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Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2011
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Ahmad al-Tayīb warned of Western plans to divide the Arab Muslim world into smaller states and spark "detestable ethnic differences."
"I warn all Iraqis of falling into the detestable ethnic traps. The Iraqis need one title, not several ones like Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb is holding a meeting at the Azhar headquarters on Thursday with leading members of the Salafist Call Group, Islamists and preachers.
The meeting will address issues of Muslim unity, da'wah (call) and unified religious discourse in this critical stage of...
Date of source: Monday, September 26, 2011
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb said the right Sufi course can stand up against challenges posed to the Muslim nation and communities, adding Sufis can restore the system of morals and values the Islamic society has lost.
Tayīb made the remarks during a meeting with delegations from...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb reviewed proposed amendments to a new law on the Azhar and reformation of a senior scholars panel to have the top post of the largest Sunni Muslim institution through election.
Dr. Tayīb, during a meeting on Sept. 12 with members of the Azhar Development...
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2011
Representatives of political parties and Islamist groups announced their approval over the Azhar document as an only reference to seek during the process of drafting the constitution.
'Abd al-Mun'im al-Shahāt, the spokesman for the Salafist Call Organization in Alexandria, said the Azhar is the...
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2011
The Azhar's Grand Shaykh, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb called all political powers for an urgent meeting in the Azhar's headquarter in order to reach an agreement on the Azhar's document, targeting to assure the Egyptian identity [Reviewer's Note: News story was also mentioned in al-Misrī al-Yawm Arabic,...
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2011
Field Marshal Husayn Tantāwī, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), and Prime Minister 'Isām Sharaf approved the Family House initiative launched by the Azhar to confront sectarian troubles.
Field Marshal Tantāwī's approval was recited by Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr....
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
Members of the Islamic Research Academy with al-Azhar have confirmed they are a reference in the Islamic world, and can be an advisory facet in matters of religion and the application of Sharia, as well as publish texts on developments of Muslim affairs.
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2011
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb held the first session in the second round of meetings with intellectuals, thinkers, and scholars of the Azhar to monitor the reactions on a document on Egypt's future, issued by both sides [the article does not mention who the second side is].
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Date of source: Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, Azhar's Grand Shaykh, denied issuing a fatwá of the illegitimacy of two underage women Islam as was reported in newspapers on June 27, 2011.
[Those two underage women are from al-Minia, they ran away with two Muslim men and converted to Islam according to their own will. They...
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