Date of source: Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Dr. Nawal Al-Saadawy said in a recent symposium: "... When I find someone fanatic for Islam... I tell him that he has inherited Islam from his father... The whole society had inherited Islam from parents... Did it study other religions in the world? I have no references, my reference is my mind....
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000
Robin Cook, the British Foreign Minister, has praised the friendship and tolerance between religions in Egypt. In a special statement to Rose El-Youssef, Cook said that he felt very comforted visiting the area of old Cairo, where mosques are so close to churches...
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 1999
Pope Shenouda III invited several government and Muslim dignitaries amongst others to the National Unity Breakfast hosted by himself at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral this week. One of the guests, Dr. Sayyed Tantawi, Sheikh of Al-Azhar congratulated Muslims and Christians on the incidence of having...
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 1999
Interview with Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of the Azhar, about a range of actual subjects in Egypt, including regulating pilgrimage, his opposition to the embargo of Iraq, religious censorship, the new magazine of the Azhar, a fatwa on taking loans, presenting religious personalities...
Date of source: Thursday, July 23, 1998
Sheik Tantawi received this week a message from Pope John Paul II on the importance of stepping up cooperation among Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 7, 1998
A comment on an agreement between pontifical council and the permanent committee for dialogue in Al-Azhar.