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Date of source: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah, for his part, urged all segments of the Egyptian society to do their national duty by actively participating in the presidential elections to be held on Wednesday (May 23) and Thursday (May 24).
Jum’ah called for respecting the will of the people and the...
Date of source: Thursday, May 10, 2012
On the other hand, the Azhar reiterated rejection against drafting any laws pertaining to regulation of work inside it away from its scholars, shaykhs and old history, adding it refuses many of the amendments submitted by Salafī lawmaker ‘Alī Qatāmish, particularly stripping the Azhar of its status...
Date of source: Friday, January 11, 2013
In his meeting with the Muftī, Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah, the Minister of Interior called for exerting all executive and public efforts to achieve safety and stability in the country.
The Minister also met with Pope Tawadros and stressed on the national role of the Egyptian Church in spreading tolerance and...
Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2012
The Azhar clerics and scholars praised the agreement brokered between Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb and representatives of political powers, MPs and heads of professional syndicates that the Azhar undertakes contacts with all Egyptian political groups to form a constituent assembly to draft a...
Date of source: Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Azhar apologized for not participating in the constituent assembly and expressed reservations over its “poor” representation in the panel after it decided to withdraw Wāsil from it.
The decision was taken during a meeting of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy under Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-...
Date of source: Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Iftā' House, which received an official request by the interior ministry asking about the urgency of growing beards as provided by the sharī'ah, said this matter should not take much of the society's time debating it, appealing for focusing on more important issues of reconstruction and...
Date of source: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Meanwhile, the Iftā' House, a Muslim authority in Egypt that gives opinions about contemporary issues based on the teachings of the Qur'ān and the Sunnah, expressed discontent over the current arguments regarding beard growing for some officers and personnel in the interior ministry. [Ahmad al-...
Date of source: Sunday, July 28, 2013
The Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb, announced his disapproval of the bloodshed and deaths that occurred yesterday (July 27) in Nasr City, Cairo. He asked the interim government for an immediate investigation into the circumstances and truths behind the events which led to dozens...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Ahmad Al-Tayyīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, began his retreat from public life at his house in Luxor, protesting the forms of violence erupted at the Presidential Palace. Al-Tayyīb left the Mashyakhat al-Azhar (Azhar’s headquarters) heading toward Luxor, as he had announced in his initiative for...
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2013
A meeting was held at the headquarters of the Azhar to discuss the implications of the attack on the Cathedral and the implications of the current surge in sectarian discord. The meeting, attended by members of the Egyptian Churches as well as Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar,...
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.