Al-Azhar

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh meets immigration minister to discuss ‘Egypt: the Beginning of the Road’ initiative
Egypt

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh meets immigration minister to discuss ‘Egypt: the Beginning of the Road’ initiative

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb received on Monday Immigration Minister Nabila Makram to discuss an initiative titled “Egypt: the Beginning…
Pope Tawadros receives Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh to celebrate Easter
Egypt

Pope Tawadros receives Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh to celebrate Easter

Pope Tawadros II received Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, along with the Al-Azhar leaders, at the papal headquarters of the…
Azhar Grand Sheikh, UN’s Guterres discuss world peace and anti-terrorism in Cairo
Egypt

Azhar Grand Sheikh, UN’s Guterres discuss world peace and anti-terrorism in Cairo

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb met on Tuesday with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during his visit to Cairo, where they…
Al-Azhar establishes unit to debate atheism
Egypt

Al-Azhar establishes unit to debate atheism

Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world’s most prestigious religious institution, announced on Friday that it would establish a unit called “Bayan”…
Egypt’s top cleric calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate
Society

Egypt’s top cleric calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top Muslim cleric has stirred up controversy after saying that polygamy is an “injustice” for women,…
Parliament member suggests amending Al-Azhar law to encourage gender equality
Egypt

Parliament member suggests amending Al-Azhar law to encourage gender equality

Egyptian parliament Mohamed Fouad submitted a draft bill with the House of Representatives to amend Law No. 103 for 1961…
President Sisi receives senior Vatican official Leonardo Sandri, discusses peace
Egypt

President Sisi receives senior Vatican official Leonardo Sandri, discusses peace

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday welcomed President of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, a representative…
Cairo hosts Dialogue of Peace and Tranquility forum
Egypt

Cairo hosts Dialogue of Peace and Tranquility forum

As part of the role played between the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates and Franciscan monks in Egypt, the “Dialogue of…
Pope Francis, Sheikh al-Tayeb make history by signing declaration for world peace
Egypt

Pope Francis, Sheikh al-Tayeb make history by signing declaration for world peace

Pope Francis, leader of the world’s Catholics and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, Head of Islam’s Sunni learning Center Al-Azhar signed the…
Pope Francis lands in UAE for historic visit
Middle East

Pope Francis lands in UAE for historic visit

Pope Francis landed in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for the first ever visit by a pontiff to the…
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