Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Amongst the opponents of the Niqāb is Dr. ‘Abd al- Mu‘tī Bayyūmī, the former dean of the Azhar’s Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion and a member of the Islamic Research Academy, who described the dress as the result of lack of knowledge of religion.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
The last two years witnessed increasing Western attacks on Islam. Muslim reactions, however, in many cases Muslims violent reactions, enforced the negative image of Islam. Nevertheless, some Muslim intellectuals called for peaceful reactions through changing the violent image of Islam by showing...
Date of source: Thursday, October 12, 2006
Al-Sharq al-Awsat interviews Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī, a member of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy and the former deputy head of the Religious Affairs Committee at the People’s Assembly, about a number of issues, including the controversial statement of Pope Benedict on Islam and...
Date of source:
Subtitle:Who has the right to tolerate in the religion of our God?
Who is the greatest, the Imam or
our God?An interview with Dr. Yehya Ismael, the secretary general of the
Front of Azhar Scholars,
about the battle which the front has started against the Sheikh of the Azhar, Dr. Mohammed...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 29, 1997
An interview with Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, answering questions from readers of the Katholiek Nieuwsblad, a Dutch Catholic weekly.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 1997
Subtitles:1- Dr. Tantawy: She who drew this nasty picture deserves death. The Mufti demands the Israeli government and men of religion declare their position from concerning this immoral action.2- Men of religion: "This is a declaration of war against Islam".3- Arabic newspapers: "It is the most...
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 1997
The bloc of infidelity secures its activity The
article discusses a
report by the Azhar Scholars Front attacking the well-known Islamic scholar Hassan Hanafy. Dr.
Abdel Mo’iti
Bayoumi, former dean of the prestigious Azhar College of Religious Fundamentals, had the courage
to come to
the...
Date of source: Friday, September 8, 2006
Prominent Azhar scholars express their views about forcing young girls to wear the khimār.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
The article is about a workshop on
freedom of
expression and the interference of religious men in scientific research.
Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2006
The article discusses the possibility of establishing an Islamic stock exchange based on the laws of Islam that prohibit practices harmful to society such as usury, long-term selling transactions and monopoly.