Date of source: Saturday, July 24, 2021
On Saturday 24 July, the religious sector of the Ministry of Awqāf issued a strongly worded statement warning imams in all governorates not to allow unlicensed preachers to teach from mosque’s pulpits. Such an incidence would be punished with a salary deduction, bearing in mind that the penalty may...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The King ʿAbd Allāh bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz’s International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) organized a workshop in collaboration with the European Network for Dialogue, a platform created three years ago in partnership with the KAICIID. The workshop, which took place on...
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2021
The Egyptian society has showed us the best example of harmonious coexisting by not distinguishing between its citizens. Shawqī ʿAllām, Mufti of Egypt, Head of the General Secretariat of international Fatwa Authorities, said:
“ Celebrating New Year’s Eve, the birth day of our prophet Jesus, son of...
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2021
A delegation of 25 Muslim and Christian leaders from Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda and Zanzibar visited al-Azhar al-Sharif on Saturday, as part of the cooperation program with the Anglican churches in the African continent, to spread peace and a culture of acceptance of diversity and...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Various researchers and religious authorities are calling for an urgent examination of the phenomenon of Islamophobia in Western societies, after a 23-year-old man set fire to Arooj Shah's car, the first Muslim president of Oldham Council in northern England, with a Molotov cocktail.
Date of source: Saturday, July 10, 2021
Secretary General of al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyād checked out al-Azhar’s wing at the 52nd Cairo International Book Fair to follow-up activities provided by the wing, whether those related to academic publications, activities, or workshops.
Date of source: Saturday, July 24, 2021
The General Chiefdom of Sufi Orders thanked President ʿAbd al-Fatāḥ al-Sīsī for his directive to renovate the shrines of Ahl al-Bayt (the family of prophet Muḥammad,) and to develop their surrounding infrastructure. The shrines include the mosques of al-Sayyida Nafīsa, al-Sayyida Zaynab, and al-...
Date of source: Saturday, July 10, 2021
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) said that pursuing media and fatwā materials released by extremist organisations is a top priority for the observatory. The observatory dwells into the discourse of these groups in order to know what their aims are, so it can refute such ideas,...
Date of source: Friday, March 26, 2021
The Grand Imam, Dr Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Shaykh of al-Azhar, has received three invitations to visit Iraq, brought to him by an Iraqi delegation headed by Dr. Saʿad Kambash, head of the Sunni Endowment Office in Iraq.
Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2021
Considerable debate has arisen regarding the application ‘My Heritage’ which has recently gained popularity throughout social media sites. Through the app, users can move the face and features of a photo image, and many have been using it to animate photos of their deceased relatives to make them...