Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
Sayyid writes on the statements of participants in a meeting organized by Goethe Institute, the German cultural center in Cairo, who underlined the need to enhance values of tolerance as a basis for an understanding and peaceful coexistence that rests on mutual respect and justice.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Listing of articles published on the occasion of Eastern Christmas.
Date of source: Thursday, December 22, 2005
During a meeting with the Vatican’s ambassador to Egypt, Egyptian minister of awqāf [endowments], Dr. Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq stressed the need for constructive interfaith dialogue to help clear up misunderstandings about Islam and Christianity.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
An international conference on Islam in Vienna discussed in November a number of issues concerning Islam and its relation to the West. Egyptian Minister of Endowments, Dr. Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq was invited to the conference to lecture on Islam’s position on globalization.
Date of source: Thursday, November 10, 2005
The Egyptian Evangelical Church celebrated yesterday 150 years of ministry in Egypt. Guests at the celebration included a large number of Muslim clerics, who asserted that Egypt sets an example of coexistence and fraternity for the whole world.
Date of source: Monday, November 7, 2005
The Ministry of Awqāf [Religious endowments] has decided to standardize the times of Ādhān in all the mosques in Cairo.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
In preparation for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Minister of the Awqāf, Dr. Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq announced that mosques would not be a stage for electoral campaigns.
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2005
Egyptian Muslim and Coptic leaders promote brotherhood between the religions by celebrating Ramadan together.
Date of source: Friday, November 12, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq, Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments], emphasized the necessity of renewing religious discourse as compelled by changing times. He clarified that this renewal does not touch on the fundamentals of faith, but concerns matters that require progressive vision.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2004
In an interview with the Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments] Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, he answers questions about foreign interference in Islamic issues in Egypt, renewal of religious discourse.