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Date of source: Thursday, August 17, 2023
The Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, rejected the desecration of copies of the Holy Qurʾān by “some extremists” and the following assaults on churches in Pakistan, which were also committed by “some extremists.”
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2023
The holy fasting month of Ramaḍān is an important time for Chadian Muslims who make up more than 80% of their country’s total population. During this month charitable activities become increasingly prominent. Muslims spend the majority of their time at mosques for prayers and Qurʾān recitation, and...
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: 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: Friday, October 1, 2021
Social media in Sudan has been led by a hashtag bearing the title “The Brotherhood is a terrorist organisation”. This occurs after the sabotage of a railway linking city of ʿAṭbara in Northern Sudan and the capital, Khartoum, to prevent revolutionaries from reaching Khartoum on a mission for ‘civil...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
A great deal of controversy was sparked by the announcement of the Egyptian Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Muḥammad Mukhtār Jumaʿa concerning plans to translate the Quran into Hebrew, with the aim of countering the inaccurate interpretation of the current Hebrew versions.
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2021
The “Matkhāfīsh” (Don’t be Scared) mobile application for combatting harassment in Egypt won the Middle East Women Inventors and Innovators Network (MEWIIN) Bronze Award.
Date of source: Monday, February 15, 2021
The promo of the film al-Sirb (The Squadron) received a substantial number of views on social media sites just minutes after it was posted.
The film tells the story of the Egyptian army’s epic pursuit of terrorist Hishām ‘Ashmāwī in Derna, Libya.
The producer Tāmir Mursī posted on his page, saying...
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 2021
An Egyptian police officer showed great courage when he single-handedly faced a fire that broke out in the “Virgin Mary” church in al-Warrāq district, and managed to control it before the fire service arrived.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
on Tuesday, the trial of Patrick George Zaki [Patrick George Zakī], a researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), started before the Mansoura II State Security Misdemeanors (Emergency) Court. He was indicted on several charges, including spreading false information inside...
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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.