Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 6, 2010
Azhar Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib recently received a visit from Southern Iraqi Islamic scholar Shaykh Muhammad Nāqil al-Nāsirī.
The two discussed the importance of national unity in Iraq in the face of the country’s new developments. Shaykh al-Nāsirī praised the Azhar for being a significant and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 29, 2010
Headline: Research Academy Considers Stiffening Penalty to Three Years in Prison for Any Party that Prints Mushaf [original Qur’ānic text, without exegesis or human explanation] with Mistakes
Source: al-Dustūr
Page: 3
Author: Wā’il Fāyiz
Keywords: Mushaf
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Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 29, 2010
Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib, Grand Imām of the Azhar, discusses several current issues facing Egyptians.
Regarding laws on church construction, al-Tayyib says that if people believe the laws for building mosques and churches are not equal, then the media will highlight this issue. However, he states...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 28, 2010
Headline: Promotional Campaign for "Ground Zero Mosque"
Source: al-Ahrām
Page: 3
Author: Not mentioned
Keywords: New York City, United States of America
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Headline: We Are Facing the Most Serious Disruption and Fitnah Campaigns, Says Grand Imām
Source: ‘...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2010
Muhammad ‘Abd al-Shakūr believes that since the establishment of the Azhar, it has showed loyalty to rulers and issues Fatwás that support their policies. That is, until Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, who doesn't like to show up unless absolutely necessary, became the grand Imām.
According to the author, the...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 23, 2010
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, Grand Imām of the Azhar, has held a closed meeting with his counselors, the main topic of which was the issue of the portrayal of the Prophet's companions and wives in dramatic works.
The meeting decided that a serious study of the matter should be made, with the Azhar...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 21, 2010
Headline: Jum‘ah: We Did not Issue a Fatwá that Egyptian Divorce Is Invalid Because of Different Pronounciations
Source: Rose al-Yūsuf
Pages: 3
Author: Subhī Mujāhid
Keywords: Fatwá, divorce
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Headline: The Assassination of al-Barād‘ī
Source: Al-Yawm al-Sābi‘
Pages: 4
Author...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2010
The Shaykh of the Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, has rejected the content of the document issued by the Sixth Synod on the Middle East, hosted by Pope Benedict the Sixteenth at the Vatican last October.
The document claimed that Christians in the East are currently experiencing a situation similar to...
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 4, 2010
The Islamic Research Academy at the Azhar is set for a meeting on Monday which will be headed by Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, Endowments Minister Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, Grand Muftī Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, and Azhar University Head Dr. ‘Abd Allāh al-Husaynī.
The meeting will discuss the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 15, 2010
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, Grand Imām of the Azhar, has agreed to a dialogue between the Azhar and the Catholic Church, following an official request by Bishop Yūhannā Qultah, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, as directed by Bishop Antonius Najīb, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria....