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Date of source: Monday, November 3, 2003
The Azhar delivered a strong strike to the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Book Organization affiliated to it. A few days after the Ministry and the organization gave credit to the book of the poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi titled “Wasaya fi Eshq Al-Nisaa” [Commandments on Loving Women], the Islamic...
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 2003
On 19 October Prime Minister Atef Ebeid will attend the celebration that the Bar Association will throw on the occasion of “Lawyers’ Day.” The Prime Minister said that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, the Sheikh of Al Azhar and Pope Shenouda will be honored during the event.
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2003
The writer reports on the meeting between the Grand Imam Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi and Bishop Mounir Hanna, head of the Episcopal Church in Egypt and North Africa. He describes the good relation that connects Al Azhar and the church.
Date of source: Thursday, October 9, 2003
The Sheikh of the Azhar sent a message to the bishop of Canterbury to support the stance of the Episcopal Church, which rejects homosexuality and homosexual marriage. He affirmed that all divine religions agreed upon prohibiting homosexual relations.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2003
The article presents the different views of Azhar scholars on the fatwa of friend marriage that was issued by sheikh Abdel Magid Al-Zindani.
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2003
The article presents views of religious scholars on the fatwa of murder of mercy that allows stopping the use of medical equipments in cases of brain death (clinical death).
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2003
The article is an interview with the Sheikh of the Azhar about the fatwa of Sheikh Al-Esh which incriminated dealing with the Iraqi Transitional Ruling Council. He said that he canceled the fatwa because no Egyptian sheikh, including himself, has the right to give a fatwa about Iraq. He stressed...
Date of source: Thursday, August 28, 2003
The author praises President Mubarak for his role in consolidating national unity. He also praises the relation between Pope Shenouda and the Sheikh of the Azhar.
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2003
El-Geel, a weekly paper reported that the Sheikh of the Azhar calls the Minister of Culture and officials of the ministry kufar [unbelievers]. The Minister sent the Sheikh of the Azhar a letter asking him about the truth of such news. The Sheikh of the Azhar denied this and asserted he would never...
Date of source: Monday, March 27, 2006
Sawt al-Umma reports that the Shaykh of the Azhar has accepted an invitation to attend the Hanukah celebration in Egypt, while on the same day, Rose al-Yousuf publishes the Azhar’s denial of the news.
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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.