Al-Azhar

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has begun contacting political parties, Al-Fagr reported Saturday, in an attempt to hold a joint…

Al-Azhar has received several requests from university professors and some members of the Islamic Research Complex to annul Qatar-based Egyptian…

The Egyptian Dar al-Ifta, an educational institute founded to represent Islam, warned on Monday against what it described as “the…

A statement issued by the Muslim Brotherhood said the group will not offer its opinion on initiatives proposed for the…

Dubai has named the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Islamic figure of the year.   The decision was approved…

Clashes erupted before Friday prayers between hundreds of residents of the Gamaliya neighborhood and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy…

Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy has said it is prohibited to attack army and army forces or facilities, hours after seven…

Al-Azhar sent an official letter to the Shura Council on Wednesday to state that three of its representatives had resigned,…

Egypt's most senior Muslim cleric, a leading voice of mainstream Sunni Islam across the Middle East, has condemned Shiites for…

Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah approved on Monday the Supreme State Funds Prosecution’s decision to keep a file open regarding charges…