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Date of source: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, the Azhar's grand shaykh, criticized U.S. favoritism toward Israel in the Palestinian case, assuring that it will garner hatred towards the U.S. Administration's justice.
He added that the Azhar will always support Palestine and the establishment of a Palestinian State with...
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2011
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb urged world nations to vote in favor of a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly vote scheduled for Friday.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will make a formal request for the recognition of a Palestinian state during the Friday meeting.
Date of source: Saturday, September 3, 2011
Last week, Shaykh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president of the UAE and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, emphasized that conserving the rich Islamic scientific heritage and propagating it around the world are vital in promoting cultural dialogue, which, in turn, will inspire interest in...
Date of source: Monday, June 20, 2011
Several meetings were held between a group of Egyptian educated elite despite their different opinions religious and their beliefs with a number of senior scholars and intellectuals from Al-Azhar. The meeting was held due to an initiative made by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof Dr. Ahmad Al-Tayīb.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2011
The Azhar's Grand Shaykh, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb called all political powers for an urgent meeting in the Azhar's headquarter in order to reach an agreement on the Azhar's document, targeting to assure the Egyptian identity [Reviewer's Note: News story was also mentioned in al-Misrī al-Yawm Arabic,...
Date of source: Sunday, July 10, 2011
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, said that the Azhar is the only Muslim reference in the world and any other organization has no right to speak on behalf of the Azhar, even if that organization has Azhar scholars.
Date of source: Friday, June 10, 2011
Global church council delegation praised Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb's, Grand Shaykh, initiative 'Family House' and applying it in reality in cooperation with the Egyptian church to support national unity, face fitnah tā'ifīyah, and prevent religious fanaticism.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
On Wednesday, May 11, 2011 [Coptic tycoon Najīb] Sawiris asked the Azhar Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayīb in the name of Egyptian Copts to protect the country’s Coptic minority.
He further called for the establishment of a civil committee, handling issues of inter-religious conversions and for a law...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Hundreds of Copts yesterday continued their strike outside the official TV building for the third day on Cairo Nile Corniche over recent sectarian violence, as revolutionaries are planning a march in support of national unity on Friday. The message of the march will be that Muslims and Christians...
Date of source: Thursday, May 5, 2011
The Muslim Broterhood has big hopes of becoming a major and legitimate political force, though there might be a cost.
A delegation of the Muslim Brotherhood visited the Azhar's Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayīb.
He invited all Islamist movements to participate in the forthcoming conference the Azhar will...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.