Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 29, 2010
Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq confirmed that there are no Shiite mosques in Egypt, adding that there is no fundamental disagreement between Sunnī and Shī‘ah. Azhar Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib received invitations from Shiites to deliver speeches in Iraq and Lebanon and says that...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 16, 2010
The article talks about Pope Shenouda III’s courtesy visit to the Azhar, where he congratulated Grand Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib on the ‘Īd al-Adhá, which coincides with the Pope’s 39th anniversary of ordination. They said that the Azhar and the Coptic Orthodox Church reject calls for fitnah tā’ifīyah...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 5, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that celebrations for Pope Shenouda III’s 39th year as pope would go on as planned, despite recent threats by al-Qā‘idah. They will be held at the ‘Abbāsiyyah Cathedral next Saturday 14th. The Pope opened last Wednesday’s meeting at the Cathedral by thanking the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2010
A member of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Muhammad al-Mukhtār al-Mahdī, said that Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, received a phone call from the church requesting that he postpone the Academy’s meeting to discuss Bishop Bīshūy’s recent comments, but he refused to do so. Al-Mahdī denied...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 27, 2010
The Azhar’s statement, issued in response to Bishop Bīshūy’s offensive comments on Islam, received mixed reactions from leading Islamic figures. While some thought it was fair, others thought it should have adopted a more positive stance. Dr. Tāriq al-Bishrī even went so far as to request that the...
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 25, 2010
The Islamic Research Academy holds an urgent meeting today to discuss Bishop Bīshūy’s offensive statements about the Qur'ān and Islamic faith. The group says that Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib is outraged by the statements. Dr. Muhammad Ra‘fat ‘Uthmān claims the reason behind the current...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 17, 2010
The head of the Syndicate of Lawyers, Hamdī Khalīfah, told al-Wafd that the Grand Shaykh wanted to attend the conference but he instead had to go on a business trip to Luxor. He also said that Pope Shenouda III could not attend the conference because he was sick and was getting ready to leave for...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 15, 2010
In an interview with onislam.net, Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib said that if it weren’t for the Azhar, Bishop Bīshūy’s comments would have caused a fitnah that could have hit Egypt from Aswan to Alexandria. He added that although he hates conspiracy theories, he believes there to be...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 10, 2010
Head of the Protestant communion, Safwat al-Bayādī, announced the launch of a campaign to “put out the fire” of the current sectarian crisis between Muslims and Copts. In a statement to al-Wafd he called for a plenary session between religious and political leaders, rather than a statement for two...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 13, 2010
This article reports on the recent sectarian incidents in Isnā and Bayyādyyah.