Al-Azhar
Al-Azhar halts dialogue with Vatican over pope’s statements
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Al-Azhar halts dialogue with Vatican over pope’s statements
Al-Azhar University indefinitely suspended its interfaith dialogue with the Vatican on Thursday in response to Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on…
Al-Azhar scholars: Ousting of Tunisian president permissible in Islam
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Al-Azhar scholars: Ousting of Tunisian president permissible in Islam
Islamic Law states that obedience to people in charge is not an absolute precept but rather one that is tied…
Al-Azhar condemns ‘western interference’ in Arab internal affairs
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Al-Azhar condemns ‘western interference’ in Arab internal affairs
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb on Monday criticized what he called "European interference" in the internal affairs of Arab…
Al-Azhar resorts to popular televangelist to renew religious discourse
Egypt
January 5, 2011
Al-Azhar resorts to popular televangelist to renew religious discourse
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb met with popular Egyptian Muslim televangelist Amr Khaled at the Al-Azhar headquarters to discuss…
Tensions rise over pope’s statements on Alex church bombing
Egypt
January 3, 2011
Tensions rise over pope’s statements on Alex church bombing
The Vatican criticized Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb following his rejection of Pope Benedict XVI’s statement urging world leaders to…
Update: Foreign hands behind Alex church attack, say officials
Egypt
January 1, 2011
Update: Foreign hands behind Alex church attack, say officials
The terrorist attack on an Alexandrian church which left 21 people killed and another 43 injured was part of a…
Al-Azhar proposes 15-year prison sentence for Quran print errors
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Al-Azhar proposes 15-year prison sentence for Quran print errors
Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy on Thursday proposed a new law mandating 15-year jail terms for printing and publishing houses found…
Trial postponed for suspect involved in 2005 tourist attacks
Egypt
December 23, 2010
Trial postponed for suspect involved in 2005 tourist attacks
An Egyptian court on Thursday postponed to 14 February the trial of Reda Sayyid Ali, the Egyptian suspected of involvement…
Al-Azhar chief: Sectarian tension in Egypt founded on ‘rumors’
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Al-Azhar chief: Sectarian tension in Egypt founded on ‘rumors’
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb said on Sunday that the existence of sectarian tension in Egypt amounted to nothing…
Al-Azhar: US, Israel, ignorance behind sectarian tension in Egypt
Egypt
November 11, 2010
Al-Azhar: US, Israel, ignorance behind sectarian tension in Egypt
The US, Israel and ignorance of religious teachings were the chief reasons behind the recent bout of tension between Egypt's…