Date of source: Friday, May 13, 2005
Grand Imam of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, said if a woman wore the niqāb to cover her face with the aim of committing a murder or intimidating the innocent civilians, God would double her punishment because in this case she is like a hypocrite that pretends piety while concealing...
Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 2004
The Administrative Court scheduled May 4 to start looking into a complaint raised by lawyer Nabih Al-Wahsh, requesting stripping the sheikh of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, of his membership in the Islamic Research Institute, as a step towards suspending him. Al-Wahsh mentioned his...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
Last week’s conference held by the Ibn Khaldoun Center
for Development Studies on "Islam and reform" has triggered a deep crisis between the Center and
Grand Imam of the Azhar Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi following his remarks hitting at the
conference.
Date of source: Monday, January 19, 2004
Gihan Al-Husseini, a journalist of Asharq Al-Awsat, sent a message to the
Editor- in-Chief of Al-Usboa, complaining of the offensive treatment she received from Dr.
Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar, who she claims insulted her very badly during
an interview.
Date of source: Monday, January 26, 2004
The article is a comment
on news reported by both the London-based newspaper of Al-Hayat and Al-Usboa about the offense
the Grand Imam directed to Mrs. Jihan Al-Husseini, a journalist at Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper,
while she was interviewing him.
Date of source: Friday, January 28, 2005
The Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, asserted in his meeting with a delegation from the US National Council of Churches (USNCC) that ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires restoring the Palestinian rights.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
A senior official of the Azhar denied yesterday that there are any plans for passing a new law concerning electing the Grand Imam of the Azhar. He added that this issue was only discussed by the mass media.
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of the Azhar, formerly Egyptian Mufti , compared the US invasion of Iraq to the liberation of Mecca in an interview with the Al-Hurra channel last week. He explained that US forces came to aid the people of Iraq and rescue them from the tyranny,...
Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 2004
The Grand Imam of the Azhar, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, has once submitted a draft law to the People’s Assembly on the development of the Azhar but the top Muslim Imam was not aware then that he was treading on a landmine. A fierce campaign of opponents have accused him that he wants to...
Date of source: Monday, December 24, 2001
The author agrees with the opinion given in respect of attacking Israeli civilians by the Sheikh of the Azhar rather than with the opinions given by the Mufti of Egypt. He agrees with the Sheikh of the Azhar because he gave his opinion a political dimension and took into consideration the...