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Date of source: Monday, June 22, 2020
Former French-Moroccan CAWU intern Dina Bouchkouch spoke with students at the webinar of June 22-24, 2020, about her personal experiences with interfaith/intercultural dialogue and why CAWU has been so important to her own personal development. This text was recorded and edited by the different...
Date of source: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Since the call for religious reform until this day, we have not reached agreement about the purpose of this step.
Date of source: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, will participate in the 23rd session of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) council, scheduled to take place on April 20-22 in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2024
Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn al-Hilālī, a renowned professor of comparative fiqh (jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, emphasized the need for a religious discourse that fosters unity and avoids divisive tendencies, adding that fatwās represent the convictions of those issuing them, and are therefore not...
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, expounded on five important fatwās (religious edicts) during his weekly appearance on the show Naẓra (Vision) on the Ṣadā al-Balad TV station with talk show host, Ḥamdī Rizq.
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2024
Under the auspices of Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, al-Azhar is taking part in the 55th edition of the CIBF for the eighth year running with a special pavilion in the event that continues for two weeks from January 24 to February 6 at Egypt's International Exhibitions Center (EIEC) in the 5th Settlement.
Date of source: Monday, January 15, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that Islamic scholarly science was founded through communication between the Islamic sharīʿa and the understanding of reality, which includes theology, Ṣūfīsm, and logic as theories that embody this understanding.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, a professor of comparative fiqh (jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, congratulated Copts over Eastern Christmas, adding that the Prophet Muḥammad had advised his people to treat the Christians of Egypt well.
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2023
An official of Dār al-Iftāʾ said that rigidness in religious texts regarding rules on transactions and contracts would compromise people’s rights regarding these matters.
Date of source: Thursday, November 2, 2023
Some women resort to khulʿ as a way to terminate their marriage in the case of failing to be able to leave their husband with the standard way of divorce. However, some women are concerned about certain issues regarding the matrimonial home, such as the fate of their property, as well as child...
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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.