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Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2023
The secretary general of the Muslim Council of Elders, Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, met to discuss the best ways to strengthen cooperation in the area of East-West dialogue. Judge ʿAbd al-Salām expressed his appreciation for Rev. Welby’s efforts to promote...
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2023
The joint committee between the Muslim Council of Elders and the Vatican’s dicastery for interreligious dialogue held its first meeting in Bahrain on Wednesday (May 24, 2023). It discussed the role of religious leaders in facing contemporary global challenges and promoting Islamic-Christian...
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2022
In his sermon at a Catholic Mass held at the Bahrain National Stadium, Pope Francis called for promoting the concept of human brotherhood. On Saturday (November 5, 2022), nearly thirty thousand people gathered at the Bahrain National Stadium, who waited since the early morning hours to participate...
Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2022
Bahrain is preparing to hold the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue on the subject of “East and West for Human Coexistence” on November 3rd and 4th, 2022, under the patronage of the King of Bahrain, Ḥamad bin ʿĪsa Āl Khalīfa, and with the participation of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib,...
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2022
Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Sheikh of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Council of Muslim Elders, continued on Friday, November 4th, his three-day visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, where the second day of the visit witnessed a number of important meetings.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2022
At a conference organized by the Arab League in cooperation with the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyād, the Secretary General of the Islamic Research Academy, stated that Islam views religious pluralism as an inevitable necessity and a universal sunna. This comes from Islam’s...
Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2022
During its participation at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022, the Muslim Council of Elders exhibited various publications and hosted a number of seminars and lectures featuring prominent scholars and researchers for visitors.
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2021
Al-Azhar has been always at the fore, when it comes to confronting extremism and terrorism, and spreading the true religion. This article highlights the most important efforts of al-Azhar in the face of terrorism and extremism in the world.
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 2021
The lawyer Najīb Jibrāʾīl Mīkhāʾīl, a representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church has brought a lawsuit against the Ministry of Interior calling for the removal of religion from the National Identity Card.
Date of source: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Recently, religious institutions have rejected and condemned Charlie Hebdo’s republication of the images insulting the Prophet Muḥammad. At the same time, there have also been media reports of an extremist burning the Qur’an in Sweden, and French reactions and stances on the issue continue to...
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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.