Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Al-Shurūq al-Jadīdah reports on appointing ‘Abd al-Hādī al-Qasabī Shaykh of Sūfism and ‘Abd Allāh al-Husaynī president of the Azhar University.
Date of source: Monday, April 5, 2010
The Criminal Court releases 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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The Chancellor of the Azhar University, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, has been appointed assigned Grand Imām of the Azhar by a presidential ruling. As such, al-Tayyib has become the 48th Grand Imām in the history of the most prominent institution in Sunnī Islam. Al-Tayyib expressed his surprise at the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib was appointed Grand Imām of the Azhar after the death of the late Shaykh Tantāwī. The author suggests that Dr. al-Tayyib’s absence from Muslim-Christian occasions, meetings and conferences raises questions and raises doubts among Copts.
Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 2010
The Coptic Church desires certain conditions to characterize the successor of Tantāwī, in order to maintain the close relationship between the two religious institutions, al-Azhar and the Church. However, Muslim shaykhs and scholars reject the interference of the Church in determining the next...
Date of source: Sunday, February 21, 2010
An article on the new leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood and the latest crackdowns following the election of the new general guide Mohamed Badie.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Al-Kammūnī’s defense team promises surprises in the coming court session, and asks authorities to prevent Bishop Kyrillos from leaving the country before a final court ruling is issued.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Sectarian violence kills 192 people in Nigeria.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Al-Shurūq Al-Jadīd interviews Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī and asks him about the issues of the Muslim Brotherhood, Gaza and the Egyptian ruling system.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
The Azhar women students were obliged to remove their niqāb inside exams halls. Men were duly not allowed in the halls regardless of their positions.