Al-Azhar

Al-Azhar prepares new document on Arab Spring
Egypt

Al-Azhar prepares new document on Arab Spring

Al-Azhar is currently working on a new document that will address the revolts in the Arab world and Egypt's relations…
Salafi Scholars mull fielding independent candidates in elections
Egypt

Salafi Scholars mull fielding independent candidates in elections

The Salafi Scholars' Shura Council is considering fielding candidates in single-winner districts in the upcoming parliamentary elections, council head Gamal…
Al-Azhar: We won’t remain silent in the face of encroaching Shiism
Egypt

Al-Azhar: We won’t remain silent in the face of encroaching Shiism

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb said on Thursday that he rejects all attempts at spreading Shiism in Egypt and the…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh asks US ambassador to release Islamist leader
Egypt

Al-Azhar grand sheikh asks US ambassador to release Islamist leader

Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the grand sheikh of Al-Azhar, has renewed his call for the release Omar Abdel Rahman, the Jama'a al-Islamiya…
Al-Azhar head urges UN members to vote for Palestinian state
Egypt

Al-Azhar head urges UN members to vote for Palestinian state

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb urged world nations to vote in favor of a Palestinian state during the UN General…
Brotherhood leader: Teachers Syndicate victory blow to NDP remnants
Egypt

Brotherhood leader: Teachers Syndicate victory blow to NDP remnants

The Muslim Brotherhood's overwhelming success in the Teachers Syndicate election was a blow to remnants of the dissolved National Democratic…
Syrian opposition delegation to visit Egypt in September
Egypt

Syrian opposition delegation to visit Egypt in September

Syrian opposition figures plan to visit Egypt next month to meet with Egyptian political players and Al-Azhar leaders, members of…
Al-Azhar voices anger at Syrian security assault on Damascus mosque
Egypt

Al-Azhar voices anger at Syrian security assault on Damascus mosque

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has expressed anger about Saturday's assault on Al-Rifai mosque in Damascus by Syrian army and…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh criticizes slow international aid to Somalia
Egypt

Al-Azhar grand sheikh criticizes slow international aid to Somalia

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb on Thursday criticized slow Arab and international efforts to send food and other aid to…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh congratulates Libyans on their revolution
Egypt

Al-Azhar grand sheikh congratulates Libyans on their revolution

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has offered congratulations to the Libyan people on the progress of their revolution and the…
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