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Egypt, Al-Azhar condemn London’s deadliest terror attack in 12 years
Egypt

Egypt, Al-Azhar condemn London’s deadliest terror attack in 12 years

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry and Al-Azhar University issued statements on Wednesday night “strongly condemning” the deadliest terror attack in central London in…
Dialogue between Azhar, Vatican starts
Egypt

Dialogue between Azhar, Vatican starts

Sessions of the joint committee on dialogue between Al-Azhar and the Vatican on combating extremism and violence have started on…
Al-Azhar supports Grand Imam’s call to pay attention to democracy
Egypt

Al-Azhar supports Grand Imam’s call to pay attention to democracy

Several al-Azhar scholars have their declared support of Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayyeb’s call on the necessity of paying attention to…
Egypt condemns Russian ambassador killing, Berlin lorry attack
Egypt

Egypt condemns Russian ambassador killing, Berlin lorry attack

Al-Azhar has condemned the shooting of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov, saying in a statement on Monday, that “the prophet and…
Al-Azhar urges Myanmar to end violence against Muslim minority
Egypt

Al-Azhar urges Myanmar to end violence against Muslim minority

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb urged on Sunday the eliminatiion of injustice on the Muslim minority in Myanmar,…
Al-Azhar officially rejects pre-written sermons for Friday prayers
Egypt

Al-Azhar officially rejects pre-written sermons for Friday prayers

Al-Azhar's Council of Senior Scholars, headed by Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, has reached a consensus agreement to reject the government's…
A week on: Al-Azhar scholars’ objections to scripted Friday sermons
Egypt

A week on: Al-Azhar scholars’ objections to scripted Friday sermons

A week ago, government authorities announced the decision to make all mosque preachers deliver an identical, government-approved sermon during Friday…
Combating terrorism is the duty of all: Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh in Paris
Egypt

Combating terrorism is the duty of all: Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh in Paris

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb stated that spilling the blood of Muslims as well as non-Muslims is prohibited in Islam…
Grand Sheikh condemns ongoing slaughter in Aleppo, calls for ceasefire
Egypt

Grand Sheikh condemns ongoing slaughter in Aleppo, calls for ceasefire

The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar has condemned the ongoing slaughter in the Syrian city of Aleppo as shelling and aerial…
Azhar denounces Dutch MP’s attempts to air cartoons offending Prophet Mohamed
Egypt

Azhar denounces Dutch MP’s attempts to air cartoons offending Prophet Mohamed

Al-Azhar has criticized Dutch MP Geert Wilders, known for his hostility toward Islam, for his remarks that cartoons depicting the…
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