22. Step forward in Islam-Vatican relations
Date of source: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Various responses to the Vatican's initiative to hold inter-religious dialogue meetings with Muslims are detected. Some described the initiative as a positive step towards Islam-West understanding; others condemned the notion of inter-religious dialogues in the first place, believing that dialogue...
9. "My office is open for everyone protesting my Fatwás," T&#803ant&#803awi says
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2007
The Azhar Scholars Front has declared a trend of responding to Shaykh of the Azhar's most controversial Fatwás.
36. The Community Council in Alexandria accuses two Azhar lecturers of insulting Christianity
Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2007
The Community Council in Alexandria calls for two Azhar lecturers to be interrogated for offending Christianity.
30. Cultural and human cooperation between the Azhar and Franciscan monks
Date of source: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
'Ulā Muṣṭafá 'Āmir reports on the statements of Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, the grand Imām of the Azhar, about his willingness to hold meetings with leaders of the Franciscan monastic order to discuss means of mutual cultural and human cooperation.
29. Dr. Tharwat Qadis: Islam and Christianity meet in 80% of their principles and thoughts
Robier al-Fāris interviews Rev. Dr. Tharwat Qādis, the first Egyptian pastor in the German Evangelical Church and professor of Dialogue at both the University of Frankfort and the Evangelical Theological Seminary, who spoke about his experience in inter-religious dialogue meetings.
13. Azhar Scholars Front asks grand Imam of forgiveness and begs him to end alienation
Sunhī Mujāhid reviews a statement released by the currently-banned Azhar Scholars Front, in which the front asked the grand imām of the Azhar to put an end to the prolonged period of alienation between the Azhar and the front.
7. A parliamentary inquiry into the chaos of satellite Fatwás: conflict of shaykhs in the parliament
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2007
In the article, a parliamentary member has launched an inquiry into the Prime ministry for not curbing what he described as chaos of Fatwás on satellite channels as well as in state religious institutions.
6. The brains' manipulators
The following text presents a number of the most popular Islamic Dā'iyahs in the modern time.
26. Pope Shenouda and the health scare
The Egyptian press continues to focus on the health condition of the ailing head of the Coptic Orthodox Church who celebrated the 36th anniversary of his consecration in the See of Saint Mark.
11. More discussions on the chaos of Fatwás
Date of source: Monday, November 19, 2007
The press review detects the ongoing discussions in Egyptian press on the chaos of Fatwás, especially the reactions to the recent Fatwá of the Egyptian Muftī Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah who refused to consider the Egyptian young men who drowned on the Italian cost to be martyrs.