Date of source: Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Members at the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy has rejected a Finance-Ministry-proposed bill sectioning the introduction of Islamic financial bonds.
Date of source: Sunday, October 1, 2017
The Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) announced the replacement of the fatwā kiosks, one of which was located at Cairo’s main metro station of al-Shuhadāʾ, with art exhibitions, according to sources quoting Egyptian Minister of Transport.
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An interview with Shaykh Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī tackling how Islam responds to some controversial issues such as terrorism, freedom of belief and Muslims living in non-Muslim countries. The questions are asked in English then translated into Arabic. The responses of Shaykh Ṭanṭāwī are...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
After a lengthy discussion, the Islamic Research Academy decided to confiscate a number of books, including a French book on the history of religion that contained a picture of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Academy also expressed its refusal of the English version of the Qur’ān, claiming it to be...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
A member of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Muhammad al-Mukhtār al-Mahdī, said that Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, received a phone call from the church requesting that he postpone the Academy’s meeting to discuss Bishop Bīshūy’s recent comments, but he refused to do so. Al-Mahdī denied...
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 2010
The Islamic Research Academy holds an urgent meeting today to discuss Bishop Bīshūy’s offensive statements about the Qur'ān and Islamic faith. The group says that Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib is outraged by the statements. Dr. Muhammad Ra‘fat ‘Uthmān claims the reason behind the current...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
The Azhar has ignored Bishop Bīshūy’s comments and has called for a meeting with the Islamic Research Academy tomorrow to discuss the issue. The Ministry of Endowments issued a statement saying that the Qur'ān was written before Prophet Muhammad’s death but gathered after, and that non-Muslims do...
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2010
The Azhar spokesperson Muhammad Rafā‘ah al-Tahtāwī announced that an official statement will be issued today in response to the Danish foreign minister’s reluctance to apologize for the cartoons offending Islam and its prophet Muhammad. The Azhar media spokesman Mahmūd ‘Abd al-Jawwād, said that he...
Date of source: Saturday, January 2, 2010 to Friday, January 8, 2010
There are several international attempts to establish inter-religious institutions, in cooperation with the Azhar institution in Egypt, to strengthen Islamic-Christian cooperation.
Date of source: Sunday, February 14, 2010
Al-Wafd interviews Rif‘at al-Sa‘īd asking about reasons and solutions for fitnah in Egypt.