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Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The Grand Imām, Dr. Ahmad al-Ṭayyib, yesterday received Shaykh Hamzah Aktan, Head of the Supreme Council for Religious Affairs in Turkey, who is currently visiting Egypt.
Among the matters they discussed was the Azhar's call for a meeting of Sunnī scholars in preparation for a dialogue meeting...
Date of source: Monday, December 20, 2010
A number of Azhar scholars have rejected an Egyptian gas company’s plan to export gas to Israel over 20 years.
Dr. Nasr Farīd Wāsil, the former Grand Muftī of Egypt, told al-Dustūr that exporting gas to Israel is a sin according to Sharī‘ah, so long as it continues its aggression and usurpation of...
Date of source: Friday, December 3, 2010
Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq held a press conference yesterday to announce the Supreme Council for Islamic Affair’s summit on the situation in Jerusalem that is to be held next February. During the conference, Zaqzūq renewed his call for Muslims to visit Jerusalem with an Israeli visa,...
Date of source: Friday, December 3, 2010
Grand Muftī Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah answered a young man’s question regarding the validity of a marriage wherein the husband is unable to sexually perform and the bride-to-be is fully aware of the situation. The Mufti responded that marriage is not merely for sexual purposes, saying that it could be for...
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2010
Mohammad ‘Alī Khayr esteems the wisdom of the new Shaykh of the Azhar, praising him for his moderate and comprehensive thoughts. First he states that Muslims should be moderate and that the sword can't be the symbol of Islam. Then he comments on Al-Azhary channel, as he considers it a kind of trade...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
After a lengthy discussion, the Islamic Research Academy decided to confiscate a number of books, including a French book on the history of religion that contained a picture of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Academy also expressed its refusal of the English version of the Qur’ān, claiming it to be...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
The author states that Dr. Khālid al-Jindī, an Islamic propagandist, affirms that it is not acceptable to repeal the accusations of Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib regarding the resources and finance of Al-Azharī TV. He also confirms that the judgement of the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar is supreme and...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
In a speech yesterday, Endowments Minster Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq criticized the Salafīs for their obsession with appearances, saying they embarrass Islam with their short jilbabs (a long, loose-fitting garment for women), hats, and flip-flops. Zaqzūq also said that all Egyptian Muslims are Salafīs...
Date of source: Monday, November 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: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Egyptian opinions varied on the annual International Religious Freedom report issued by the United States Department of State. The report claims that that minorities, such as Copts and Bahā’īs, are regularly discriminated against. Coptic activist Najīb Jabrā’īl praised the report and said that the...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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.