Date of source: Wednesday, April 4, 2007
‘Arif al-Dubays writes about the contradictory decisions of the grand imām at the Azhar.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 4, 2007
‘Arif al-Dubays comments on Ṭanṭāwī’s contradictory decisions.
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā, the secretary general of the International Muslim Scholars’ League criticizes the random fatwás and promises a strong resistance to Christianization.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Jamāl As‘ad discusses the constitutional amendments and how they would put an end to the concept of the religious state.
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
Amāl Mu‘awad writes about the Azhar Committee for Dialogue among Religions.
Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2007
Vatican sources announced yesterday that the expected meeting between the Shaykh of the Azhar and Vatican pope has been cancelled.
Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2007
Egyptian intellectuals respond to an offensive cartoon depicting the grand imām of the Azhar dressed in papal robes with a cross in his hand published by an independent newspaper as a sign of protest to his potential visit to the Vatican.
Date of source: Monday, March 26, 2007
The visit of the shaykh of the Azhar to the Vatican has been postponed. The article questions why the visit has been delayed and highlights the Egyptian media’s portrayal of the upcoming meeting.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The shaykh of the Azhar asserted that he did not send any letters asking Pope Benedict to apologize for his remarks during a speech in Germany, and indicated that he could not judge Pope Benedict because the pope said that he did not mean to be offensive.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Following the publication of ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ the ‘Lost Tomb of Jesus’ provoked further uproar among Christians. The documentary, realized by a Jewish director, is rejected by the church in Egypt and described as a conspiracy to destroy the church and Christianity.