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Al-Azhar investigates allegations professor touched students
Egypt

Al-Azhar investigates allegations professor touched students

  Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations related to unspecified sexual harassment within Al-Azhar…
Muslim Brotherhood students to hold pro-Morsy rally Tuesday
Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood students to hold pro-Morsy rally Tuesday

The Egyptian Student Union (ESU) announced it would participate in a mass demonstration planned for Tuesday to show support for…
Al-Azhar University students demonstrate in support of Morsy
Egypt

Al-Azhar University students demonstrate in support of Morsy

Hundreds of Al-Azhar University students demonstrated on campus Monday in support of President Mohamed Morsy’s constitutional declaration and his decision…
Al-Azhar sheikh faces investigation with ‘confidence and a smile’
Egypt

Al-Azhar sheikh faces investigation with ‘confidence and a smile’

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb issued a statement on Thursday saying he welcomed investigations into charges that he had conspired…
Shater faces early hiccups on campaign trail
Egypt

Shater faces early hiccups on campaign trail

Khairat al-Shater, the Muslim Brotherhood's primary presidential candidate, held the very first rally of his campaign in front of a…
Egyptian students protest Syrian bloodshed
Egypt

Egyptian students protest Syrian bloodshed

Hundreds of students from Cairo and Al-Azhar universities protested Tuesday against the atrocities committed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime…
Al-Azhar battles on several fronts
Egypt

Al-Azhar battles on several fronts

In March 2010, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, holder of a PhD in philosophy from France's prestigious Sorbonne University, was appointed Grand Imam…
Al-Azhar staff and students to resume leadership protests after Eid
Egypt

Al-Azhar staff and students to resume leadership protests after Eid

Students and staff members at Al-Azhar University have announced that they will resume their demonstrations to demand the removal of…
Law graduates protest against colleagues inheriting top positions
Egypt

Law graduates protest against colleagues inheriting top positions

Dozens of law school graduates protested on Saturday at the Supreme Court demanding equality with chancellors' and judges' sons who…
Islamists call for release of Jama’a al-Islamiya leader
Egypt

Islamists call for release of Jama’a al-Islamiya leader

  Around 600 protesters staged a march around Tahrir Square after Friday prayers to demand the release of Sheikh Omar…
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