Al-Azhar

Al-Azhar's highest cleric has condemned what he described as brutal and barbaric Israeli assaults against Gaza. Israel said its attacks are…

The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court on Saturday sentenced 19 students, who allegedly support the Muslim Brotherhood, to five years in…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb met on Tuesday with Brazilian Ambassador Marco Brandao, who handed him an invitation from Brazilian…

Indonesia has banned Hollywood biblical epic "Noah" starring Russell Crowe, censors said Tuesday, the latest Muslim country to stop the…

Abbas Shouman, Al-Azhar undersecretary, stressed Thursday that Al-Azhar senior scholars unanimously reject displaying films that are incompatible with religious values…

Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb said that the Al-Azhar is launching a satellite channel in three months to counter radical and…

Student protesters at Al-Azhar University detained Al-Masry Al-Youm photojournalist Omar Saher Sunday during on-campus clashes between supporters and opponents of…

Qatar-based Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawy resigned from his seat at al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars Committee to protest the al-Azhar Grand Sheikh’s stance on political developments in…

Cairo’s misdemeanor court sentenced on Wednesday twelve pro-Mosry students from Al-Azhar University to 17 years in prison on charges related…

Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawky Allam has rejected removing an article in the Constitution which states that senior religious scholars…