Al-Azhar

The statement from Al-Azhar senior scholars on verbal divorce came after a in-depth study, said advisor to the grand imam…

The Council of Senior Scholars, the top body of Al-Azhar Institution, made a decision about the verbal divorce case on…

The Council of Senior Scholars, the top body of al-Azhar institution, convened in an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss…

An Egyptian box office hit that highlights the religious establishment's cosy relations with the state has provoked a backlash from…

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's latest statements to Egypt's Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb have publically revealed disagreement and tension between…

Al-Azhar has condemned the shooting of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov, saying in a statement on Monday, that “the prophet and…

The Endowments Ministry has backtracked on its recently announced policy of enforcing pre-written Friday sermons in mosques across Egypt.On Thursday,…

Egyptian authorities said on Tuesday that Muslim clerics will be required to read out identical pre-written weekly sermons as part…

The appearance of brightly colored copies of the Quran in markets this Ramadan has caused a stir in religious circles,…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb met with delegation from the Egyptian community in Paris on Sunday, the final official event…