Date of source: Monday, June 1, 2026
In a new development in the accusations made by the Hebrew media against Egypt and its symbols, the extreme right-wing Israeli writer Moshe Festuach severely criticized the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, accusing him and al-Azhar of being behind the Egyptians’ hatred of the Israeli...
Date of source: Sunday, April 19, 2026
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, issued a decision assigning Shaykh Ayman ʿAbd al-Ghanī, Head of al-Azhar Institutes Sector, to manage the financial and administrative tasks of al-Azhar undersecretary, pending the appointment of a new one in accordance with the procedures specified...
Date of source: Sunday, January 18, 2026
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism affirmed that the blessed journey of al-Isrāʾ wa al-Miʿrāj came after a year that witnessed the most severe forms of harm to the Prophet, his household, and his companions. However, the divine response was not a call for revenge or violent confrontation...
Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2025
The Education and Students Sector at ʿAyn Shams University is organizing the 15th Daʿwa Week under the title "Youths between the Purposes of Religion and Attempts at Westernization," with the participation of a select group of professors and Al-Azhar scholars specializing in this field on December...
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Muḥammad Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, the son of the late cleric Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, who was a member of al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars and the former president of al-Azhar University, expressed "deepest appreciation" to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for naming him for the Senate membership...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām welcomed a South African Council of Churches delegation at the Council's headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
Date of source: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Media personality Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa expressed uncertainty on the future of the film adaptation of his book, al-Mulḥid (The Atheist).
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2024
The 3rd group of a training forum led by Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church began at the Church of Mār Jirjis in the Cairo district of Heliopolis. The aim of the program is to provide training for 1,000 ecclesial teachers.
Date of source: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Dr. Salāma Dāwūd, President of al-Azhar University, highlighted that we are now entering the final third of the fasting month of Ramaḍān, with March 30 marking the beginning of the odd nights of the last 10 days.
Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2024
President of the Egyptian Nūr-Mubārak University of Islamic Culture, Dr. Muḥammad al-Shaḥāt al-Jindī, emphasized the imperative need to heed the calls from religious leaders advocating for the establishment of an international law criminalizing contempt of religions.