Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Sub-titles: Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin: An international Islamic conference is needed to study how to choose the Sheikh Al-Azhar. Dr. Abdel-Azim Al-Matani: We must return to the old system: The Sheikh of the Azhar should be selected from the group of the Grand Ulama. Dr. Mohammed Ra’fat Othman: There...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Interview with sheikh Dr. Sayyed Tantawi on housing loans. In previous articles words were put in his mouth which were not true. The sheikh approves of these loans if buying that house is a necessity for his family. Loans for other purposes, such as purchasing luxuries or making financial gain are...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 20, 1999
Dr. Abd Al-Mo’ti Bayoumi, dean of the Faculty of the Religion’s Origins (’usul el-Din), claimed that the Hegri Calendar is not Islamic. But Dr. Mohammed Ra’fat said that the Muslims are ordered to use the Hegri Calendar because Islam has determined a lot of things according to it.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 1999
The Cairo Court for Urgent Cases will hold a hearing on May 4 on the lawsuit filed against Dr. Abd Al-Sabbour Shahin to stop the publication of his book "My Father Adam. Al-Azhar authorities called for the banning of a book by a Saudi author.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 16, 1999
According to Dr. Abd Al-Sabour Shahin Adam was not the first created man on earth and paradise was just an earthly garden. The article doesn’t add information to previously translated articles.
Date of source: Monday, October 19, 1998
Reconciliation has started between the Sheikh of the Azhar Mohammad Sayyed Tantawi and members of the Azhar’s Islamic Scholars’ Front.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 4, 1998
The Azhar’s web site is full of spelling mistakes in the Qur’anic verses.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 28, 1998
The argument between Sheik Mohammed Metwali Al-Sha’arawi’s family and religious scholars about building a mausoleum for him is still on going.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 26, 1998
Controversy arises when a teacher in the School of Dentistry in Cairo university announces her Bahai faith.