With the passing of Sheikh Tantawi as Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar we at Arab West Report have had opportunity to remember him through several interactions which took place between him and our editor-in-chief, Cornelis Hulsman, who often conducted interviews with him on behalf of various delegations. These anecdotes are supplied by Hulsman, and references to full reports are provided in parentheses, all of which are available at www.arabwestreport.info.