Tag: Grand Sheikh
Coptic church wedding shooting kills four members of same family
Richard Spencer, Cairo - 22/10/13 Four members of the same family including girl cousins aged eight and 12 were killed and 19 others injured when a ... Read More
Al-Azhar, Churches Agree: Islam Remains Source of Egyptian Law
Ahmad El-Behery, Mohammad Abdel Kader, Mohammad Gharib, Ahmad Allam & Shayma' al-Qarnashawi 25/9/2012 Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, met on the evening ... Read More
Egyptian church representatives visit Mufti and Grand Sheikh
Ahmed el-Beheri 03/11/2011 A delegation of representatives from the various Christian denominations in Egypt visited Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa ... Read More
Muslim-Christian meeting at Al-Azhar
By Hatem Khedr - The Egyptian Gazette on line 10/10/2011 CAIRO (Updated 8) - Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayyeb, who heads the highest seat ... Read More
Source: Church rejects proposed Constitutional Amendments
15/03/2011 Egypt's Orthodox Church rejects the proposed constitutional amendments which will undergo a referendum on Saturday 19 March, a church source said on Tuesday. The ... Read More
Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh satisfied with Coptic Pope’s Apology
27/09/2010 Al-Azhar spokesperson Mohamad Rifaa al-Tahtawi on Sunday announced that Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb is satisfied with an apology made by Pope Shenouda III ... Read More