Opinion

September 10, 2021

Twenty years after 9/11: which is worse? The beginning, or the end?

Hubris comes in many forms, but surely the rushed exit of American forces from Afghanistan to meet an artificial political…

July 8, 2021

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, both the mosque and the university, are often seen as a distinguished part of contemporary Islamic history. The…

July 7, 2021

As president of Al-Azhar University, I was honored to attend some of the meetings between Professor Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam…

June 1, 2021

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s severe economic and financial crisis is likely to rank as one of the worst the world…

May 21, 2021

US Vice President Kamala Harris’ assertion that the US will stand by Israel has left many observers, myself included, flabbergasted.…

April 1, 2021

It is not an exaggeration if I say that since the beginning of March, all my conversations and talks with…

March 24, 2021

“If I returned back in time, I would do it all over again. This is what I learned from my…

March 10, 2021

For a religion to be strong, it must be confident in itself – solid in its convictions and robust in…

February 13, 2021

The Arab Spring spawned a mixed record of success regarding liberalization, but one recent bright spot has been the revolution…

February 8, 2021

Almost every single day, tuk-tuks finds their way to news headlines as a party in an accident, and somedays, more…