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Date of source: Sunday, October 16, 2022
Dr. Yāsmīn Fuʾād, Minister of Environment, confirmed that Al-Azhar was at the forefront of the institutions that showed support for Egypt’s hosting of the upcoming COP27 climate conference, and contributed with constructive ideas and visions, praising the Sheikh of Al-Azhar’s speech on climate in...
Date of source: Saturday, October 1, 2022
Ambassador Suhā Jindī, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptians Abroad, participated in the celebration organized by the Coptic Orthodox Church on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the episcopate of public, social and ecumenical services, which was held in the...
Date of source: Friday, August 14, 2020
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, has directed the General Administration for the Special Accounts of al-Azhar to coordinate quickly with family groups to pay urgent subsidies to the families of those who died in the fire at Abū Sīfīn Church in Imbāba, Giza.
Date of source: Friday, July 29, 2022
“I have an Islamic library rarely had by even a Muslim shaykh to the point that I buy modern books of tafsīr (exegesis), including those of al-Shaʿrāwī.”
Pope Shinūda III, 117th Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, was famous for this response when asked a Muslim him about the claims of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The Islamic Research Academy in al-Azhar al-Sharif announced the launch of the “Arab Strategies to Reduce the Risks of Climate Change” conference, which will be held by the Egy-Arab Foundation for Investment, Innovation and Industrial Development in Sharm al-Shaykh in October 2022. The conference...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2022
His Eminence Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, Grand Mufti of Egypt and head of the General Secretariat of Fatwa Authorities Worldwide received a high-level parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Kazakhstan, led by Dr. Maulen Ashimbayev, Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan. The meeting was held to discuss...
Date of source: Saturday, February 5, 2022
On Saturday, the Azhar Pavilion at the 53rd Cairo International Book Fair organized its tenth seminar entitled “The Egyptian Family House: Love and cooperation… a home for Egyptians”. Visitors can view the exhibition from January 27 to February 7, 2022, at Egypt International Exhibition Centre in...
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2022
Ambassador Nabīla Makram, Egypt’s Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, met with Fr. Julius [Yūliyyūs], bishop of the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Services of the Coptic Orthodox Church (BLESS), and Executive Director of Dignified Life Foundation Āya al-Qamarī....
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2022
The Coptic Museum is considered one of the oldest and most important Egyptian museums, containing the largest collection of Coptic artifacts in the world. The museum was inaugurated in 1910 by Marcus Simaika Pasha [Marquṣ Sumayka], one of the most prominent Christian figures interested in the...
Date of source: Thursday, December 16, 2021
UNHCR commended Egypt for affirming its commitment to expand the services available to refugees and asylum seekers in the health sector and ensure sustained access to opportunities in the education sector at the High-Level Officials meeting on 14th and 15th December 2021.
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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.