Date of source: Friday, July 31, 1998
Dr. Mohammed Nail Al-Sawaf, the oldest living Azhar scholar, gives an interview on the current problems of the Azhar.
Date of source: Thursday, July 23, 1998
Sheik Tantawi received this week a message from Pope John Paul II on the importance of stepping up cooperation among Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Monday, July 27, 1998
An extensive feature on the market for religious audio tapes.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 28, 1998
Al-Azhar Internet site contains Qur’anic verses that are full of mistakes.
Date of source: Thursday, July 23, 1998
Sheik Mohammed Tantawi nominated Sheikh Fawzi El-Zefzaf, deputy chairman of the Azhar, to be the new head of the Front of Azhar scholars after Cairo governor Abdel-Rehim Shehata ordered the dissolution of the 15-man board of directors of the Front.
Date of source: Thursday, July 16, 1998
Members of founding committee of the International Islamic Council for Daawa and Aid ask for a united position against the Israeli Judaization of Jerusalem and the American Freedom from Religious Persecution Act.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 21, 1998
The Governor of Cairo issued a decree dissolving the Azhar Scholars Front due to a direct request from the Sheikh Al-Azhar. The front has been explicitly opposing the Sheikh Al-Azhar for many reasons including his meeting with Israel’s Grand Rabbi and reducing the time of the Azhar secondary...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 7, 1998
A comment on an agreement between pontifical council and the permanent committee for dialogue in Al-Azhar.
Date of source: Monday, July 13, 1998
After the Muslim public thought that the match between the Grand Imam and the scholars’ front has reached its end by the annulment of the front, they now discover that a battle has ended but that the war goes on.
Date of source: Thursday, July 2, 1998
The Azhar restoration was completed at the cost of LE 50 million and will be opened by president Mubarak.