Date of source: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Grand Imām of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī is still facing a barrage of criticism because of his greeting the Israeli president in a conference on interreligious dialogue. Many people are calling for his resignation because this action means that he is no longer a representative of Muslims...
Date of source: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Great uproar was created following the publication and circulation of a photo of the Grand Imām of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī shaking hands with Shimon Peres in the Conference for inter religious dialogue that was held at the UN in New York.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
This article comments on the incident of the Grand Imām Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, shaykh of the Azhar, shaking hands with the Israeli President Shimon Peres during the Dialogue Conference held in New York.
Date of source: Monday, December 15, 2008
The following provides the transcript of an interview with Dr. Hālah Mustafá in which she discusses current affairs in Egypt and the recent character attacks she has had to endure.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
In this article Farīdah al-Zumur, a TV presenter, responds to the rumors about visiting a monastery with her grandson to be cured from cancer. Yasmīn al-Husarī further comments stressing that the age of miracles has gone.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
A Muslim girl has died from injuries sustained after jumping out of a minibus, to avoid being molested by men.
Date of source: Friday, October 31, 2008
The grand imām of the Azhar has visited Lebanon, some sources see the trip as a sign of Tantāwī’s support for the politician Sa’ad al-Hariri.
Date of source: Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Jabhah al-Dīmuqrātyah political party has held a conference to discuss Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm’s demand for a public trial, it also hosted some of the young men who were injured in the Mahallah strikes.
Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Dr. Hannā discusses religious and national identity in the context of sectarian strife in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2008
This article critiques the hold that religious institutions have over Egyptians and argues that they are an obstacle to the creation of a cohesive Egyptian identity.