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...
Date of source: Friday, October 18, 2024
Al-Azhar declared a state of mourning for the “heroic martyrs of the Palestinian resistance” after Israel announced that Yaḥyā al-Sinwār, the leader of the Ḥamās movement, had been killed during fighting in the southern Gaza city of Rafaḥ, on Thursday, October 17.
Date of source: Friday, October 18, 2024
After a full examination of the body at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv (Abū Kabīr), the Hebrew newspaper, Ynet, announced that the Israeli occupation authorities have taken the body of Yaḥyā al-Sinwār to a classified location to keep.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Under the patronage of Prime Minister Muṣṭafā Madbūlī, Dār al-Iftāʾ held a symposium titled, ‘Fatwā & Character Building,’ in which a documentary that reviewed efforts by al-Azhar as a source of enlightenment and moderation was screened.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
On Monday, September 16, 2024, the Grand Imām of Al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyib, delivered remarks on the occasion of the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday (mawlid) at the Manara International Center in Cairo. He spoke primarily about the Prophet’s merciful character and the laws of war in Islam, but also...
Date of source: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, received the General Bishop and Chairman of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC), Anbā Irmīyā, to discuss the role of religious institutions in boosting people’s awareness and the joint effort of the institutions to...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
During the launch of the symposium that was held in promotion of the presidential initiative titled, 'A New Beginning to Build Egyptian Humans', under the patronage of President ʿAbd el Fattāḥ al Sīsī and hosted by Dār al-Iftāʾ, the Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād said:
Date of source: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) said that a distorted perception of religious discourse, which is based on fanaticism and disputes over doctrinal matters, could push some young people and adolescents to have wrong ideas about religions and gradually lead them to atheism.