{
  "id": 5257444,
  "title": "‘Interfaith dialogue can help protect family values’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/interfaith-dialogue-can-help-protect-family-values",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:43:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/03/09/2026/interfaith-dialogue-can-help-protect-family-values"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cairo hosted a two-day conference on the challenges facing modern families and the need for interfaith dialogue to preserve their values. The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue played a key role, with its chairman in attendance. The center's participation highlights Qatar's commitment to addressing global issues, particularly those impacting the Muslim family in the era of globalization and technological advancements.\n\nDr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Naimi, the conference's chairman, emphasized the significant challenges the family faces today, which threaten its structure, system, and cohesion. He stressed the importance of intellectual engagement and responsible participation from various institutions, including Islamic fatwa bodies, to find solutions for preserving family cohesion. This preservation is crucial for maintaining the values and identity of the Muslim family, based on adherence to Sharia and true Islamic teachings.\n\nThe conference built upon previous efforts, such as the 15th Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, which also focused on the family structure in the context of changing world dynamics. Dr. Al Naimi pointed out that modern societies, characterized by their pluralism, require the use of interfaith dialogue to promote family values and protect the family system, which has long been an innate part of human society since the time of Adam (AS).",
  "summary": "<p>Cairo: The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) is participating in the two-day conference entitled, ‘Family Challenges Amidst Major Transformations: A Fatwa-Based Approach to Protecting the Family, Envisioning its Future, and Preserving Identity’ in Cairo, organised by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide.</p> <p>The Center is represented at the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Cairo hosted two-day interfaith dialogue conference",
    "Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue led",
    "Qatar committed to addressing global family issues"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}