Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
In a meeting, the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar
decided to cut ties with the Vatican.
Meanwhile the Muftī established contact with the
Anglican church in the U.K.
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The author discusses immigration problems in Europe, especially coordinating different countries’ immigration politcies.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The president of the Azhar University, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib,
analyzes the lecture of Pope Benedict XVI
at the University of Regensburg two months ago.
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2006
Ahmīdah al-Nufayr criticizes the hostile
and aggressive stance adopted by some European figures
against Islām and Muslims, describing the security
measures in the new French law on immigration as unnecessary and
unjustified.
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2006
Radwān al-Sayyid
divides the Arab and Muslim reactions to Pope Benedict’s offensive remarks on Islām into three
groups:
those who accused the pope of intentionally distorting the image of Islām and Muslims worldwide, those who linked
the
pope’s speech to the current international negative...
Date of source: Friday, November 10, 2006
The Egyptian Coptic Evangelical Church is
accused of receiving support from American fundamentalist pastors that are loyal to America and believe in Israel’s
rights in Palestine.
Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2006
The president of the Azhar University, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, analyzes
the speech made by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg two months ago. Stressing that Islām is a
positively rational religion, Dr. al-Tayyib explains that reason and sharī‘ah are two
sides of the same coin. While...
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2006
“Apparently all Muslims are not terrorists; however, the truth is that the majority of terrorists are Muslims. We should confess as Muslims that terrorism has become an exclusive Islamic project for Muslim men and women,” ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Rāshid says in al-Sharq al-Awsat. In his fourth and final...
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
Dr. ‘Alī al-Sammān, the former chairman of the Azhar’s interfaith
dialogue committee, says the Arab-Israeli conflict is the root of all evil worldwide, adding that there is no clash
between religions but rather a political influence that uses religion to attain its objectives.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
The author defends the silence of the
Evangelical church over the remarks of Pope Benedict ?V? about Islām, for he believes that the People’s
Assembly is the only body that can condemn this on behalf of the Egyptian people.