Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 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: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 7, 1998
[also in Al-Osbua, July 6, 1998] The governor of Cairo, Abdel-Rahim Shehata, issued a decree dissolving the Azhar Ulama Front according to directions from a higher religious authority.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 8, 1998
On the 17th of July Al-Azhar will receive a delegation from the Vatican, in the first meeting between the two sides after the signing of the dialogue document between them last week.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 16, 1998
A new law allows the courts to hear cases related to Orfi-marriage, a form of marriage not recognized until now by the official authorities.