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Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said cooperation was in progress between al-Azhar and the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) to obtain a law criminalizing fatwās issued by unaccredited scholars.
Date of source: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Dr. Hiba ʿŪf, a professor of Qurʾān interpretation at al-Azhar University, said using divorce to get a pension or using ʿurfī (legal but informal) marriage to gain financially are flagrant violations of Islamic and Muslim ethics.
Date of source: Friday, October 18, 2024
Al-Azhar declared a state of mourning for the “heroic martyrs of the Palestinian resistance” after Israel announced that Yaḥyā al-Sinwār, the leader of the Ḥamās movement, had been killed during fighting in the southern Gaza city of Rafaḥ, on Thursday, October 17.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
On Monday, September 16, 2024, the Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyib, delivered remarks on the occasion of the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday (mawlid) at the Manara International Center in Cairo. He spoke primarily about the Prophet’s merciful character and the laws of war in Islam, but also...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
During the launch of the symposium that was held in promotion of the presidential initiative titled, 'A New Beginning to Build Egyptian Humans', under the patronage of President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al Sīsī and hosted by Dār al-Iftāʾ, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said:
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2024
“In only 23 years, the Prophet Muḥammad managed to bring mankind from darkness to light and to set up a fully-fledged Ummah (state) based on knowledge, righteousness, dignity, and humanity,” said the deputy grand imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī. “This state has spread throughout the world...
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Al-Azhar University President, Dr. Salāma Dawūd, announced that six colleges have obtained renewed accreditation. Five were accredited for the first time and thirteen academic programs were accredited at the different colleges of the university in Cairo and provinces.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
A high-level youth delegation from the Egyptian Family House project (Bayt al-ʿĀʾila), led by Anbā Ermīyā Makram, met with Egypt's Grand Muftī, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, to discuss ways to collaborate.
Date of source: Monday, August 26, 2024
A unique vision for renewing religious discourse through Egypt’s religious establishment—which is recognised for its capacity to propagate ideals of tolerance, reject prejudice and hatred, and play a significant cultural role—was incorporated by the government.
Date of source: Monday, August 5, 2024
Professor ʿAzza Ramaḍān is an assistant professor in Islamic theology and philosophy at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. The interview was conducted by Xanthe-Yalou Vije, a master’s student in Middle East Studies at the University of Groningen (NL). The interview was conducted in October 2023...
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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.