Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 1998
The conflict between Dr. Mohamed Said Tantawi, Sheikh of the Azhar, and the Azhar Scholars Front which was recently brought to court is made up of an accumulation of small problems that turned serious when other parties interfered.
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
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: Wednesday, September 9, 1998
Dr. Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, Sheikh of the Azhar, want to bring Al-Ahrar newspaper and Dr. Yahia Ismael, a professor at Azhar University and ex-head of the Azhar Scholars’ Front, in court for the above translated article in al-Ahrar of September 5.
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.
Date of source: Friday, August 21, 1998
The author asks the editor of al-Shaab not to attack important institutions of Islam such as the sheikh of the Azhar since this harms Islam.
Date of source: Friday, August 14, 1998
A heated confrontation took place between the Sheikh of the Azhar and Dr. Mustafa Imam, professor in the Faculty of Arabic Language at the Azhar University, during a press conference held by the Sheikh last Tuesday.
Date of source: Friday, August 14, 1998
The Azhar Scholars Front and the staff of the Azhar University refuted the decision to annul the Front before the administrative court.
Date of source: Sunday, August 9, 1998
[and Al-Ahrar, August 10, 1998]
Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies issues its second ’Report on the Religious Situation in Egypt’.