Al Azhar
Azhar center slams Ibrahim Eissa over Israa and Miraj remarks
Egypt
February 19, 2022
Azhar center slams Ibrahim Eissa over Israa and Miraj remarks
The Al-Azhar Global Center for Electronic Fatwas responded on Saturday to controversial remarks by journalist Ibrahim Eissa, who questioned the…
Video: Egyptian mission evacuated from Afghanistan
Egypt
August 24, 2021
Video: Egyptian mission evacuated from Afghanistan
Embassy officials, an Al-Azhar delegation, and Egyptians living in Afghanistan were evacuated and brought back to Egypt via military plane…
Al-Azhar professor Amna Nosseir says her statement about Muslim women marrying non-Muslims was misunderstood
Egypt
November 19, 2020
Al-Azhar professor Amna Nosseir says her statement about Muslim women marrying non-Muslims was misunderstood
Professor of Islamic Thought and Philosophy at Al-Azhar University Amna Nosseir says her statement about Muslim women marrying non-Muslims was misunderstood…
Grand Imam to open “Muslim Communities Congress” in UAE
Middle East
May 7, 2018
Grand Imam to open “Muslim Communities Congress” in UAE
Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb will open activities of the “International Muslims Communities Congress… Challenges and Opportunities” (IMCC) in…
Azhar, UK grow partnership for global peace
Egypt
August 16, 2017
Azhar, UK grow partnership for global peace
Grand Imam, Dr Ahmed al-Tayeb, stated on Tuesday, that Azhar is eager to communicate with global religious institutions such as…
Fatwa services now at Cairo metro stations
Egypt
July 21, 2017
Fatwa services now at Cairo metro stations
Official Spokesperson of the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operations Ahmed Abd al-Hady, announced that Azhar Islamic Research Academy’s…
Preacher: Terrorism to be confronted with weapons, not thought
Egypt
May 26, 2015
Preacher: Terrorism to be confronted with weapons, not thought
Preacher Khaled al-Guindy, who attended the relgious discourse conference recently organized by the Endowments Ministry, believes weapons and not thought,…
Beltagy blames military for Brotherhood bloodshed
Egypt
August 12, 2013
Beltagy blames military for Brotherhood bloodshed
Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed al-Beltagy said on Monday that the military intelligence is the "third party" responsible for all the…
Azhar aims to recover Quran manuscript
Archaeology
June 6, 2013
Azhar aims to recover Quran manuscript
Egypt's Al-Azhar institute said on Thursday that legal measures were underway to recover a Quranic manuscript taken from Cairo in…
Al-Azhar to issue reform document for Arab world
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Al-Azhar to issue reform document for Arab world
Al-Azhar is in the process of preparing a document that includes a vision for reforms and achieving democracy in the…