirjis (Saint George) Church in al-Lod city, Palestine, through special prayers in their churches, as documented in the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Synaxarium.
Date of source: Thursday, November 9, 2023
A member of the Holy Synod’s Coptic History Committee, Coptic researcher Ibrāhīm al-Bājūshī, said the popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church have always been defending Jerusalem.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
An Azhari scholar said that authentic Sufism is the veneration of ‘Āl al-Bayt (the Prophet’s Household), as well as the pursuit of the ethics of the Prophet Muḥammad, adding that every Muslim must illuminate their hearts with prayers to God and glorification of the Prophet.
Date of source: Friday, November 3, 2023
The dean of the Uṣul al-Dīn (Theology) College in al-Minūfīya province, Dr. Khālid ʿAbd al-ʿĀl, said Imām al-Sayīd al-Badawī has enriched Islamic Sufism, adding that the imām had dreamt of coming to Egypt three times.
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2023
On Sunday (November 5), the Ṣūfī orders are marking the anniversary of the arrival of the head of the Prophet Muḥammad’s grandson, Imām al-Ḥusayn, in Egypt. The al-Rifāʿīya Order followers will be holding their annual celebrations at the headquarters of the General Sheikhdom of Ṣūfī Orders.
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2021
Today, the number of Palestinian Christians in Palestine does not exceed 1 percent, although they constituted nearly 12 percent of the population before the year of 1948. What is the main reason for their decline in numbers? And why do they migrate to other lands to live? What is the relationship...
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2023
The Israeli occupation forces bombed the Church of St. Porphyrius (Birphīrīōs) on Monday (October 9). This church dates back about 1,600 years, according to Palestinian activists who have been circulating this incident on social media.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2023
The U.S. State Department said in a new report that religious tolerance was a “hallmark of Morocco’s history.”
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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.