Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 1999
It seems that extremist groups have managed to infiltrate again into university using the atmosphere of freedom. They are trying to impose their extreme ideas by stopping all the activities of university students.
Date of source: Monday, March 8, 1999
The fate of the new Personal Status Law depended over the last few days on the juridical approval of Sheikh Al-Azhar, Dr. Mohammed Sayed Tantawi. The law was amended in a series of meetings of the Jurisprudence Research Committee affiliated to Mogamma` Al-Buhouth Al-Islameyya (Islamic Research...
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 1999
Ahmed Omar Hashim accused an Egyptian TV serial of doing harm to Muslim scholars.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 24, 1999
The Grand Imam of the Azhar is a respectable scholar and a shrewd jurist who opens his heart to different opinions. He welcomes a dialogue with anyone on condition that he sticks to the rules of dialogue.
Date of source: Saturday, November 14, 1998
A new attempt has been made to falsify the Holy Qur’an on the Internet. Verses were made claiming that Muslims have been lead astray, and false sayings are attributed to Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 10, 1998
Attempts were made by the wife of a current minister to pressure the university’s dean to change the regulations for the sake of a German language teacher Ulrika Aras.
Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 1998
The Syndicate of the ’Usraf1 celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the October War in the city of Ras Ghareb. The celebration was attended by a large number of citizens from both the Christian and Muslim faiths transforming the occasion into a show of mutual love between Muslims and Christians...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 14, 1998
"There is no such word like religious oppression in Egypt because it is the country of tolerance," said Ahmed Omar Hashem, chief of the prestigious Al-Azhar University.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 1998
The conflict between Dr. Mohamed Said Tantawi, Sheikh of the Azhar, and the Azhar Scholars Front which was recently brought to court is made up of an accumulation of small problems that turned serious when other parties interfered.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 4, 1998
The Azhar’s web site is full of spelling mistakes in the Qur’anic verses.