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Date of source: Thursday, November 28, 2013
Islamic and humanitarian organizations have denounced the decision of Angola to ban Islam in the country as well as demolish mosques as have appeared in news reports that were denied by Luanda. Al- Azhar has stated that it hopes that the news is incorrect. It has demanded the Angolan authorities to...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Al-Azhar has demanded a decisive international stand against Angola after the decision of the Angolan government to prohibit Muslims from practicing their religious rites as well as demolishing the mosques in Angola. Dr. Mahmūd ‘Azab, the advisor to Shaykh of Al-Azhar, has described the decision of...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Dr. Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, are on the list of the targets for murder after their participation in the meeting with political forces that announced the overthrow of President Muhammad Mursī.
Communications have been sent to the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Presidency confirmed that President Muhammad Mursi (Mūrsī) held a surprise meeting with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, and Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, at the Presidential Palace (Nāsir 'Abd al-Majīd, al-Wafd, June 19, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Residents of al-Khusūs have confirmed that the majority of the Muslims arrested have no connection to the event and were arrested unjustly after security forces stormed their homes and threatened the families with weapons.
Maj. Gen. Mahmūd Yusrī, Director of al-Qalyubia Security Department, denied...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
In a closed meeting between Azhar Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II at the cathedral, the repercussions of the latest events of violence were discussed along with possible attempts to calm the next phase.
A source of the Church revealed that the Pope has taken a surprising...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, has recommended a delegation of the Anglican Church from the United States to speak of the return to good morals during their sermons.
The Grand Shaykh discussed the Azhar’s rejection of imposing a certain doctrine through power or through...
Date of source: Friday, March 8, 2013
The Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, and the Church are working together to reinforce the concept of coexistence between Muslims and Christians. Al-Tayyīb said that the Azhar is working to establish a team from Muslims and Christians to confront fitnahs (Sanā’ Hashīsh, al-Wafd, Mar....
Date of source: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Azhar strongly denounces a Zionist officer for kicking the Holy Qur'ān and for abusing a number of Palestinian women who were preserving the Qur'ān in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque or Bayt al-Muqaddas in Jerusalem. The events were part of a series of gross violations against the people and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2013
The Azhar's Senior Scholars Authority, headed by the Grand Shaykh Ahmed al-Tayyīb, is set on Monday, February 11, 2013 to nominate the three candidates for the position of the country's muftī. The new muftī will succeed the outgoing muftī, ‘Alī Jum'ah, who is set to retire at the age of 61 in March...
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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.