Date of source: Saturday, January 14, 2017
Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Shaykh of al-Azhar, ruled on the issue of dhimmīs and Copts’ tribute payments, after he affirmed that this term is unpalatable now.
Date of source: Saturday, January 14, 2017
Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn al-Hilālī, Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at al-Azhar University, said that the entire Egyptian society used to perform marriages in a verbal manner (like ʿurfī marriages) until 1931.
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2017
Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, Muftī of the Republic, greeted a high-profile delegation from the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Dutch parliament, headed by Angeline Eijsink, and joined by the Dutch ambassador in Cairo.
Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2017
The ideas presented by researcher Islām Biḥayrī aim to renew religious discourse by updating, criticizing, and purifying it from impurities that have been associated with it over time.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2017
“We kept quiet, so he barged in with his donkey” is a popular idiom that exemplifies the state of religious parties, which started appearing directly after the 25th of January Revolution.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Al-Azhar Foundation has not stopped at the limits of its religious responsibilities. In a statement on the origins of jurisprudential variance, al-Azhar surpassed these limits to addresses political variance, efforts towards national unity, and directing Arab peoples towards their noble goals...
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2017
"Renewing religious discourse is a matter of life and death…" This is an Egyptian call launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sīsī on Wednesday from the country of al-Azhar, [an outlet of] moderate Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2017
The "Hatred" Law proposed by al-Azhar during Laylat al-Qadr [religious celebration during Ramadan commemorating the revelation of the Qur’an] was met by angry reaction from many MPs and politicians
Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2017
On Sunday the Egyptian Authority declared that they had attacked one of the leaders of the Anṣār Bayt al-Maqdis that is supporting Dāʿish [ISIS/ISIL] during a security attempt to arrest him in al- ʿArīsh.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2017
Egypt is facing a confrontation against terrorist groups concentrated in northern Sinai targeting military installations and buildings and extending their activity recently to the capital.