Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2006
Political analysts and commentators raised a plethora of questions as
to the significance of the Muslim
Brotherhood’s military-style parade by masked Brotherhood members on
the campus grounds of the Azhar
University.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Egyptian police tighten their watch over foreign Azhar students for fear that
they will recruit other
students to join jihād movements.
Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2006
Hāzim ‘Abduhlists a number of Muslim and non-Muslim thinkers and writers, whom he says have launched a vicious campaign against Islām in an attempt to undermine Islamic culture and values.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
Six Muslim Brotherhood students were dismissed for forming a students union parallel to the official one at the Azhar University. Consequently, vandals from the group’s students broke into the university building and blockaded the chancellor’s bureau.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The article discusses the issue of international terrorist groups working in Egypt and provides information on the group, its leaders and its policies.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
A group of Azhar scholars declare their opinions on the Azhar
researcher’s thesis
that deemed Rose al-Yūsuf Kāfir. All scholars denounced the
Takfīr; however some
approved the negative stance on the periodical.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The crisis of the Takfīr
thesis caused by an Azhar researcher resulted in serious
discussions about the reality of academic life in
Egypt. The author of the article criticizes the Azhar’s
passiveness before the facility of judging people’s
faith.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The review depicts the corrupted atmosphere of the ManūfīyahBranch of the AzharUniversity, namely the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] where the Takfīr thesis against Rose al-Yūsuf was recently discussed. The review also states Ahmad al-Tayyib’s opinion on the matter.
Date of source: Friday, October 18, 2002
The head of the International Forum of Women in Mexico invited the head of the Azhar Committee of Inter-
religious Dialogue to attend a three-day international conference in Mexico City. The conference includes the issue
of inter-religious dialogue on its agenda.
Date of source: Saturday, October 19, 2002
The author accuses fanatics of abusing university
students? enthusiasm for Palestine and Saddam Hussein. He blames university professors for their inability of
managing dialogue with enthusiastic students. He believes that the call for allowing students to express their
enthusiasm is deceiving...