Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 2006
The author reviews the discussions in a symposium hosted by a group of senior Muslim scholars about the fatwas given recently by Hasan al- Turābī which sparked shock waves in the Muslim world as they contradicted firmly-established beliefs about the hijāb and the impermissibility of...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 23, 2006
The
author reviews the opinions of Muslim
scholars about the issue of recognizing Egyptians of
Bahā’ī faith in official documents like
identity cards as well as questions about marriage with
Bahā’īs.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 27, 2006
The author
reviews the opinion of a committee of the Azhar to ban the
publicizing of adultery-related cases amidst
outcry from media professors who assert that such a ban has not
prevented adultery in other countries.
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 2, 2006
The weekly sermon by the grand imām of the Azhar,
which focused on the
interpretation of Chapter 18, al-Kahf [The Cave] of the Holy Qur’ān,
dealt with the need for
dā‘iyas [Islamic preachers] to be equipped with knowledge and
evidence about Islam and its
morals.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 2, 2006
An attempt at dialogue between students at the Azhar and a
U.S.
delegation has ended in mutual accusations, with the Americans accusing the Azhar of increasing hatred
towards the
West and Azharites accusing the West of a war on Islam.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 12, 2006
The author tackles the criticism made by
Shaykh Yousuf al-Qaradāwī against the
Azhar for not being active in the cartoon crisis.
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 30, 2006
The Azhar has agreed in principle on the new amendment that allows the Egyptian judiciary to sue those who scorn religion abroad.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 4, 2006
In an interview with Subhī Mujāhid from Rose al-Yousuf, Shaykh Ibrāhīm ‘Atā al-Fayyoumī, secretary-general of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy, explains the real role of the Azhar and clarifies its judicial authority to confiscate books.
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 5, 2006
Shaykh ‘Umar al-Dīb, the new head of the Azhar’s Inter-Religious Committee for Dialogue between the Heavenly Religions, in an interview spoke about the tasks and the financial system of the committee.
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 2, 2006
Contrary to the expectations of many, the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a has apologized for not participating in the newly-formed Interfaith Dialogue Committee affiliated with the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy.