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A dispute over the bodies with powers to issue fatwas (religious opinions in Islam) caused a religious and legislative controversy in Egypt as the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs & Awqāf Committee approved in principle a draft law...
As differences emerged between the Ministry of al-Awqāf (Religious Endowments) and al-Azhar, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved on Sunday (May 11) the draft law on regulating the issuance of fatwas (religious edicts), which aims to...
His Eminence, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed el-Ṭayyib, Sheikh of al-Azhar, congratulated Pope Leo XIV during a phone call on Wednesday on his election as Pope of the Catholic Church. During the call, the Grand Imam expressed his best wishes...
In its recommendations, the forum’s final statement emphasized the importance of developing training programs specifically for young people, focusing on community engagement and leadership skills. It also stressed the need to provide financial and...
ʿAmr Mūsa, former Foreign Minister and former Secretary-General of the Arab League, has said that US President Donald Trump’s tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, was not only for economic reasons.
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.