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Date of source: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Religion, with all its official institutions, is one of the ideological organs of the state, being used as a mechanism for control, legitimacy, and justification of policies and practices, to the extent that a degree of religious sanctity is given to these institutions, which monopolize the...
Date of source: Friday, October 25, 2024
A protocol of cooperation between Egypt Healthcare Authority (EHA) and Bayt al-Zakāt, also known as the Alms and Charity House, was signed during a ceremony attended by Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar. It focused on the treatment of low-income and uninsured patients at al-Azhar...
Date of source: Thursday, September 19, 2024
On Monday, September 16, which was the occasion of al-Mawlid al-Nabawī (the Prophet Muḥammad’s Birthday), Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, made a speech that triggered wide-scale controversy in religious and media circles.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
According to a representative for the Health & Population Ministry, discussions have taken place surrounding the eradication of female circumcision as a practice in Egypt, with international organizations coming together in a bid to raise awareness on this issue and prevent violence against...
Date of source: Friday, October 25, 2024
According to a Health Ministry official, Egypt’s female circumcision rate has significantly decreased, especially for girls under the age of 19.
Date of source: Thursday, October 17, 2024
The Fatwā Secretary at Dār al-Iftāʾ, Dr. Hishām Rabīʿ, has criticized remarks made by a professor of comparative Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) at al-Azhar University, Dr. Suʿād Ṣāliḥ, regarding the tafkīr (ex-communication) of anyone who composes music or sings verses from the Holy Qurʾān,...
Date of source: Saturday, October 26, 2024
According to a legislator, international accords governing refugee conditions were consulted to develop the new draft law on foreigner asylum to Egypt, which the House of Representatives Defense & National Security Committee recently adopted.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, a well-known media personality, stated that Egypt is a civil state and that religion has no bearing on the government’s service operations.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, highlighted the role of ministries and institutions of culture in Arab nations in attaching importance to the Arabic language.
Date of source: Sunday, October 20, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church postponed the 10th seminar that was scheduled to be held in November 2024 at Wādī al-Naṭrūn Monastery in al-Buḥyra Desert sine die, without an appointed date for resumption.
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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.