Al-Azhar
Azhar says tattoos are permitted in two cases
Life & Style
August 18, 2021
Azhar says tattoos are permitted in two cases
The Fatwa Center of Al-Azhar, the top institution in the world of Sunni Islam, said that tattoos may be permissible…
Al-Azhar: A Gate to Muslim Unity
Featured Opinion
July 8, 2021
Al-Azhar: A Gate to Muslim Unity
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, both the mosque and the university, are often seen as a distinguished part of contemporary Islamic history. The…
Opinion | A Testimony to ‘A Thorny Path’: The story of the human fraternity journey
Opinion
July 7, 2021
Opinion | A Testimony to ‘A Thorny Path’: The story of the human fraternity journey
As president of Al-Azhar University, I was honored to attend some of the meetings between Professor Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam…
Al-Azhar official criticizes portrayal of Kaaba in Fortnite game
Egypt
June 30, 2021
Al-Azhar official criticizes portrayal of Kaaba in Fortnite game
The Director of the Al-Azhar International Center for e-Fatwa Osama al-Hadidy criticized the Kaaba’s appearance in the multiplayer video-game Fortnite,…
Egyptian parliament submits draft law to regulate ‘fatwas’
Egypt
June 27, 2021
Egyptian parliament submits draft law to regulate ‘fatwas’
Over 60 members from the House of Representatives submitted a draft law to regulate ‘fatwas’ and ban the issuance of…
Renowned Salafi sheikh accused of marrying 20 girls, money laundering
Egypt
June 17, 2021
Renowned Salafi sheikh accused of marrying 20 girls, money laundering
Egyptian lawyer Hany Sameh has filed a claim with the Public Prosecutor’s office against the renowned Salafi preacher Mohamed Hussein Yaqoub,…
Al-Azhar Observatory condemns raising of rainbow flag by US embassy in Bahrain
Egypt
June 11, 2021
Al-Azhar Observatory condemns raising of rainbow flag by US embassy in Bahrain
Egypt’s Al-Azhar Observatory for Countering Extremism has condemned the raising of the rainbow flag representing the LGBT community by the…
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar calls on people of the world to support Palestinians
Egypt
May 16, 2021
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar calls on people of the world to support Palestinians
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb on Saturday urged the international community to support the Palestinian people in their…
Al-Azhar says Sharia does not support recruiting females into military service
Egypt
May 11, 2021
Al-Azhar says Sharia does not support recruiting females into military service
The Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars has responded to calls to include females into military service, stressing that “the recruitment…
Al-Azhar condemns Islamic State murder of coptic man in North Sinai
Egypt
April 20, 2021
Al-Azhar condemns Islamic State murder of coptic man in North Sinai
Al-Azhar, the top institution in the world of Sunni Islam, condemned on the Islamic State’s murder of a Coptic Egyptian…