Date of source: Monday, March 1, 1999
Ahmed Omar Hashim accused an Egyptian TV serial of doing harm to Muslim scholars.
Date of source: Thursday, September 24, 1998
Authorities have banned the production of a film on the assassination of President Anwar El-Sadat by Islamist militants in 1981.
Date of source: Monday, September 21, 1998
The struggle between Dr. Sayed Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar, and Dr. Yahya Ismael Habloush, the ex-head of the Azhar Scholars Front, began accusing each other publicly in the newspapers.
Date of source: Saturday, September 19, 1998
The American film " The Advocate’s Alliance with the Devil" caused a lot of disturbance and was the direct reason for the disagreement between Dr. Sayed Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar, and Dr. Yahya Ismael, the ex-head of the Azhar Scholars Front. In order to stop this whole uproar, [Prime...
Date of source: Monday, September 14, 1998
It is a battle between the supporters of enlightenment and the fronts declaring people apostates. It is between preachers of freedom and cultivators of extremism and between open minds and rigid minds that have been closed for centuries.
Date of source: Monday, September 14, 1998
After a long phase of harassment and annoyance the Sheikh of the Azhar Mohammed Tantawi has decided to take a tougher stand with his opposition.
Date of source: Saturday, September 5, 1998
The paper criticizes a new film which is shown in Cairo’s cinema’s. The paper asks the opinion of several people, including dr. Yehia Ismail who accuses the sheikh al Azhar of not protecting religious values.