Date of source: Thursday, August 20, 2009
The Azhar Grand Imām, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī refutes the fatwá that prohibits Muslims’ donations to build churches.
Date of source: Sunday, October 4, 2009
A conference on Muslim-Christian understanding is expected to be held in Washington. The muftī of Egypt will participate in the conference and is expected to deliver a speech in the opening session and direct a seminar on November 8.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
An Azharian of Egyptian origin creates controversy at an Islamic conference in Geneva.
Date of source: Friday, June 26, 2009
The Islamic Research Academy refused to intervene in amending the Personal
Status law of Copts. It also rejected a draft bill presented by Georgette Qillīnī** and did not discuss the
possibility of canceling hajj because of the Swine flu.
Date of source: Friday, June 19, 2009
The Coptic Orthodox Church and
the Azhar recognize the declaration of death in cases of brain and clinical deaths.
Date of source: Sunday, May 31, 2009
The church bought land and on the next day, people from a neighboring Islamic organization came with bricks and a sign announcing that the plot of land is their own property.
Date of source: Thursday, May 21, 2009
The Azhar scholars and
readers of al-Misrī al-Yawm denounce al-Qalyūbīyah governor for killing pigs in a savage way and accusing
the God’s hadds of being rigid.
Date of source: Thursday, April 23, 2009
Jerusalem is not an exclusively Palestinian issue; all Muslims are involved and
the world should recognize that fact.
Date of source: Monday, April 20, 2009
On Shamm al-Nasīm Muslim scholars call to prohibit the eating of salted mullet.
Date of source: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Islamic Azhar scholars consider the recent demands of the International Coptic Council to
abolish the second article of the Egyptian Constitution, they believe it sows sedition between Muslims and
Christians.