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Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq confirmed that there are no Shiite mosques in Egypt, adding that there is no fundamental disagreement between Sunnī and Shī‘ah. Azhar Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib received invitations from Shiites to deliver speeches in Iraq and Lebanon and says that...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2010
In an interview with onislam.net, Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib said that if it weren’t for the Azhar, Bishop Bīshūy’s comments would have caused a fitnah that could have hit Egypt from Aswan to Alexandria. He added that although he hates conspiracy theories, he believes there to be...
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2010
Head of the Protestant communion, Safwat al-Bayādī, announced the launch of a campaign to “put out the fire” of the current sectarian crisis between Muslims and Copts. In a statement to al-Wafd he called for a plenary session between religious and political leaders, rather than a statement for two...
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article reports on the recent sectarian incidents in Isnā and Bayyādyyah.
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2010
The article deals with the position of religion in Egyptian society. The author argues that the three recent incidents of the appointment of the new Grand Imām of al-Azhar, the crisis of “Islamonline,” and the sectarian tension in Matrūh, reflect the importance of religion.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
Mahmūd Sa‘d comments on the Azhar's grand Shaykh’s visit to Naja‘ Hammādī, pointing out that such formal visits do not resolve sectarian issues.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Coptic Orthodox Church is waiting for the Azhar grand imām’s opinion on prohibiting Muslims from donating to build churches.
Date of source: Thursday, July 2, 2009
A memorandum presented by Dr. Nabīl Lūqa Bibāwī to the Azhar regarding the personal status law for non-Muslims stirs a wide range of reactions among Copts.
Date of source: Friday, January 2, 2009
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, president of the Azhar University called for finding a vent out of the crisis of Arab-West dialogue to present the correct image of Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Great uproar was created following the publication and circulation of a photo of the Grand Imām of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī shaking hands with Shimon Peres in the Conference for inter religious dialogue that was held at the UN in New York.
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.