Date of source: Friday, November 21, 2025
Dr. Usāma al-Azharī, Minister of the Awqāf, said that Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād the Grand Muftī of Egypt, is fully deserving of his position and that God has enabled him to serve religion, knowledge and the nation, and that all the resources of the Ministry of Awqāf are at the service of Dār al-Iftāʾ, which...
Date of source: Thursday, November 27, 2025
Mediterranean Bonds that Unite Us: Dialogues on Shared Heritage and Cooperation
From the 21st to the 23rd of October 2025, Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosted the First Edition of the AlexMed Cultural Forum: Mediterranean Bonds that Unite Us organized by AlexMed in collaboration with the Anna Lindh...
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2025
As part of its ongoing efforts, al-Azhar Mosque announced the opening of 70 new branches of al-Rawāq al-Azharī for Qurʾān memorization in several new Egyptian cities.
Date of source: Saturday, November 8, 2025
Dr. Salāma Dāwūd, President of Al-Azhar University, inaugurated the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies for Boys in Banī Sūīf Governorate, in the presence of Dr. Muḥammad Hānī, Governor of Banī Sūīf; Dr. Ramaḍān al-Ṣāwī, Vice President of the University for the Delta Region; Dr. Sāyid Bakrī, Vice...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
In an unprecedented scene, the Coptic Orthodox Church is hosting the 6th Conference of the World Council of Churches, which is held at the "Logos" center in the Papal headquarters at St. Anba Bishoy Monastery in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, with the participation of 500 Church leaders that represent more than...
Date of source: Sunday, October 26, 2025
The 6th International Conference of the World Council of Churches has begun at the "Logos" Center in the Papal headquarters at St. Anba Bishoy Monastery in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, with the participation of 500 church leaders representing more than 100 countries around the world.
Date of source: Sunday, October 5, 2025
Egypt’s Dār al-Iftā’ resumed sessions at mosques nationwide in coordination with the Ministry of Awqāf (Religious Endowments) as part of its awareness-raising role to spread moderate ways of thinking, rectify misconceptions and encounter some unfavorable phenomena within the society.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
This paper examines the impact of various civil society organizations in Egypt on intercommunal and interreligious relations in the country. The analysis builds upon a brief overview of the status and role of civil society in Egypt, which considers the complex historical legacy of intercommunal and...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Every day, the scholars of al-Azhar al-Sharīf prove that they remain at the forefront of academics and specialists in their respective fields, consistently maintaining an edge over many of their peers at other universities.
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2025
On Saturday evening, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, Deputy of al-Azhar al-Sharīf, attended the graduation ceremony of the 58th generation of graduates at the Faculty of Sharīʿa and Law. He delivered a speech that he began by conveying the greetings and congratulations of His Eminence, the Grand Imam, Dr...