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Date of source: Saturday, July 3, 1999
Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, sent the American Freedom of Religious Persecution Law to the Islamic Research Institution in order to discuss it and take a decision about it. This law allows the American government to create the function of a traveling ambassador to travel to...
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 1999 to Friday, May 21, 1999
Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, met with Daniel Kurtzer, the US Ambassador to Egypt. They discussed the Kosovo crisis and Tantawi thanked the ambassador for the US efforts for the rights of the Kosovars. They also discussed the Palestinian issue. During the meeting the ambassador...
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 1999 to Friday, May 21, 1999
The polemic continues as regards the issue of the Prayer for the Absentee. According to Sayyed Tantawi, the Sheikh Al-Azhar, there is no need for a prayer for the martyrs who are absent. However this issue has provoked many of the Sheikh’s opponents who are accusing him of mixing politics with...
Date of source: Saturday, May 1, 1999 to Friday, May 7, 1999
Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Al-Azhar Sheikh, in his conversation with Professor John Esposito, an visiting American orientalist, affirmed that in Egypt the relationship between Muslims and Copts is a relationship of one nation and all that are equal in their rights and obligations.
Date of source: Monday, December 28, 1998
Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Sheikh Al-Azhar has been much opposed by more conservative or radical Muslims. Examples are given.
Date of source: Monday, November 30, 1998
Dr. Soad Ibrahim Saleh, professor of jurisprudence and head of the jurisprudence department in the Faculty of Islamic Studies and Dean of the Arabic and Islamic Studies department at Sadat City, is attempting to be a mufti for women’s issues.
Date of source: Monday, October 19, 1998
It is natural that men of the Christian faith would talk on the occasion of the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ. However, this time we find Mohammad Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of the Azhar, who has talked about what God has said in the Holy Qur’an about Christ.
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: Monday, September 7, 1998
If Copts do not agree on using the Canon Law of the Coptic Orthodox Church for inheritance issues, they can resort to the Sharia, Islamic law. Many, writes Rose el-Yousef, do.
Date of source: Monday, August 17, 1998
Dr. Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar Mosque, denounced the explosions that took place lately in the American Embassies and said that this is a result of America giving refuge to terrorists.
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.