Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2009
In response to a question regarding Sayyid al-Qimnīreceiving the State Award, Dār al-Iftā’ prohibits honoring whoever attacks Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 27, 2009
Shaykh Jamāl Qutb calls for attaching a private Coptic-administered school to Azhar and the reactions of Copts.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2009
The author comments on articles from the Egyptian press this month, in particular stories about houses of worship and the unified law for houses of worship and the second anniversary of the constitutional amendments.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 10, 2008
The Islamic thinker Jamāl al-Bannā has issued a number of controversial fatwás recently. In this article Muslim scholars criticize al-Bannā and question his credentials.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 19, 2007
In the article, Azhar scholars have confirmed a Fatwá of Shaykh Farahāt al-Munajjī that a Muslim man is prohibited to get married to a Jewish woman.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 2007
Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran’s statement provokes hostile reactions from some Muslim and Azhar figures in Egypt. The cardinal stated that the “absolute interpretation” of the Qur’ān makes dialogue between Islam and Christianity difficult.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 28, 2007
Shaykh Qutb called for the Azhar to return to its fundamental role as a religious institution, uninvolved in politics.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 2007
The article describes the outcomes of a recent seminar in which a number of Muslim scholars discussed the application of Riddah in Islam.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 2007
The author discusses the different opinions concerning applying Ḥadd al-Riddah through interviews with different Islamic thinkers and scholars.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 8, 2007
Shaykh Jamāl Quṭb calls for equality between the Azhar and the church and for the Shaykh of the Azhar to be elected in the same fashion that the Vatican cardinals do with the Vatican pope.