Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb praised UNESCO's decision to provide full membership to a Palestinian state, considering the decision as a victory of truth, peace and tolerance.
He considered the decision as a step that will pave the way (...)
CAIRO: Egyptians should be united during the country's transitional stage, particularly because Egypt is one of the most pivotal countries in the world, according to Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa.
The Grand Mufti is responsible for interpreting (...)
Al-Azhar will organize a seminar about cultural accordance and a document released by the religious institution regarding the future religious identity of the Egyptian state Sunday, in cooperation with the Alexandria Library.
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Egypt's Mufti Ali Gomaa criticized the violence in the incidents between the Egyptian army and Coptic Christians in front of Maspiro on Sunday October 9.
He told Youm7 such violence aims to manipulate Egypt's security, stressing these incidents (...)
Chairman of Azhar University Osama al-Abd said the January 25 Revolution's aim is to achieve reform and a better future for Egyptians. He added Islam calls for consultation in politics through which Egyptians can achieve development and (...)
Turkish Prime Minister Ragab Tayeb Erdogan made an unprecedented visit to al-Azhar to offer support for the Sheikdom's role in spreading moderate Islam, particularly during the politically sensitive time in the Middle East.
The Grand Imam of (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's Al-Azhar institution demanded that women wear a head scarf and modest clothing during their visits to the Islamic institution to show respect. Al-Azhar is the highest Sunni authority in the Muslim world.
Al-Azhar demanded that (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf agreed to organize a million-man march in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square this Friday, August 12. He demanded there be no strikes which could impede the interests of the people.
During a meeting with a (...)
Shias Muslims in Egypt refuse broadcasting the historic series al-Hassan and al-Hussien, said Egypt's Shia activist, Al-Taher al-Hashemyn.
He praised Al-Azhar's decisions and Shia scholar, Ayat Allah Abass al-Kaaby's, opinion of refusing (...)
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb said minors can't proclsim Islam, according Imam Shafii, during a meeting with the Coptic priests Philopateer Gamil and Aghabios Saad.
Philopateer praised the meeting, describing al-Tayeb as a father for all (...)
CAIRO: The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, met with the Egyptian intellectual Fahmy Howidi on Wednesday to discuss ways to communicate with Islamic movements within Egypt and abroad.
After his meeting with al-Tayeb, Howidi said they had (...)
Abdullah al-Husseni, the Minister of Islamic Endowments (Awqaf), will send a delegation of the ministry's Quran reciters to Turkey next Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. He also plans to turn the historic school of Sultan Mahmoud into a (...)
CAIRO: The Islamic Research Academy sent a number of required amendments on the law of children custody in September of 2007. But Ambassador Moshira Khatab, who was former Director General of the National Council of the Motherhood and Childhood, (...)
The violence witnessed in Imbaba on Saturday night is a manipulation of Egypt's national security, said Egypt's Mufti, Dr. Ali Gomaa. Gomaa refused such actions, saying they cannot be made by religious people who truly believe in their religious, (...)