Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb received a phone call on Tuesday (July 3) from President Muhammad Mursī who stressed utmost appreciation for the Azhar, its shaykh and top scholar and expressed discontent about the conduct of the presidential protocol officials during Mursī’s appearance at Cairo University. [Marwah al-Bashīr, al-Ahrām, July 4, p. 1] Read text in Arabic 

Shaykh Tayīb had withdrawn from the ceremonies “out of keenness on the Azhar’s dignity” after he found out that there was no place reserved for him among VIP seats in the front row. [Khālid Mūsá, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, July 4, p. 1] Read text in Arabic