Egypt News First draft of anti-hatred law ready: Egypt’s Azhar Yomna Yasser Jun 1, 2017 0 The first draft of the law to counter hatred and violence in the name of religion was completed Tuesday by an…
Egypt News El-Tayeb appoints acting president for Egypt’s Al-Azhar University Yomna Yasser May 7, 2017 0 Egypt's Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayeb has appointed Mohamed Hussein El-Mahrsawy, the dean of the Arabic language…
Egypt News Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh remains popular despite disagreements with Egyptian Sisi Yomna Yasser May 2, 2017 0 His attendance at several events this week indicated that Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb's popularity hasn't…
Egypt News Pope Francis condemns violence, urges tolerance during Cairo visit Yomna Yasser Apr 29, 2017 0 Pope Francis urged tolerance and denounced demagogic, populism and violence committed in God's name on…
Egypt News Organised campaigns by media outlets against Al-Azhar: Al-Tayeb Yomna Yasser Apr 23, 2017 0 In his weekly speech on Friday in state-owned TV channel Al-Masreya, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb…
Egypt News Egypt’s Al-Azhar slams accusations of embracing extremist ideologies Yomna Yasser Apr 20, 2017 0 The Supreme Council of Scholars at al-Azhar, considered the most prestigious Sunni Muslim university, released a…
Egypt News ISIS attempts to promote sectarian strife in Egypt: Al-Azhar observatory Yomna Yasser Feb 21, 2017 0 In response to a video released Sunday by the Islamic State group (ISIS), Egypt's Al-Azhar observatory warned…
Egypt News Azhar clerics: verbal divorce without witnesses or immediate documentation valid Yomna Yasser Feb 6, 2017 0 Egypt's Council of Senior Islamic Scholars upheld on Sunday the instant validity of verbal divorce without…
Egypt News Dar Al-Ifta slams IS threat to destroy Egypt’s pyramids aya salah Jun 11, 2016 0 Dar Al-Ifta, the Egyptian state body that issues Islamic edicts, has shrugged off recent threats by the Islamic…
Egypt News Al-Azhar grand imam to meet Pope Francis for the first time aya salah May 23, 2016 0 After years of suspended talks, Pope Francis will receive at the Vatican on Monday Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb, the…