Date of source: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The article sheds light on the Ministry of Religious Endowments’ refusal to have rabbis at the upcoming Conference of Islamic Affairs. It also highlights preparations as well as invitations the ministry has already arranged.
Date of source: Monday, March 27, 2006
Sawt al-Umma reports that the Shaykh of the Azhar has accepted an invitation to attend the Hanukah celebration in Egypt, while on the same day, Rose al-Yousuf publishes the Azhar’s denial of the news.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2000
The court of Administrative Justice, ruled that Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khuli should be able to return to his job as a professor at the Azhar University. Dr. Al-Khuli was dismissed from the Azhar University because he protested against the meetings of the Sheikh of the Azhar with rabbis.
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2000
In an interview with Al-Arabi, Dr. Nasr Farid Wasel, the Mufti of Egypt gave his opinion concerning normalization with Israel, saying explicitly" I am against any co-operation with the enemy". He was also strong in urging for technological support in Muslim countries, in changing and developing...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 1999
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Kholi, professor in the Faculty of Arabic Language, has filed an appeal to the State’s Council [the court of appeal that looks into cases in which the government is a party] against the decision of the Punishment Board at Al-Azhar University to dismiss him from the staff at the...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 1999
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Kholi, long-serving Professor of Elocution at the Arabic Language Faculty, University of Al-Azhar was recently fired from the staff of the University. In January 1998 he wrote two articles in Al-Shaab newspaper criticizing the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi,...
Date of source: Thursday, December 16, 1999
A disciplinary council in the Azhar University headed by Dr. Taha Abu Krasha, the Vice-President of the Azhar University decided to dismiss Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khouli, a professor of rhetoric and [literary] criticism at the Faculty of Arabic Language in the Azhar University, for his objection of the...
Date of source: Monday, December 28, 1998
Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Sheikh Al-Azhar has been much opposed by more conservative or radical Muslims. Examples are given.