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Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2024
Priest Rifʿat Fatḥī, Secretary-General of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile, noted that clergymen and Christian advisors have added several measures in the new law to protect women’s interests in relation to family-related issues and disputes.
Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2024
Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, a legal advisor for the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, described the new personal status law for Christians as a series of historical rights for Christian citizens. He added that the law consists of 160 articles divided into 10 chapters.
“The new personal status law for...
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2025
In a speech to Coptic Orthodox Christians, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stated that everything that happens is decreed by God and Egyptians have to do whatever they can to protect the homeland through friendship and love for one another.
Date of source: Friday, December 13, 2024
Since the overthrow of Bashār al-Assad and the Syrian Baʿath Party, many people have been feeling joyful and optimistic – not just in Syria, but across the Middle East and the rest of the world. However, this optimism has been closely followed by feelings of uncertainty about a future under new...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2024
The first international symposium, entitled “Fatwā and Achieving Intellectual Security,” has begun at the al-Azhar Conference Center under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. It is being organized by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide under the auspices of Egypt'...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2024
Ten years ago, extremists in the streets of Syria used to chant “Alawites to coffins and Christians to Beirut.” According to what people who escaped the Syrian turmoil to the Lebanese city of Zahlé on the borders with Syria have told me when I toured the area back in 2014, the chanting has evolved...
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: Monday, November 18, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs warned of assaults on the various religious sanctities in Palestine, which are the property of Christian and Muslim owners.
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2024
An expert on the affairs of Political Islam movements has praised Egypt’s efforts to refute rumors sparked by the “terrorist” organization, al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Muslim Brotherhood).
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs has stated that amidst the wars and suffering of today, humanity is driven to seek peace through Christ’s love.
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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.