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Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, stated that Egypt, led by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, is making every effort to put an end to the conflict in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
A high-level youth delegation from the Egyptian Family House project (Bayt al-ʿĀʾila), led by Anbā Ermīyā Makram, met with Egypt's Grand Muftī, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, to discuss ways to collaborate.
Under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, honored a number of dignitaries and notable members of Egyptian society on the sidelines of the 35th session of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.
Chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide and Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, stated that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s calls for renewing religious discourse were both correct and timely.
Posts on social media regarding Islamic rulings on drinking alcohol have spread during the past few hours, sparked by a bottle of beer that appeared in a photo during the conference of Takwīn foundation.
Writer Yūsuf Zīdān commented on the recent controversy surrounding the Takwīn Foundation, which launched its annual conference on Saturday (May 4).
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, said women’s taking of leading positions is permissible according to the sharīʿa, which does not consider gender but rather efficiency and professionalism in accomplishing work.
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, commended the efforts exerted by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, who also serves as Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, in promoting peace, understanding, and interfaith dialogue.
The former grand muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, emphasized the necessity  for the discourse addressed to the people to be centered on mercy and love rather than hatred, adding that it is possible that God might abolish Hell and grant entry to all humans into Heaven, as claimed by many scholars.
Dār al-Iftāʾ announced that it has finalized preparations for its eighth international conference on ‘Fatwā and the Challenges of the Third Millennium,’ to be held from October 18-19 in Cairo.  

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