Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2011
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2011
On Wednesday, al-Maydān published an interview with Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, the Grand Imām of the Azhar.
Al-Tayyib said that those who carried out the bombing of the Church of the Two Saints in Alexandria on New Year’s Day are “enemies of the Prophet.”
The interviewer told the Grand Imām that some...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2011
The Grand Imām of the Azhar says that attempts by the West to distort the image of Islam are politically motivated and supported by Zionist media, according to al-Liwā’ al-Islāmī.
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib made his comments to a visiting U.S. delegation from the Council on Foreign Relations.
“There...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2011
Azhar Grand Imām Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib says that apostatizing others is a threat to society, according to Rose al-Yūsuf.
“Takfir and rash accusations of iniquity are the most important phenomenon threatening Islamic society,” said al-Tayyib at a meeting for the Sixth World Forum of Azhar graduates...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 24, 2011
In her article Manāl ‘Abd al-‘Azīz claims that recent Muslim-Christian tension in Egypt is the result of deteriorating social, economic, and political conditions.
She wonders whether recent attacks on Copts really are the result of hidden religious hatreds or if they instead reflect a “deep sense...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 21, 2011
On Friday, both Rose al-Yūsuf and al-Ahrār boasted major front-page stories on the Azhar’s decision to freeze its religious dialogue with the Vatican.
Under the banner headline “Azhar Freezes Dialogue with Vatican Indefinitely,” the former reports, “The Islamic Research Academy, in clear,...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2011
The Grand Imām of the Azhar met over the weekend with former Lebanese President Amīn al-Jamayal, who submitted an offer to mediate between the Azhar and the Vatican for a resumption of dialogue, according to Rose al-Yūsuf.
Last week, the Azhar froze its bi-annual interfaith dialogue sessions with...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 20, 2011
Rose al-Yūsuf reports that the crisis between the Azhar and the Egypt Peace Lovers Society has escalated.
It says this is because the society, headed by Hānī ‘Azīz, had "jumped onto" the proposal by Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, for the creation of a joint Muslim-Christian...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2011
The Family Home initiative is officially underway, according to al-Misrī al-Yawm.
The paper reports that the Egypt Peace Society has convened its first conference related to the initiative, which aims to create a Muslim-Christian body to serve as a mouthpiece for both the Azhar and the Church.
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Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2011
Diana Māhir Ghālī summarizes the key opinion pieces that appeared in this weekend’s Egyptian newspapers...