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Egypt
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Society
5/15/2025 12:47:47 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb and Head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Leo XIV pledged support for the rights of the vulnerable, underprivileged, and oppressed, stressing the urgent need to end ongoing conflicts, particularly in Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/8/2025 11:50:49 PM
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb congratulated on Thursday Pope Leo XIV on his election as head of the Catholic Church.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/21/2025 2:28:33 PM
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, expressed deep sorrow on Monday following the death of Pope Francis, calling him a “distinguished humanitarian and dear friend.”
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Egypt
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Society
3/29/2025 5:46:21 PM
Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, spoke with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayyeb, via phone call on Friday to inquire about his health.
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Egypt
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Society
3/16/2025 2:36:51 PM
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the world's leading Sunni Islamic institution, stressed Saturday that Islamophobia has become a real threat to global peace.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/23/2025 5:55:20 PM
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar, the world's leading Sunni Islamic institution, expressed Sunday his heartfelt wishes for Pope Francis of a swift recovery, as the pope is still in critical condition following a severe asthma attack.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/7/2024 12:58:24 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb said the tragedies in Gaza have surpassed all descriptions of crimes and massacres, with children, women, and the elderly losing their lives simply for choosing to remain in their homeland.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/14/2024 4:04:21 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb criticized the Democratic and Republican parties in the US on Saturday for differing on nearly every issue except their unwavering support for Israel.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/1/2024 7:58:08 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb expressed Tuesday a strong condemnation of the international reactions to the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon, noting that it exposed a new phenomenon of "political schizophrenia" to the world.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/28/2024 4:01:05 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb has called on the Arab and Islamic nations to hold a global relief campaign to support the Sudanese people amid the current floods and ongoing conflicts.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
7/18/2024 8:40:51 PM
Ildar Galeev, Director of the International Relations Department of the Religious Administration of Russia's Muslims, on behalf of the Mufti of Russia Sheikh Rawi Ain Eldin, Head of the Religious Administration of the Muslims of the Russian Federation, congratulated the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders Ahmed El-Tayyeb for receiving the title of the best Islamic personality in the world.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/11/2024 4:07:41 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders Ahmed El-Tayyeb and the Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin discussed on Thursday ways to enhance joint efforts to combat the rising phenomenon of Islamophobia.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/9/2024 5:47:21 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb said in a meeting on Tuesday with the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo in the Indonesian capital Jakarta that the Muslim Council of Elders is in discussions to launch the “Alliance of Religions for Development and Peace" international initiative, according to Ahram Arabic news website.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/7/2024 12:31:33 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb praised on Friday Thai students at Al-Azhar University and other educational institutions for their strong commitment to high morals and achieving academic excellence, revealing plans to establish Arabic language centres in Thailand.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/6/2024 10:17:14 PM
Al-Azhar rejects negative integration that strips Muslims of their religious identity and erases it but encourages positive integration of Muslims into the societies in which they live, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb said in his meeting with the Head of Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs Chen Ruifeng.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/20/2024 2:42:15 PM
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the world's leading Sunni Islamic institution, has extended condolences to the Iranian people following the tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/20/2024 12:42:00 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb said on Sunday that the brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza strip has exposed what he described as "global schizophrenia".
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Egypt
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Society
5/1/2024 5:40:44 PM
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the St. Mark Diocese received on Wednesday a phone call from Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb offering greetings ahead of the Easter celebration on Sunday 5 May.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/30/2024 11:35:20 AM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb said the Sunni Islamic institution is ready to establish an Arabic language teaching centre in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, to teach Muslim children the Quran language and help them maintain their Islamic identity.
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Egypt
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Society
4/1/2024 10:56:02 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb expressed Monday deep sadness that Palestinians in Gaza continue to suffer amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis as Muslims across the world prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr.
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