Date of source: Monday, December 6, 2010
Azhar Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib has decided to postpone the press conference that was previously announced for yesterday.
Instead, a joint statement between Muslims and Christians will be issued in response to the American report on religious freedom in Egypt. The response is expected to say...
Date of source: Monday, December 20, 2010
Islamic thinker Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā has criticized certain media’s treatment of the lives of the Sahābah, alleging that some in the press are directing wrongful accusations at them.
He emphasized that defaming the companions of the Prophet Muhammad is not permissible and, furthermore, that it...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Official spokesman for the Azhar Muhammad Rafā‘ah al-Tahtāwī said that the Grand Shaykh is happy with the Pope and Bishop Bīshūy’s apologies and that he hopes they can all work toward national unity and not let the recent events affect their relationship. Secular Coptic leader Kamāl Zākhir said...
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 2010
This article deals with the new refusal of mosques to allow Sūfī prayers.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Al-Shurūq al-Jadīdah reports on appointing ‘Abd al-Hādī al-Qasabī Shaykh of Sūfism and ‘Abd Allāh al-Husaynī president of the Azhar University.