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Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars dismiss Qaradawy
Egypt
December 9, 2013
Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars dismiss Qaradawy
Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars Committee, headed by Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb decided to end the membership of Qatar-based Sheikh Youssef…
Azhar condemns banning Angolan Muslims from practising rituals
Egypt
November 26, 2013
Azhar condemns banning Angolan Muslims from practising rituals
Al-Azhar strongly condemned the banning of Muslims in Angola from practising their religious traditions and expressed concern over news circulated…
Spoiled school lunch leaves 90 students poisoned in Beni Suef
Egypt
November 20, 2013
Spoiled school lunch leaves 90 students poisoned in Beni Suef
Ninety students suffered food poisoning in an al-Azhar school in the village of Aqqad in Beni Suef, after eating spoiled…
Police forces called onto Al-Azhar University campus as student protests escalate
Egypt
October 30, 2013
Police forces called onto Al-Azhar University campus as student protests escalate
Police forces entered the Al-Azhar University campus on Wednesday afternoon after Public Prosecution approved the request of the university head…
Constitution in safe hands, Azhar representative says
Egypt
September 10, 2013
Constitution in safe hands, Azhar representative says
Abdullah al-Naggar, one of Al-Azhar representatives on the 50-member constitutional amendment committee, said Egypt's Islamic identity will not suffer during…
Azhar Grand Sheikh says he was informed about sit-in dispersal through media
Egypt
August 14, 2013
Azhar Grand Sheikh says he was informed about sit-in dispersal through media
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb said on Wednesday he was only informed about the dispersal of the sit-ins in Rabaa…
Salafi Dawa outlines proposal for national reconciliation
Egypt
July 9, 2013
Salafi Dawa outlines proposal for national reconciliation
Vice-president of the Salafi Dawa Yasser Borhamy said his group and its political arm the Nour Party have submitted a…
Al-Azhar, ElBaradei condemn violence at Republican Guard headquarters
Egypt
July 8, 2013
Al-Azhar, ElBaradei condemn violence at Republican Guard headquarters
Al-Azhar has called for an investigation into the killing of protesters in front of the Republican Guard headquarters. On Monday,…
Azhar aims to recover Quran manuscript
Archaeology
June 6, 2013
Azhar aims to recover Quran manuscript
Egypt's Al-Azhar institute said on Thursday that legal measures were underway to recover a Quranic manuscript taken from Cairo in…