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Date of source: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Chiefs of top religious institutions in Egypt dismissed accusations that they have been dragging their feet in the fight against terror or in efforts to spread the enlightened genuine image of Islam. They assert that imāms have been reiterating Islam’s renunciation of terrorism and bombings.
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2005
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayib, president of the Azhar University announced that the university’s council has decided to inaugurate a new faculty in the department of law and sharī‘a in order to teach its subjects in the English language.
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005 to Friday, July 29, 2005
The grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawī has stated that Islam is against terrorism, aggression, tyranny, destruction and the killing of innocents whether they are Muslims or of other religions.
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005
Nothing competes with the fatwa-issuing business in Egypt. Television, newspapers and the internet are stuffed with fame-craving shaykhs wrestling with differences in opinion about religious issues.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
The Azhar scholars’ front, which Dr. Tantāwi had disbanded, has re-emerged. It was a major obstacle for Dr. Tantāwi’s decisions regarding the development of educational methods at the Azhar and also for the fatwa he issues.
Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2005
The Grand Imam of the Azhar, Shaykh Tantāwī, is currently in a state of extreme distress and it clearly shows on his face. The author discusses why this might be. He says newspapers issued in Egypt with foreign licenses have been firmly instructed not to level the slightest criticism at Dr. ‘Alī...
Date of source: Sunday, July 10, 2005
I do not doubt for a single moment that Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a has been abreast in detail of the instructions given to the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, from the presidency about from the campaign of support for the president in Egyptian mosques, which,...
Date of source: Sunday, July 3, 2005
I don’t know exactly how the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, has felt when he received in his office the detailed scenario of what should be done by the Azhar culamā’ and mosque imāms appointed by the Ministry of Awqāf [endowments] in support of President Husnī Mubārak in...
Date of source: Friday, June 17, 2005
The Islamic Research Academy headed by the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, said desecration of Qur’ān is a real setback for human rights topped by freedom of creed and claims of fraternity and cooperation especially with the Islamic nation which constitutes up to quarter of...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
It is obvious from many discussions that speaking and writing about Mission is one of the most sensitive issues in Muslim-Christian understanding and easily can result in polarization, often because what would be acceptable principles or statements in one culture may not be acceptable in another...
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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.