Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
In its recommendations, the forum’s final statement emphasized the importance of developing training programs specifically for young people, focusing on community engagement and leadership skills. It also stressed the need to provide financial and technical support to civil society organizations...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Undersecretary of al-Azhar Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī received a delegation from the Vienna Group for Religion & Diplomacy, a gathering that includes official representatives from 14 European nations and seeks to support interfaith dialogue and spread the culture of coexistence and freedom of...
Date of source: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Participants in the 4th session of the Intra-Islamic Dialogue Conference said that the convening of this meeting reflects profound interest by al-Azhar, the Muslim Council of Elders, and the Kingdom of Bahrain in rallying Muslim ranks, praising their efforts to boost values of citizenship and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 16, 2025
The Secretary-General of the Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars has stated that “the beauty of Arabic calligraphy reflects the uniqueness of the Arabic language, which God chose for His Noble Book (Kitābihi al-Karīm). Al-Azhar Forum for Arabic Calligraphy pursues its journey in highlighting the...
Date of source: Monday, January 27, 2025
Al-Azhar’s pavilion will host a series of anticipated seminars at the 56th annual session of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), fostering dialogue and promoting Islamic scholarship. One such seminar, “Towards an Islamic-Islamic Dialogue,” will take place of Tuesday, January 28, as part of...
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Authored by the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyeb, this statement was published on January 8th, 2012, after the initial stages of the Arab Spring to clarify Al-Azhar's vision of basic human freedoms. It addresses the freedom of belief, the freedom of opinion and expression, the freedom of scientific...
Date of source: Sunday, October 20, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, received the General Bishop and Chairman of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC), Anbā Irmīyā, to discuss the role of religious institutions in boosting people’s awareness and the joint effort of the institutions to...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center posted a statement on its Facebook page on the debate surrounding the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, and the speech he gave on Monday, September 16, the Prophet Muḥammad’s birthday.
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2024
Al-Azhar denounced Zionist attacks targeting innocent residents of the Rafaḥ refugee camp, which was previously declared a safe region for displaced Gazans. The world watched as this heinous crime left scores of men, women, and children dead or injured.
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2024
On Sunday (March 17), al-Azhar is celebrating its 1,084th anniversary, coinciding with the 7th of the Muslim Hijri calendar month of Ramaḍān. The event will be attended by several senior scholars and figures of al-Azhar.