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Date of source: Friday, July 28, 2023
Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments) Muḥammad Mukhtār Jum ͑a and Governor of al-Jīza General Aḥmad Rāshid met leading preachers in the governorate of al-Jīza on Friday to discuss issues related to the regulation of the adhān (Muslim call for prayers).
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2023
Coinciding with the June 30 Revolution anniversary and the presidency of ͑Abd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, al-Azhar was urged by the president to make efforts to renew the religious discourse and combat extremism. These efforts include the establishment of several centers and initiatives.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2023
The rules on marriage and divorce in Islam have not only been taken from the books of fiqh (jurisprudence), but have also emerged as the result of the interaction of several factors.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2023
A scholar of al-Azhar, Shaykh Aḥmad Turk, said the participants at the National Dialogue session have discussed the amendments of the law on guardianship to switch directly from the father to the mother in order to ease the procedures on mothers managing their children’s money after the death of...
Date of source: Friday, June 23, 2023
A researcher in political Islam groups’ affairs said that the issue of religious discourse is absent from the National Dialogue. He added that President ͑Abd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī has made successive remarks for the renewal of religious discourse.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
A member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Shaykh Khālid al-Jindī, said there is some misunderstanding about the ḥadīth (the Prophet’s tradition) that reads "(The Prophet Muḥammed said) A people who make a woman their ruler will never be successful." [Reported by al-Bukhārī].
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2023
U.S. First Lady, Jill Biden, emphasized the importance of promoting the values of peace, tolerance and justice, which she said form common grounds amongst people.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Al-Azhar Mosque held a forum to refute skeptics’ allegations over the sacrifice rituals in Islam. It was attended by a host of senior clerics and scholars of al-Azhar.
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2023
A legislator said more efforts need to be exerted to maintain the Egyptian identity and confront the spread of the Salafī ideology that undermines the Egyptian character, calling for the better use of opportunities through Egyptian TV channels to accomplish this.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2023
A religious writer discusses his personal viewpoint that the difference between true Ṣūfism and some of today’s Ṣūfīs is like the difference between the great religion of Islam and today’s Muslims.
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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.