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Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2001
The Sheikh of the Azhar dismissed a professor in the faculty of Usul El-Din [fundamentals of religion] and a member in the Azhar Scholars Front. He considered that what the professor wrote in one of the newspapers was a defamation of his character and objected against his decisions.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 4, 2001
The article explains how religious freedom is a basis of Islamic Shari’a [law]. It mentions many Qur’anic verses which show that the Islamic Shari’a disregards every act done under force, for this does not agree with the Islamic principle of free consideration and choice.
Date of source: Friday, March 30, 2001
The article explains how religious freedom is a basis of Islamic Shari’a [law]. It mentions many Quranic verse which show that that there is no compulsion in Islam, which is based on a principle of disregarding every saying or action coming through forcing or the like.
Date of source: Friday, December 22, 2000
The deputy of the Permanent Committee for inter-Religious Dialogue of the Azhar stated that the UN is preparing the foundation of a supreme consultative council of religions which will include the heads of religions in the world. The task of the council is expected to be consulted in all decisions...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 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: Friday, May 19, 2000
Dr. Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar, told Sawt Al Azhar, after returning from Saudi Arabia, about the first time he heard about the novel" Banquet for Seaweed." He confirmed that he waited for the Ministry of Culture to bring the novel to the Azhar, but the Minister didn’t take any steps to do so.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
The Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, delivered a lecture on ijtihad [the application of the sources of Islamic law for the purpose of making an independent judgment with regards to an issue or question] before the High Council for Islamic Affairs two nights ago. Concerning...
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 1999
Interview with Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of the Azhar, about a range of actual subjects in Egypt, including regulating pilgrimage, his opposition to the embargo of Iraq, religious censorship, the new magazine of the Azhar, a fatwa on taking loans, presenting religious personalities...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Interview with sheikh Dr. Sayyed Tantawi on housing loans. In previous articles words were put in his mouth which were not true. The sheikh approves of these loans if buying that house is a necessity for his family. Loans for other purposes, such as purchasing luxuries or making financial gain are...
Date of source: Saturday, April 10, 1999 to Friday, April 16, 1999
The Sharia is based on Qur’an and Hadith. But most hathiths are very weak and probably are not even true, argues the author. The author describes differences within the Azhar.
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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.