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French envoy greets Azhar Imam on advent of Ramadan
Egypt

French envoy greets Azhar Imam on advent of Ramadan

CAIRO, March 10 (MENA) – French Ambassador in Cairo Eric Chevallier greeted Grand Imam of al Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb on…
No evidence on FGM obligation in Quran: researcher
Egypt

No evidence on FGM obligation in Quran: researcher

Islam’s holy book the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah [sayings and traditions] have no evidence on the obligation to…
Muslims may eat dogs and cats: former Azhar official
Egypt

Muslims may eat dogs and cats: former Azhar official

  Former Head of al-Azhar’s Fatwa Committee Abdel Hameed al-Atrash proclaimed that Muslims may kill and eat cats and dogs,…
Equating inheritance between sexes is forbidden: Grand Mufti
Society

Equating inheritance between sexes is forbidden: Grand Mufti

Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam stressed that equating the inheritance between men and women is against Islamic Sharia (law), as…
Azhar launches campaign aiming to prevent divorce in Egypt
Egypt

Azhar launches campaign aiming to prevent divorce in Egypt

  The Azhar Institution and Azhar’s Global Center for Online Fatwa launched a campaign titled “Wa Ashrohn Belmaarouf” (Live Together…
Azhar denounces Geert Wilders’s cancelled contest for prophet Muhammed cartoons
Egypt

Azhar denounces Geert Wilders’s cancelled contest for prophet Muhammed cartoons

  Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayyib met with the Dutch ambassador in Cairo Laurens Westhoff on Monday to discuss a…
Azhar’s first mixed gender, religious singing group aims to change perception of sex segregation
Culture

Azhar’s first mixed gender, religious singing group aims to change perception of sex segregation

What started off as a personal dream for the President of Azhar’s Activity Committee Ebtissam Zeidan became a reality. Thanks…
Islam allows women to propose to ‘good’ men: Azhar cleric
Life & Style

Islam allows women to propose to ‘good’ men: Azhar cleric

A high-ranking cleric and member of the Fatwa committee of the Sunni world’s main Islamic institution Al-Azhar Ahmed Refa’at said…
Al-Azhar International Conference kicks off to back Jerusalem, Arab identity
Egypt

Al-Azhar International Conference kicks off to back Jerusalem, Arab identity

The Al-Azhar International Conference to Support Jerusalem kicked off on Wednesday and will be going on for two days, with…
Minister decision to unify prayer calls stirs controversy
Egypt

Minister decision to unify prayer calls stirs controversy

  After months of debate and discussion across Egyptian society, Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Gomaa announced that the call…
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