Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb
Iraq’s Shi’ite leader Al-Sadr invites Al-Azhar for unity against Jews
Egypt
November 9, 2015
Iraq’s Shi’ite leader Al-Sadr invites Al-Azhar for unity against Jews
Muqtada Al-Sadr, one of Iraq’s influential Shi'ite leaders, has invited Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the top religious academy in the Sunni Islamic…
Al-Azhar: Caliphate rule is not an Islamic fundamental
Egypt
July 6, 2015
Al-Azhar: Caliphate rule is not an Islamic fundamental
Caliphate rule is not a pillar of Islam, but rather an organizational option, the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb…
Al-Azhar rebuffs WikiLeaks claim of institution’s dependency
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Al-Azhar rebuffs WikiLeaks claim of institution’s dependency
Al-Azhar has rejected claims of its dependency on Gulf countries as alleged by documents on the Wikileaks website, which recently…
Iraq summons Egyptian ambassador over al-Azhar’s Shia militia remarks
Egypt
March 17, 2015
Iraq summons Egyptian ambassador over al-Azhar’s Shia militia remarks
Iraq’s foreign ministry summoned on Tuesday the Egyptian ambassador to Iraq, Ahmed Darwish, in protest against the rececnt unfavorable remarks…
Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb (Part II)
Egypt
January 19, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb (Part II)
Many have blamed Muslims for the escalating waves of violence and extremism in the world.
Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb (Part I)
Egypt
January 19, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm interviews the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb (Part I)
Al-Masry Al-Youm sat down with the grand sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, tackling a wide range of issues including politics,…
Al-Azhar invites political powers to discuss charter on Egypt’s future state
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Al-Azhar invites political powers to discuss charter on Egypt’s future state
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has invited active political groups for an urgent meeting on Wednesday at his office to…