On June 14, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, spoke to the UN Security Council, to which he had been invited as an honored guest, on the “peace” and “tolerance” that, he said, had always characterized Islam. It was quite a performance. You can find out more about it here: “Antisemitic Grand […]
Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb’s Twelve Minutes of Hate Toward Israel and Jews at the UN Security Council
Apparently Ismail Haniyeh and Marwan Barghouti were otherwise occupied, so the UN Security Council invited the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, to address that august body on “tolerance” and “human fraternity.” It was quite a notable speech, though not in the way the Security Council intended. More on Al-Tayeb’s dozen minutes […]
Grand Imam of al-Azhar to Pope Francis: ‘Islam is a religion of peace and equality’
“The Prophet said, ‘War is deceit.’” (Bukhari 4.52.269) “Grand Imam Lectures Francis On ‘True’ Islam,” by Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, November 4, 2022: MANAMA, Bahrain (ChurchMilitant.com) – The grand imam of Al-Azhar offered a robust defense of “true” Islam before Pope Francis at the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue on the first day of the pontiff’s apostolic journey to […]
Al-Azhar calls for new law criminalizing ‘Islamophobia’
Al-Tayeb says that he doesn’t hold Christ responsible for massacres by Christians. But that is not an exact analogy, because there are no massacres by people who are screaming “Jesus is Lord” as they kill, and there are no teachings of Christ calling for violence. Meanwhile, his claim that “Islam rejects violence among people of […]
Pope Francis celebrates ‘unity in diversity’ as Muslim persecution of Christians escalates worldwide
Few Christians in the West say anything about the Muslim persecution of Christians, and those who do generally ignore the root causes of that persecution. They don’t want to harm the “Muslim-Christian dialogue” in which they place so much hope, and which has not saved one single Christian from being murdered. Robert McManus, Roman Catholic […]
France’s Foreign Minister in Egypt: ‘I have emphasized, and emphasize here the deep respect we have for Islam’
Le Drian is visiting with Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb. French President Emmanuel Macron is also endeavoring to calm Muslim sensibilities following protests worldwide by tens of thousands of Muslims, as well as “intense boycotting campaigns of French products across the Arab and Muslim world.” Macron, in an […]
Al-Azhar grand imam says man who beheaded teacher doesn’t speak for Islam, but warns against ‘insulting religions’
Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, said: “I declare that Islam, its teachings and its Prophet are innocent of this wicked terrorist crime….At the same time, I emphasize that insulting religions and attacking their sacred symbols under the banner of freedom of expression is an intellectual double standard and an open invitation to hatred.” No […]
Sheikh of al-Azhar: Burning the Qur’an is an act of terrorism
Al-Tayeb’s words here are carefully chosen. If ever challenged as to whether he condemns terrorism, he can say, why, yes, of course he does, with this in mind. Meanwhile, he can participate with his friend Pope Francis in interfaith counterterror efforts, working to get blasphemy against Islam included in definitions of terrorism accepted among non-Muslims. […]
Pope embraces imam who has endorsed jihad suicide attacks against Jews and wants converts to Christianity killed
Pope Francis and the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb, early this year published “A Document On Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together,” and it’s as filled with falsehoods and wishful thinking as one would expect coming from a practiced deceiver such as el-Tayeb and someone so eager to be deceived as Pope […]
Vatican creates special committee to promote document on dialogue with Islam accused of “devaluing person of Jesus”
“The Vatican has created a special committee to draw out the principles contained in the controversial Abu Dhabi document, signed last February by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar.” This joint declaration is entitled “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together”; its utopian aim is world peace. This Abu […]