Date of source: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar and Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III co-appealed to all Egyptians to pay attention to all plots and rumors that pose threats to the nation's security and encumber its progress.
The two top Egyptian clerics, during a meeting of the Egyptian Family House, held at the St....
Date of source: Monday, May 30, 2011
In the Azhar initiative to have a dialogue with thinkers, Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, continued his third meeting with thinkers and intellectuals.
In the meeting they discussed the relation between the state and religion and criminalizing sedition-mongering.
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Date of source: Friday, May 13, 2011
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, and all members of Family House initiative demanded the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to ban protests in front of houses of worship and the application of a strict law against all fitnah inciters.
This came in an urgent meeting of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb welcomed cooperation with the salafī and all Islamist movements in order to reach a unified Muslim discourse under the aegis of the Azhar.
This came during the meeting between Tayīb and salafī leader Shaykh Muhammad Hasān, the first of its kind between the...
Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2011
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, asserted that Islam is against attacks on churches, saying that the Azhar is eager to support interfaith dialogue.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Yahyá al-Jamal, Deputy Prime Minister, assured that Qena's [Coptic] governor is going to remain in his position.
For his side, Ahmad al-Tayīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, announced that the protests by the residents of Qena, are unjustified, and it is normal that an Egyptian will be a governor,...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Grand Shayhk of the Azhar Ahmad al-Tayīb said that the salafists are "the khawārij of the age," warning of a "plot to hijack the 1,000-year-old moderate approach of the Azhar."
He criticized the salafists' attacks on shrines, saying the incidents run counter to the true spirit of Islam.
Tayīb's...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Azhar's Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayīb said he will make sure of reforming the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars and electing the Azhar's Shaykh from the council's members.
This result came during a meeting with Tāriq al-Bishrī, head of the legal committee, assigned to review Law (201) for year 1691...
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2011
Approximately 1000 salafists gathered in 'Umar Ibn al-'Ās mosque to explain the salafist call.
In the gathering Shaykh Yāsir Burhāmī said: “we cannot equalize between Muslims and non-Muslims, this does not mean we force people to be Muslims; the presence of minorities is proof that there is no...
Date of source: Friday, March 18, 2011
In al-Ahrām, page 8, March 20, 2011, Azhar's grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib met with the Prime Minister Dr. 'Isām Sharaf in the Azhar's headquarter.