Tag:Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb

Judaism and Christianity Are Not Religions, Says Top Egyptian Cleric

By Raymond Ibrahim - Special to Coptic SolidarityAlthough many in the West insist Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are “brother” religions with a foundation to...

Christianity and Judaism Create Terrorism No Less than Islam, Says Egypt’s leading Muslim Cleric; Bemoans World’s “Double Standards” and “Islamophobia”

By Raymond Ibrahim - Special to Coptic SolidarityEgypt’s leading Muslim cleric and head of Al Azhar, Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb, recently spoke before the religious...

Al Azhar: No to Reforming “Religious Discourse”

By Raymond Ibrahim – Special for CS -Much of Al Azhar University’s curriculum is based on Islam’s ancillary books, written in the medieval era...

ISIL’s multi-pronged terror strikes kill 89 in 3 countries

ISIL’s multi-pronged terror strikes kill 89 in 3 countriesBy World TribuneJune 29, 2016Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), which promised to unleash mass...

Al Azhar: Islam Demands Theocratic Rule

Al Azhar: Islam Demands Theocratic RuleBy Raymond Ibrahim (special for Coptic Solidarity)June 30, 2016What is the role of Islam in Muslim society? Is it...

Pope and top imam embrace in historic Vatican meeting

Pope and top imam embrace in historic Vatican meetingAFPMay 23, 2016Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis embraced the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque...