Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Today (Saturday), Pope Tawāḍrūs inaugurated the Church of John (Yōḥanā) the Baptist in the neighborhood of al-Basātīn in the city of al- Khayālla. This is the 181st Church that has been inaugurated by the Pope since that start of his term.
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2023
The issue of climate change has become a pressing topic on the agendas of nations and institutions worldwide, including religious establishments.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
The ministry of awqāf (religious endowments) announced that more than EGP31 million (roughly $1 million) have been spent on Qurʾān-related activities during the fiscal year 2023/2024.
Date of source: Thursday, November 9, 2023
The Minister of Awqāf, Dr. Muḥammad Mokhtār Jumʿa, and the Grand Muftī of the Republic, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, headed a delegation of ministry leaders that included the Head of the Religious Sector, Dr. Heshām ʿAbd el ʿAzīz, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Muḥammad...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
On Monday afternoon, al-Azhar, in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, launched the initiative titled “A Homeland Unites Us,” in the presence of the Undersecretary of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr. Ashraf Ṣubḥī, and Egyptian university graduates...
Date of source: Saturday, October 21, 2023
Vice President of Al-Azhar University in Upper Egypt, Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd el-Mālek, said that a march was launched today from inside the Asyūṭ campus of al-Azhar University, with thousands of protesters participating including the university’s employees, such as deans, faculty members and workers, as...
Date of source: Saturday, October 21, 2023
The Advisor to the President of the Republic for Financial Affairs, Major General Muḥammad Amīn, has recently passed away.
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2023
Under the auspices of the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, al-Azhar called upon the people of Egypt to hold a protest after the Friday prayers, and to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine against Israeli aggression.
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2023
The joint convoy of preaching activities between al-Azhar, al-Awqāf (religious endowments) Ministry, and Dār al-Iftāʾ has set off today in the mosques of Rafaḥ al-Māsōra, al-Shaykh Zōwayd, and al-Jōra, in the north of Sinai. This is the eighth week in a row of religious and cultural activities, in...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Grand Muftī of the Republic, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, called for a minute of silence for the souls of the martyrs of the Baptist Hospital that was bombed earlier in the Gaza Strip, and for the souls of the martyrs of Palestine.