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Voting is a duty: prominent Islamic cleric
CAIRO: Voting in the parliamentary elections is the duty of all Egyptians and boycotting the elections is tantamount to concealing one's testimony, said Yusef al-Qaradawi, the head of the Union of Muslim Scholars, during his meeting with Al-Azhar (...)

27 - 11 - 2011
Al-Azhar calls for cease fire in Tahrir
CAIRO: The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, issued a statement titled "The Cry of al-Azhar," which called on Egyptian authorities to enact a ceasefire immediately and stop aiming guns at protesters' chests under any circumstances. Tayeb (...)

23 - 11 - 2011
Al-Azhar's first cultural season launches: Grand Mufti
CAIRO: Egyptian Grand Mufti of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb today announced the Sheikhdom's first cultural season for 2011-2012. The announcement included references to both intellectual and cultural events for Al-Azhar. Abdullah bin Beih, the head of (...)

19 - 10 - 2011
Egypt Islamic Research Academy rejects unified worship places law
CAIRO: Egypt's Islamic Research Academy today rejected a bill which would unify the law of building places of worship in Egypt. The bill is intended to grant the same rights to Christians to build churches as to Muslims to build mosques. Egypt's (...)

18 - 10 - 2011
Al-Azhar announces Supreme Council decisions
CAIRO: The Al-Azhar Supreme Council agreed on Friday to teach the al-Azhar Document in al-Azhar schools, said Ismail Zawbaa, general secretary of the council. The council passed certain decisions concerning the elections of al-Azhar University (...)

07 - 10 - 2011
Egyptian Shiites to celebrate Prophet Mohammad's grandson's birthday
CAIRO: Egyptian Shiite activist Taher al-Shimy today criticized the media for neglecting to mention to birthday of Imam Hasan Ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. “Egyptian Shiites will celebrate this event in their homes, but a minority of (...)

15 - 08 - 2011
Ramadan may begin tonight
CAIRO: The Egyptian Dar al-Ifta school will officially celebrate the determination of the Ramadan crescent moon on Saturday. They will determine whether Ramadan will begin tonight or tomorrow night, based on the appearance of the new moon. The (...)

30 - 07 - 2011
Al-Azhar condemns Oslo bombings
CAIRO: The Grand Mufti of Egypt's Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, condemned the deadly Oslo explosions in a statement today. He called Oslo a symbol of world social peace, and said terrorism has no religion or home. Terrorism is “a criminal act issued (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
Azhar Imam to Libyans: Presidency not worth blood
CAIRO: “All presidential seats are not worth a drop of blood,” said Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, to the Libyan rebel delegation. Tayeb added that Al-Azhar supports Libyan rebels and the Arab uprisings in Syria and Yemen. He called (...)

14 - 06 - 2011
In Pictures: Celebration of Sheikh Rifai's mulid
CAIRO: The Free Egyptians Party held an event called ‘Bean Sprouts, Arugula and Bread' to celebrate the mulid of Sheikh Rifai. A mulid is a traditional Egyptian celebration of holy birthdays. Rifai followers organized a large ceremony that (...)

21 - 05 - 2011
Students call for Al-Azhar independency
CAIRO: Al-Azhar University students are demanding independency of the institution from the government. Demonstrations ended Tuesday evening when the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) called activists, according to Imam Rabei Marzouk of (...)

27 - 04 - 2011
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