Al-Azhar
Al-Azhar warns Iraqi government against political exclusion
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Al-Azhar warns Iraqi government against political exclusion
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has called on the Iraqi government to set fair rules for all Iraqis, warning it…
Al-Azhar cracks down scholars forging credentials
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Al-Azhar cracks down scholars forging credentials
Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb said Wednesday that the religious institution is cracking down on teachers guilty of forging Al-Azhar accreditation…
Update: Nour Party threatens to walk out on national dialogue
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Update: Nour Party threatens to walk out on national dialogue
Nour Party President Younis Makhyoun threatened to withdraw from the national dialogue session, claiming the president had ignored his party…
Opposing currents: Internal rifts may risk the credibility of Egypt’s religious institutions
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Opposing currents: Internal rifts may risk the credibility of Egypt’s religious institutions
Sheikh Shawky Ibrahim is due to begin his tenure as grand mufti in March, when the term of the current…
Al-Azhar in response to Iranian news agency: We have only one face
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Al-Azhar in response to Iranian news agency: We have only one face
In response to a report that the news conference held after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s meeting with Al-Azhar’s grand sheikh…
Alexandria court bans unofficial fatwas
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Alexandria court bans unofficial fatwas
The Alexandria Administrative Court banned Wednesday the issuance of religious edicts or fatwas from organizations with the exception Al-Azhar and…
Al-Azhar investigates allegations professor touched students
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Al-Azhar investigates allegations professor touched students
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations related to unspecified sexual harassment within Al-Azhar…
Author summoned by prosecution over Al-Azhar complaint
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Author summoned by prosecution over Al-Azhar complaint
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has summoned author Youssef Zeydan for interrogation over a complaint by Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy,…
Stronger Egypt-Iran rapproachement could be a message to third parties
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Stronger Egypt-Iran rapproachement could be a message to third parties
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s historic visit to Cairo for a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well…
Legal adviser: Morsy has no plans for Cabinet shuffle
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Legal adviser: Morsy has no plans for Cabinet shuffle
The president's legal adviser Mohamed Gadallah said Wednesday he believes the government needs a prime minister capable of responding to…