Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Inclusive Citizenship is a dream of many people in our world today. The definition of inclusive citizenship, as I understand it, is the granting of full rights of citizenship to all people regardless of their religion, ethnicity, gender, color, socio-economic status etc. It signifies not just...
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Introduction:
Inclusive citizenship seeks to go beyond the intellectual debates of recent years on democratization and participation to explore a related set of issues around changing conceptions of citizenship. Peoples’ understandings of what it means to be a citizen go to the heart of various...
Date of source: Saturday, October 21, 2023
Vice President of Al-Azhar University in Upper Egypt, Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd el-Mālek, said that a march was launched today from inside the Asyūṭ campus of al-Azhar University, with thousands of protesters participating including the university’s employees, such as deans, faculty members and workers, as...
Date of source: Saturday, October 21, 2023
Al-Azhar Observatory warned of the consequences of Israel attacking al-Quds hospital after the Israeli army asked for the evacuation of 12,000 displaced people, most of whom are women and children, and more than 400 patients. The Observatory confirmed that the evacuation is the equivalent of...
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2023
On Sunday (October 15), Pope Francis called upon the opening of humanitarian corridors to help those trapped in the Gaza Strip, and renewed his call for the release of hostages. In his weekly sermon at St. Peters square, the Pope asked that “all children, ill persons, elderly persons and women, as...
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2023
Under the auspices of the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, al-Azhar called upon the people of Egypt to hold a protest after the Friday prayers, and to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine against Israeli aggression.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Coptic Orthodox Church, under the leadership of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, condemned the unjustified aggression against the innocent citizens of Gaza.
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2023
A decision to set up a new college teaching the Ḥanbalī fiqh (jurisprudence) at the World Islamic Sciences & Education University (W.I.S.E) in Jordan has raised many questions. While some view it as a plan to empty the Ḥanbalī fiqh from its content and make a new Salafism that is more appealing...
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2023
Coinciding with the June 30 Revolution anniversary and the presidency of ͑Abd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, al-Azhar was urged by the president to make efforts to renew the religious discourse and combat extremism. These efforts include the establishment of several centers and initiatives.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2023
George Isḥāq, one of the strong patriotic figures in Egypt’s history, who set an example of honesty and integrity, has passed away after valuable contributions to politics and human rights, with a dream to see Egypt a purely civil democracy.