Al-Azhar
Al Azhar Grand Imam meets UAE media delegation, lauds UAE funded projects, new UAE anti-discrimination law
Egypt
August 8, 2015
Al Azhar Grand Imam meets UAE media delegation, lauds UAE funded projects, new UAE anti-discrimination law
Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed El-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, received a media delegation from the United Arab Emirates headed by His…
Al-Azhar condemns southeast Turkey’s bombings
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Al-Azhar condemns southeast Turkey’s bombings
Al-Azhar has condemned the terrorist bombings which occurred on the Turkish border district of Suruc in the southeastern province of…
Sisi reiterates need for better understanding of Islam
Egypt
July 14, 2015
Sisi reiterates need for better understanding of Islam
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has renewed his call for revolutionizing the understanding of Islam to counter terrorist and extremist thought,…
Al-Azhar: Caliphate rule is not an Islamic fundamental
Egypt
July 6, 2015
Al-Azhar: Caliphate rule is not an Islamic fundamental
Caliphate rule is not a pillar of Islam, but rather an organizational option, the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb…
Al-Azhar rebuffs WikiLeaks claim of institution’s dependency
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Al-Azhar rebuffs WikiLeaks claim of institution’s dependency
Al-Azhar has rejected claims of its dependency on Gulf countries as alleged by documents on the Wikileaks website, which recently…
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar: We were the first to call for renewing Islamic thought
Egypt
June 3, 2015
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar: We were the first to call for renewing Islamic thought
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, at a meeting with intellectuals and scholars dedicated to the ways tofprotecting the…
Special Report: Egypt deploys scholars to teach moderate Islam, but skepticism abounds
Egypt
May 31, 2015
Special Report: Egypt deploys scholars to teach moderate Islam, but skepticism abounds
In his battle against militant Islam, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is relying not just on bomber planes and soldiers…
Al-Azhar makes international call to help Myanmar’s Muslim migrants
Egypt
May 19, 2015
Al-Azhar makes international call to help Myanmar’s Muslim migrants
Al-Azhar has called upon the international community to rescue Rohingya Muslims migrating by sea from Myanmar, but who have been…
Al-Azhar’s Sheikh: Jihad not limited to battlefield
Egypt
April 9, 2015
Al-Azhar’s Sheikh: Jihad not limited to battlefield
The Islamic concept of “Jihad” has been misused for the alleged goal of establishing an “Islamic caliphate”, while the concept…
Al-Azhar demands cancelling TV show for attacking Islam
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Al-Azhar demands cancelling TV show for attacking Islam
In an official letter to the General Authority for Investment (GAFI), al-Azhar has called for the suspension of a controversial…