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16 Apr 2023
The Egyptian Environment Minister, Dr. Yāsmīn Fūʾād, has spoken on the cooperative relationship between her ministry and the Coptic Orthodox Church, highlighting it as a valuable and productive partnership. Dr. Fūʾād highlighted the church’s role in raising awareness of the dangers of climate...
15 Apr 2023
Remarks by the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressing his opinion that altering the religious rules on verbal divorce would require a new sharī ͑ a consensus have triggered controversy in Egypt, where religious opinions interfere with social requirements.
15 Apr 2023
On Saturday evening, Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church led the Easter mass at the Saint Mark Cathedral in al- ͑Abbāsīya, thus marking a fast of 55 days for Lent.The Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark entered into the Church amongst a group of archbishops, priests, monks, and deacons,...
15 Apr 2023
During an episode of the Ramaḍān TV series, Risālat al-Imām, which tells the life story of one of the four great sunni Imāms, Imām al-Shāfiʿī, the topic of inheritance within Islamic sharīʿa was addressed. Within Islamic sharīʿa, the ḥadīth of the Prophet Muḥammad are held as the guiding...
15 Apr 2023
The Anglican Episcopal Church held an Easter mass service which was led by the church’s archbishop, Dr. Sāmī Fawzī. In the service, various prayers of intercession were offered in which the congregation prayed for an end to the conflict in Ukraine and other countries going through crises, as well...
12 Apr 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, made a phone call to Pope Tawāḍrūs II, of the Coptic Orthodox Church, to congratulate him on the celebration of Easter, that falls on this coming Sunday.
10 Apr 2023
The Senate’s Religious Affairs and Awqāf (Endowments) Committee met on Monday after the end of the general session to study and debate the Egyptian Family House’s efforts in raising awareness of the values of tolerance, coexistence and the strengthening of feelings of national unity and belonging.
10 Apr 2023
At the Virgin Mary Church in Shubrā, the Horus scout group has organized a series of services aimed at providing help to families before the Easter holidays. These services, which include distributing parcels of food and toys, are often enacted by the Horus group, which endeavours to offer help to...
10 Apr 2023
Al-Azhar has launched an initiative under the title ‘Revival’ for the last ten days of Ramaḍān to welcome Muslims coming to the al-Azhar mosque during this time. The initiative is being conducted under the leadership of Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, and aims to educate thousands of worshippers...
9 Apr 2023
Today is the anniversary of one of the most painful memories for the people of Palestine, as well as for Arab and Muslim communities around the world: the 75th anniversary of the Dayr Yāsīn massacre, which was carried out by two extremist Zionist groups on April 9, 1948. The attack was perpetrated...
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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.