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Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
The Azhar and the Coptic Orthodox Church should coordinate their efforts to face religious tensions in Egypt, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī said in a speech delivered to the third conference of the Episcopal Church.
Date of source: Monday, October 24, 2005
The long tradition of female circumcision seems to be coming to an end, as a law banning the practice has been passed. Some members of the religious establishment have, however, expressed their reservations over the need for such a law.
Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2005
American Ambassador to Egypt, Francis J. Ricciardone met yesterday with the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī and congratulated him on the beginning of Ramadān.
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
French Foreign Minister, Philip Douste-Blazy, met yesterday with the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, and affirmed his country’s desire to promote bilateral cooperation with the Azhar.
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
The Grand Imām of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, has warmly welcomed Prince Charles’s upcoming visit to the Azhar.
Date of source: Monday, April 4, 2005
The Azhar al-Sharīf declared its support for a document on religious rights issued by a group of Christians and Muslims in the United States, calling itself “Ambassadors for Peace.” His Eminence, the Grand Imām Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, Shaykh of the Azhar, asserted his support for anyone...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
The Grand Imam of Al Azhar Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi
confirmed that the veil is an Islamic obligation and whoever denies it is considered an apostate.
During the meeting of the head authority of the International Islamic Council for Da’wa and
Relief, he said that dealing with the French veil ban...
Date of source: Friday, April 1, 2005
The Arab Team for Islamic-Christian Dialogue called for boosting the concept of Arab citizenship to overcome all obstacles
hindering Muslim-Christian coexistence in the Arab world.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
At the request of Dr. ‘Abd al-Rahmān al- ‘Adawī, the Azhar discussed the correct understanding of the term ‘anti-Semitic’. The discussion came after the emergence of the new U.S. law on anti-Semitism.
Date of source: Friday, November 23, 2001
Dr. Milad Hanna and Sheikh Fawzy Al-Zafzaf, the president of the Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue, stress the importance of the dialogue. They agree that the events of September 11 awakened the Islamic media which urges to correct the distorted image of Islam.
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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.