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Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
About 1,574,000 Muslims (3% of the Italian population) are living in Italy, the majority of which of foreign origin. They constitute 29,2% of the migrant community and only 30% are European Muslims (from Albania, Moldavia, Kosovo), whereas 52,7% are from Africa (37,8% from North Africa).[1] The...
Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, received a high-level delegation from the Egyptian Episcopal/Anglican Church, led by Archbishop Sāmī Fawzī of Alexandria and Archbishop Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the honorary head of the Episcopal Church and Director of the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding...
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2024
The countdown has begun for the payment of Zakāt al-Fiṭr (alms for ʿĪd al-Fiṭr), which Muslims are required to pay prior to the Ramaḍān Bairam prayers at the end of the blessed month.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
“Will non-Muslims enter heaven?” This question has ignited discussions on social media following remarks by Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, the former grand Muftī of Egypt and current chairman of the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs Committee, during an episode of his TV program Nūr al-Dīn.
Date of source: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Egyptians frequently visit Dār al-Iftāʾ (The Iftāʾ House) seeking guidance on matters related to fasting during the holy Muslim month of Ramaḍān, including the question of whether smoking invalidates fasting.
Date of source: Monday, March 11, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, has established the financial value of fidya for abstaining from fasting for one day during the holy Muslim month of Ramaḍān as EGP30.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2024
The Dār al-Iftāʾ booth at the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) said that it is receiving visitors at Hall 4 – B50, to communicate and provide them with summaries of books and publications during this year’s major Egyptian cultural event.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2023
As controversy renewed with the beginning of a new Gregorian calendar year, al-Azhar and Dār al-Iftāʾ issued fatwās related to the greeting of non-Muslims over their holidays. Some pages re-published a video for Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, urging Muslims to congratulate non-Muslims...
Date of source: Saturday, December 30, 2023
Religious institutions in Egypt rejected “seasonal unofficial fatwās” prohibiting congratulating Christians for Christmas, adding that whoever promotes these opinions is considered to be a hardliner who has nothing to do with Islam. Al-Azhar said in a statement that people who deem congratulating...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
The muftī of Jerusalem and Palestine, Shaykh Muḥammad Husayn, stressed the important role that religion plays in the lives of individuals and societies, warning against people becoming fixated on materialism without having any consideration for religion and human values.
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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.