Date of source: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Pope Tawadros II also received congratulations from Shaykh Hāzim Salāh Abū Ismā’īl, the disqualified presidential candidate, and Minister of Culture Muhammad Sābir ‘Arab.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
Today’s press overview is tackling a “weird” so-called fatwá sanctioning the killing of opponents of President Muhammad Mursī, made by Shaykh Hāshim Islām, a member of the Azhar’s fatwá committee. In his religious opinion, Islām considered the opponents as “khawārij [Kharijites which means...
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2012
King Ahmad Fū’ād II, the last king of Egypt, expressed heartfelt condolences over Pope Shenouda III whom he considered as “a symbol of patriotism and Egyptian unity,” saying the death of Pope Shenouda, a moderate and tolerant voice in an age of extremism, was a great loss.
“Egypt has lost one of...
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2016
In an opinion article published by Al-Yawm al-Sābi‘, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the liberation of Sinai, Columnist Saḥar ʿAbd al-Raḥmān praised the speech of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, which she said stressed the significance of national unity between the Muslims and the...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Dr. Butrus Ghālī, secretary general of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) visited Azhar's Grand Shaykh, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, and praised the Azhar document. They exchanged opinions about the position of the Azhar and the church from the unified law of building worship places.
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Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
Interview with Islamic scholar, Dr. Zakī Badawī, a well-known voice for Islamic moderation and tolerance.
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
Ashraf al-‘Ashrī wonders whether the time has come for the Arab governments to start communicating publicly with Islamic groups after France and the EU have started to hold dialogues with Arab Islamic groups and not to, merely, restrict their relations to the Arab governments.