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Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
The Azhar University has welcomed a proposal for teaching human rights curriculum in the Azhar faculties.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 2004
In this interview Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of Azhar, answers questions about Islamic-Christian dialogue, developing the religious discourse, Azhar education, rights of women in Islam and others.
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
In an exclusive statement to Al-Liwaa Al-Islami, the Grand Imam of the Azhar Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, stated that developing the curricula of the Azhar is needed and no one can reject it. Dr. Tantawi added that the Azhar welcomes any development of curricula as long as it will help develop...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
The Azhar Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Al-Tantawi denies all the rumors and the accusations that have been targeting the Azhar and trying to stain its reputation. He denied that America or any other foreign power has anything to do with the domestic issue of modernizing and developing its educational...
Date of source: Friday, August 13, 2004
We have to make a clear distinction between the problems our Muslim nation and culture have been suffering for centuries and the western demands regarding our religious education and Islamic discourse. Genuine renewal allows us to keep religious fundamentals as they are while developing a new...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2002
The Sheikh of the Azhar says that no one dares to ask him to change or modify the Ahar curricula. He adds that if there is any change, it is decided by the Azhar itself. Change here does not mean omitting chapters on jihad and the Prophet’s conquests against Jews, as some people claim.
Date of source: Thursday, November 7, 2002
The head of the Azhar religious institutions said that students of the Azhar are taught the right principles of Islam away from extremism. The Sheikh of the Azhar stressed that the Azhar adopts moderation in Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, May 3, 2003
A number of extremist American organizations supporting Zionism are discussing the possibility of including the Azhar on the list of terrorist groups worldwide. These organizations examine representing an official request to the US administration, based on the fact that the Azhar has declared jihad...
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 2004
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Sayyed Tantawi, rejected any interference in the affairs of Muslims under the guise of calls for change and reform. He announced that no one interferes in Al-Azhar’s affairs, including the President or any other authority in the country. He also stressed that...
Date of source: Monday, June 21, 2004
Al-Usbua received documents that confirmed that eliminating the Azhar institutes comes as part of the plan to Americanize the religious discourse in Egypt and the Arab World. Washington believes that the religious educational curricula instill hatred against all things American. For the U.S. to...
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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.