Date of source: Monday, January 26, 2026
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, said that the January 25 Revolution constituted an important milestone in the history of the nation, in which the Egyptian people expressed their will and aspirations for dignity and freedom, and its sons, through their sacrifices, wrote a bright page in...
Date of source: Friday, October 31, 2025
Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) Osāma al-Azharī extended "sincere congratulations" to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and the "great Egyptian people" on the occasion of the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), an exceptional event that restores to human consciousness the immortal...
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2025
The 5th international conference by the college of sharīʿa and law at al-Azhar University kicked off on Saturday (April 26) under the auspices of Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb under the motto "human development in the light of contemporary challenges."
Date of source: Sunday, March 9, 2025
Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb said that Palestinian women set an example for steadfastness, bravery, and clinging to the homeland despite the ethnic cleansing, genocide, and double standards of the international community that views them as less human than Western women.
Date of source: Sunday, February 23, 2025
The Muslim Council of Elders expressed categorical rejection of all attempts at displacement that aim to liquidate the Palestinian cause and emphasized support for the Arab and Muslim stances against these attempts.
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2024
The first international symposium, entitled “Fatwā and Achieving Intellectual Security,” has begun at the al-Azhar Conference Center under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. It is being organized by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide under the auspices of Egypt'...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said cooperation was in progress between al-Azhar and the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) to obtain a law criminalizing fatwās issued by unaccredited scholars.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, highlighted the role of ministries and institutions of culture in Arab nations in attaching importance to the Arabic language.
Date of source: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), held a plenary meeting with regional directors around the country and top executives of Al-Awqāf Egyptian Authority to discuss a new work mechanism that would be implemented soon.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The newly appointed Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Sayī Maḥmūd al-Azharī, was born on July 16, 1976 in Alexandria, and grew up in the province of Sūhāj, Upper Egypt.