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Date of source: Saturday, April 22, 2023
Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, the president’s religious affairs advisor, has said that al-Azhar al-Sharīf is one of the greatest gifts to the Arab and Muslim world, adding that al-Azhar is a great establishment that built a grand image of Egypt in the eyes of all people in the Arab world.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Dr. ʿAbd al-Laṭīf Maḥmūd Al Maḥmūd, a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain, expressed his pride in attending the inauguration of Egypt’s Islamic Cultural Center in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), along with President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī during the...
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2023
In a recent video clip, the Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota, Jacob Frey, was shown signing a document to allow the raising of the adhān (Muslim call to prayer) using loudspeakers five times a day, thus respecting both the religion of Islam and the concept of freedom of religion.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 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.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Shaykh ͑Alī Maḥmūd Abū al-Ḥassan, the assistant secretary-general of the Islamic Research Academy and chairman of the Egyptian Family House initiative in the southern Egypt governorate of Asyūṭ, died on Saturday morning at the age of 85.
Shaykh Naẓīr ͑Ayyād says God has created humanity for the protection and advancement of the universe
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2023
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ͑Ayyād, who was representing the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyīb, delivered a speech at the conference on religious leaders’ role in preserving the environment. It was organized by the Center of Christian-Muslim Understanding...
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2019
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery commemorates the United Nations’ 1949 ratification of the Convention for the Suppression of Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others and aims to shed light on contemporary forms of slavery. Recent books from authors...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Al-Azhar has held celebratory cultural and religious events to mark the 1,083rd anniversary of its establishment, which included recitations of the Holy Qurʾān and speeches discussing the history of al-Azhar. The events were attended by religious leaders from al-Azhar and from the Egyptian churches...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Whilst speaking on an episode of his daily Ramaḍān television program, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, addressed the issue of husbands beating their wives. Dr. al-Ṭayyīb emphasized that the Qurʾān does not condone such actions and instead orders men to treat their wives with...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, has expressed that the Prophet Muḥammad was an exemplary husband and set the standard for how men should treat women and that they should participate in household work and family matters. Speaking during a radio episode of “Allahum Aʿinnā”, Dr. ʿAllām...
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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.