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Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 11, 2000
The Sheikh of the Azhar, wrote a letter to the Prime Minster which included the fatwa of the Azhar stating that it is not proper to charge fees to enter Mosques, whether those entering are Moslems or not, and whether they are Egyptians or not, and that the Prime Minister should implement this...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 30, 2000
The author believes the Sheikh of the Azhar’s opinion about the Al-Aqsa mosque went on the expense of his credibility. He believes that the Sheikh missed an important historical chance to reconstruct the Fiqh because of his political positions which overshadowed his Fiqh positions.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 20, 2000
The Grand Sheikh of the Azhar received the head of the Armenian Orthodox Church.
He welcomed his guest in the noble Azhar, saying "heavenly religions call for brotherhood, peace and true worship of the one God." The head of the Armenian Orthodox Church expressed his happiness for having such a...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 2000
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar is seen to dampen the zeal of those calling for tough action against Israel while the Mufti is described as being the exact opposite of the Sheikh.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 10, 2000
The Fatwa [religious decree], issued by the Islamic Research Institute, concerning the illegality of taking money for entering monumental mosques, whether the visitors are Muslims or non-Muslims, Egyptians or foreigners, was rejected by those in charge of monuments in the Ministry of Culture. They...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 3, 2000
Pope Shenouda condemned the Israeli aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque and called for the United Nations and the security Council to adopt a resolution to stop the blood shed. The Grand Imam urged "to arm Palestinians in order to be able to face Israeli violation of the Islamic holy sites."
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 2, 2000
Gamal Badawi, the editor in chief of Sout Al-Azhar resigned because the Sheikh of the Azhar did not listen to his requests regarding improvement of the conditions of those who work for the paper. Most of those who work for the paper have refused to co-operate with the new editor in chief.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2000
The banned Muslim Brotherhood put on the mask of democracy whenever it suits them and serves their purpose. The latest of these masks was the nomination of a woman in the coming elections, American style. Rose El-Youssef asked the Brotherhood’s nominee if the American style in the coming elections...
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 22, 2000
In his meeting with Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Sergi Manasarian, the Armenian ambassador in Egypt, announced that Pope Gergini [name transliterated from the Arabic], the head of the Armenian Orthodox Church, would be visiting Egypt in October.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 21, 2000
Concerted efforts to reconcile the Sheikh of the Azhar and the Scholars’ Front failed after Dr. Tantawi declared that he did not acknowledge the existence of the Scholars’ Front. On the other hand, the General Secretary of the Front said, " the existence of the Azhar Scholars’ Front is a fact that...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.