Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2005
Men from the Azhar and Copts for the first time played a role in the voting by announcing support for certain candidates.
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2005 to Friday, October 14, 2005
A law to ban female circumcision is posed for discussion and the ‘Ulamā’ seem to differ in their views on the issue.
Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2005
Well-known Muslim dā‘īya, Khālid al-Jindī, has said that exporting goods from Egypt to Israel is harām [unlawful according to Islamic sharī‘a].
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: Saturday, October 1, 2005 to Friday, October 7, 2005
Azharites are entitled to a privilege because study at the preparatory stage continues for four years, one year more than in ordinary education. Moreover, students in the Azhar have a heavy curriculum load, since they study the Azhar subjects as well as all of the education ministry curricula.
Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
The Front of Azhar Scholars contested the statement by the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar in which he said the normalization with Israel was halāl.
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
In an interview with al-Musawwar, the Commissioner for Dialogue with the Islamic World and Intercultural Dialogue at the German Foreign Ministry responds to many questions pertaining to issues of globalization and Arab-West dialogue.
Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
Interview with Islamic scholar, Dr. Zakī Badawī, a well-known voice for Islamic moderation and tolerance.