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12. The exiled from Tantawi’s paradise
Date of source: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, the grand imām of the Azhar, works hard to gain the regime’s appreciation and incurs many Azhar scholars and shaykh’s enmity because of his stances toward different issues.
23. The General Prosecutor refers Copts’ communiqués against Zaghlul al-Najjar and al-Shuk‘ah to Northern Giza Prosecution for investigations and al-Najjar denies being summoned
Date of source: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Lawyer Najīb Jabrā’īl calls for bringing al-Najjār to trial because his statements threaten national unity between Muslims and Copts.
6. Shaykh ‘Umar al-Dib to al-Dustur: “There is a special building for lodging converts to Christianity. They are also hired in good positions”
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The following lines summarize an interview with Shaykh ‘Umar al-Dīb in which he discusses various current issues. He also announced a possible meeting between the Azhar and the Vatican.
3. The Azhar scholars confirm a Shaykh Farah&#803at al-Munjji Fatwá and oppose marriage to Jewish women whilst Islam permits marriage to Jews
Date of source: Monday, November 19, 2007
In the article, Azhar scholars have confirmed a Fatwá of Shaykh Farahāt al-Munajjī that a Muslim man is prohibited to get married to a Jewish woman.
5. The Vatican: “Real dialogue with Islam is difficult because of the rigid interpretation of the Qur’an.” Muslim scholars; “it is rather impossible!”
Date of source: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran’s statement provokes hostile reactions from some Muslim and Azhar figures in Egypt. The cardinal stated that the “absolute interpretation” of the Qur’ān makes dialogue between Islam and Christianity difficult.
7. Fatwás involving breastfeeding men and the drinking of the urine of the Prophet arouse huge debates on religious and intellectual levels.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 to Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The article is based on a listing of articles that tackle two controversial fatwás issued by two prominent Islamic scholars. The first Fatwá was issued by Dr. ‘Izzat ‘Atīyah, the head of the Hadīth Department of the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] at the Azhar University. The...
4. “I have not read Nawal al-Sa‘dawi’s play,” Shaykh Ibrahim said
Date of source: Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Al-Shaymā’ ‘Abd al-Latīf interviews Shaykh Ibrāhīm al-Fayyūmī, general secretary of the Islamic Research Academy.
8. Jamal al-Banna is a witness in a lawsuit against the shaykh of the Azhar
Date of source: Thursday, April 19, 2007
A lawsuit against the grand shaykh of the Azhar calls to purify the Sunnah from false hadīths and superstitious materials.
9. Dr.‘Abd al-Sabur Shahin: "Women have the right to rule the state and all other arguments are nonsense
Date of source: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
A former member of the Muslim Brotherhood and controversial Islamic figure, Dr. ‘Abd al-Sabūr Shāhīn discusses various political, religious and social issues. He denies any discrimination against Copts and accuses the U.S. of inciting Copts against Muslims.
17. Security monitors foreign students in Azhar
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Egyptian police tighten their watch over foreign Azhar students for fear that they will recruit other students to join jihād movements.

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