Date of source: Wednesday, December 3, 2003
The Islamic Research Institute called for a ban of the circulation of Abu Zeid’ book “Al-Khetab wa Al-Taweel” [Discourse and Interpretation], arguing that it challenges monotheism and the divine preservation of the Holy Qur’an.
Date of source: Monday, December 1, 2003
The writer criticizes a decision issued by the Islamic Research Institute to ban a book of Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid, titled “Al-Khittab Wa Al-Ta’weel” [Discourse and Interpretation]. The writer believes that the opinion of the Azhar should be consultative and fatwas of its sheikhs should neither be...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
The review deals with some repercussions of the Danish cartoons, deemed by Muslims worldwide as offensive.
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2003 to Friday, August 15, 2003
The archbishop of Canterbury warned against hard times for the church because of electing a homosexual as a bishop for the American state of New Hampshire. The leaders of the Anglican Church outside the US declared their rejection to such a decision. They also intend to call for an urgent meeting...
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2006 to Friday, March 31, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf presents the second episode in a series of the memoirs of Talāl al-Ansārī, a former Islamic extremist, on his experience with Islamic groups.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 6, 2003
Bishop Mounir expresses sadness and alarm about the confirmation of a gay bishop in the US. “We feel profoundly let down, as this decision will unquestionably damage our interfaith relations with our Muslim friends among whom we live. It will also have a negative impact on our relations with the...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 2003
The article is an overview of a study on the Image of Islam in Western media. The author gives many examples on how Islam is attacked in the West. He comments that while the Azhar banns books written by Muslims and Arabs, it is unable to respond to the anti-Islam campaign in the West.
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
Metropolitan Abba Seraphim’s critique of a paper by Bishop Munīr on the relations between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, presented at the annual interfaith dialogue meeting of the Anglican communion and the Permanent Committee of the Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions.
Date of source: Thursday, September 15, 2005
A paper presented at the annual interfaith dialogue meeting of the Anglican communion and the Permanent Committee of the Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions that prompted criticism from Metropolitan Seraphim for the portrayal of Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Bishop Marqus comments on Bishop Munīr’s text on “Christian minorities in the Islamic world; an Egyptian perspective.”