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Date of source: Thursday, July 17, 2003
Four Muslim scholars refute the claims of poet and writer Ahmed Abdel Mo´ti Hegazi concerning the Arab conquest of Egypt. Hegazi claimed that Arabs were invaders who wanted to steal the fortunes of Egypt and send it to Baghdad and Damascus.
Date of source: Thursday, September 8, 2005
The Minister of Awqāf has held a meeting to discuss ways of ending the Brotherhood’s control over a number of professional syndicates and mosques.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
The Azhar scholars’ front, which Dr. Tantāwi had disbanded, has re-emerged. It was a major obstacle for Dr. Tantāwi’s decisions regarding the development of educational methods at the Azhar and also for the fatwa he issues.
Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Qur’ānic verses and the call to prayer have been recently used as mobile ringtones by young Egyptians, raising concerns among some groups.
Date of source: Thursday, October 13, 2005
The author argues that the American embassy in Cairo has been interfering in Egypt’s internal affairs for years, and a few days ago, denied the head of the Fatwa Committee at the Azhar access to the United States.
Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
The Front of Azhar Scholars contested the statement by the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar in which he said the normalization with Israel was halāl.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 20, 2004
After several months of preparations at the headquarters of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, the first visit to Britain was decided. The Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments] formed a delegation comprising the Grand Mufti Dr. Ali Goma’a, Dr. Zaghloul Al-Naggar and Dr. Muhammad Abu Lela....
Date of source: Sunday, June 5, 2005
It is quiet natural that the desecration of a Holy Book, a Qur’ān or a Bible, ignites rage. It can be ascribed to the human nature that is very susceptible to symbolism and metaphor.
Date of source: Thursday, May 26, 2005
After having kept his own council for a while, the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Dr. Sayyid Tantāwī, has finally ended his silence concerning the Qur’ān desecration incidents in the Guantanamo prison.
Date of source: Thursday, March 10, 2005
Although it was the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, who had recommended the appointment of Shaykh cAlī Jumca as the Muftī of the Republic, their squabbles have not ceased. Shaykh ‘Alī Jum‘a was perceived as violating the unanimous fatwas of the Islamic Research Institute...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.