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The first international symposium, entitled “Fatwā and Achieving Intellectual Security,” has begun at the al-Azhar Conference Center under the patronage of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī. It is being organized by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide under the auspices of Egypt'...
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said cooperation was in progress between al-Azhar and the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) to obtain a law criminalizing fatwās issued by unaccredited scholars.
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, highlighted the role of ministries and institutions of culture in Arab nations in attaching importance to the Arabic language.  
Dr. Osāma al-Azharī, Minister of Awqāf (Religious Endowments), held a plenary meeting with regional directors around the country and top executives of Al-Awqāf Egyptian Authority to discuss a new work mechanism that would be implemented soon.
The newly appointed Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), Dr. Osāma al-Sayī Maḥmūd al-Azharī, was born on July 16, 1976 in Alexandria, and grew up in the province of Sūhāj, Upper Egypt.
The newly appointed Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, holds a PhD in theology from al-Azhar University, where he majored in philosophy and theology and graduated with first-rank honors in 2003.
The Islamic Research Academy on Thursday, May 11, 2017, held an extraordinary meeting under Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, to discuss the crisis sparked by cleric Dr. Sālim ʿAbd al-Jalīl’s statements regarding Christianity.
The muftī of Jerusalem and Palestine, Shaykh Muḥammad Husayn, stressed the important role that religion plays in the lives of individuals and societies, warning against people becoming fixated on materialism without having any consideration for religion and human values.
Today, Friday, the Ministry of Awqāf inaugurates 12 mosques in six governorates, including 11 that have been rebuilt and one that has been recently restored. This brings a grand total of 258 mosques which have been opened since 1st July, 231 of which have also been rebuilt and another 27 that have...
In an attempt to improve the management of the global fatwa institutions and support their digital transformation, the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ is holding its yearly conference titled “Fatwa Authorities in the Digital Age…Development Challenges and Means of Cooperation” on the 2nd and 3rd of August. ...

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