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Women’s rights in Islam: Fighting for equality before the law
Features/Interviews
May 23, 2020
Women’s rights in Islam: Fighting for equality before the law
In countries that practice Islamic law, legal reforms to advance the status of women tend to fail due to hard-liners…
Muslims must perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at home: Al-Azhar
Life & Style
May 17, 2020
Muslims must perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at home: Al-Azhar
Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholar Authority on Sunday has decreed that, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, all Muslims must perform the Eid…
Prayer for Humanity initiative gains worldwide support
Society
May 13, 2020
Prayer for Humanity initiative gains worldwide support
The Higher Committee for Human Fraternity (HCHF) in an online press conference held on Tuesday announced the details of its…
Fasting strengthens the immune system against coronavirus
Health & Fitness
April 30, 2020
Fasting strengthens the immune system against coronavirus
Both Egypt’s top religious authority, Al-Azhar, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have said that there is so far no…
Al-Azhar expresses concern over violence against Muslims in India
Society
February 29, 2020
Al-Azhar expresses concern over violence against Muslims in India
Egypt’s Al-Azhar institute, the Islamic world’s top Sunni religious institution, expressed deep concern on Saturday over escalating violence in India…
Cairo University President’s stance on renewing religious discourse echoed in France: ambassador
Egypt
February 18, 2020
Cairo University President’s stance on renewing religious discourse echoed in France: ambassador
French ambassador to Cairo Stephane Romatet has praised President of Cairo University Mohamed Othman al-Khosht’s stance on renewing religious discourse,…
Cairo University president says his speech on renewal of religious discourse cut off
Egypt
January 30, 2020
Cairo University president says his speech on renewal of religious discourse cut off
President of Cairo University Mohamed al-Khosht said recently in a statement on Facebook that part of his talk was cut…
Endowments Ministry says respects judicial ruling on niqab ban
Egypt
January 28, 2020
Endowments Ministry says respects judicial ruling on niqab ban
Egypt’s Endowments Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed al-Qady has said that the ministry will respect the rulings of the judiciary, following the…
Renewing religious discourse essential to saving Muslims: Sisi
Society
January 28, 2020
Renewing religious discourse essential to saving Muslims: Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday said that several years ago he had called on religious institutions, foremost among…
Egypt’s Azhar warns of extremist books on Amazon
Egypt
December 18, 2019
Egypt’s Azhar warns of extremist books on Amazon
Egypt’s Azhar Observer for Combating Terrorism warned on Wednesday that according to a report published by UK news website “The…