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A meeting between Bishop Pachomius and Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayīb dealt with strong ties binding Muslims and Christians that was manifested in the 1919 and January 25 revolutions.
Dr. Abbass Shūman stated that the Azhar Grand Shaykh, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, issued his orders to revitalize the role of the Islamic Research Academy during the next period and develop it to be up to date with modern times (Marwā Al Bashīr, al-Ahrām, Nov. 4). Read the original text in Arabic.    
  Dr. Abāss Shūman, deputy of the Azhar,  denied claims in international media that the Azhar and the Vatican have signed an agreement to combat slavery. Shūman stated that Dr. Mahmūd ‘Azab, the representative of the Azhar in the conference that was held at the Vatican to discuss the prospects of...
Dr. Abbāss Shūman, deputy of the Azhar and member of the Supreme Scholars Council stated that if a scholar joins a political party this does not mean that the Azhar endorses this party. However, individuals are free to take part on the condition that they do not threaten the stability of Egypt and...
The Azhar issued a decision to send preaching convoys to different governorates that would, as part of its job, alert to the Shi’te danger and sectarian strife and its impact on the unity of the ummah and social stability. 
Dr. Mahmūd ‘Azab, advisor to the Azhar Shaykh for Dialogue, and Dr. Girgis Sālih from the Coptic Orthodox Church have inaugurated a branch of Bayt Al-ʿA’ila in Port Said.
The Family House initiative council will form a delegation to be co-led by Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb and acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius to meet President Mursī as soon as possible to consider measures to avoid the eruption of regrettable incidents...
Meanwhile, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb said the current fuss over Article II of the Constitution and has been subject to argument in the media is violation of the top Sunni establishment’s opinion and the points approved in the Azhar Document. “The Azhar, out of its legitimate,...
Muslims and Christians of Dahshūr, Shubrā, and other cities around Egypt welcomed Eid al-Fitr with euphoria. After the Eid prayers, imāms addressed themes of tolerance, forgiveness, being a good neighbor, and how the Prophet treated other people of the book (Marwah al-Bashīr, al-Ahrām, August 26, p...
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb said the people are choosing their president with their own free will for the first time through fair electoral process. “This is a historic day for Egypt and its people,” said Tayīb after casting his vote in the district of Heliopolis, urging voters to...

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