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Date of source: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Dr. Hiba ʿŪf, a professor of Qurʾān interpretation at al-Azhar University, said using divorce to get a pension or using ʿurfī (legal but informal) marriage to gain financially are flagrant violations of Islamic and Muslim ethics.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Media personality Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa has stated that Salafīsm and the Ikhwān (Muslim Brotherhood) represent a major cause of economic deterioration in Egypt.
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: 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: 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, November 3, 2024
From September 2nd through 4th, Dialogue Across Borders cosponsored a third round of the “Journey of Learning” interfaith program with the Centre for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership (Anglican/Episcopal) in Cairo. The conference offered Christians and Muslims an opportunity to listen...
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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.