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Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh remains popular despite disagreements with Sisi
Egypt
May 1, 2017
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh remains popular despite disagreements with Sisi
His attendance at several events this week indicated that Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb's popularity hasn't waned despite disagreements with…
Egypt, Al-Azhar condemn London’s deadliest terror attack in 12 years
Egypt
March 23, 2017
Egypt, Al-Azhar condemn London’s deadliest terror attack in 12 years
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry and Al-Azhar University issued statements on Wednesday night “strongly condemning” the deadliest terror attack in central London in…
Dialogue between Azhar, Vatican starts
Egypt
February 23, 2017
Dialogue between Azhar, Vatican starts
Sessions of the joint committee on dialogue between Al-Azhar and the Vatican on combating extremism and violence have started on…
Al-Azhar supports Grand Imam’s call to pay attention to democracy
Egypt
February 19, 2017
Al-Azhar supports Grand Imam’s call to pay attention to democracy
Several al-Azhar scholars have their declared support of Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayyeb’s call on the necessity of paying attention to…
Egypt condemns Russian ambassador killing, Berlin lorry attack
Egypt
December 20, 2016
Egypt condemns Russian ambassador killing, Berlin lorry attack
Al-Azhar has condemned the shooting of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov, saying in a statement on Monday, that “the prophet and…
Al-Azhar urges Myanmar to end violence against Muslim minority
Egypt
December 18, 2016
Al-Azhar urges Myanmar to end violence against Muslim minority
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb urged on Sunday the eliminatiion of injustice on the Muslim minority in Myanmar,…
Al-Azhar officially rejects pre-written sermons for Friday prayers
Egypt
July 27, 2016
Al-Azhar officially rejects pre-written sermons for Friday prayers
Al-Azhar's Council of Senior Scholars, headed by Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, has reached a consensus agreement to reject the government's…
A week on: Al-Azhar scholars’ objections to scripted Friday sermons
Egypt
July 18, 2016
A week on: Al-Azhar scholars’ objections to scripted Friday sermons
A week ago, government authorities announced the decision to make all mosque preachers deliver an identical, government-approved sermon during Friday…
Combating terrorism is the duty of all: Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh in Paris
Egypt
May 25, 2016
Combating terrorism is the duty of all: Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh in Paris
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb stated that spilling the blood of Muslims as well as non-Muslims is prohibited in Islam…
Grand Sheikh condemns ongoing slaughter in Aleppo, calls for ceasefire
Egypt
April 30, 2016
Grand Sheikh condemns ongoing slaughter in Aleppo, calls for ceasefire
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar has condemned the ongoing slaughter in the Syrian city of Aleppo as shelling and aerial…