Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/23/2025 11:03:52 AM
Egypt's Al-Azhar, the world's largest Muslim Sunni institution, and the Coptic Orthodox Church strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital that killed at least 22 people and left 63 others wounded on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/21/2025 9:04:37 PM
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has condemned on Saturday an attack on a Muslim woman in the Croix-Rouge district of Reims, France, where she was assaulted by a group of 20 individuals for refusing to remove her hijab.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/20/2025 8:41:44 PM
Ahmed El-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the world’s largest Sunni Islamic institution, has issued a forceful condemnation of Israel's ongoing actions against Iran, delivering his message not only in Arabic and English but, for the first time, in Persian on social media.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/19/2025 11:42:32 AM
Serbian Prime Minister Duro Mascut expressed his pleasure on Wednesday at meeting the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, affirming Serbia’s interest in deepening its relationship with Al-Azhar.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/19/2025 6:53:10 PM
The grand imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayyeb, has accepted an invitation from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to visit Lebanon and reopen Al-Azhar’s Beirut institute, which had closed amid the country’s recent turmoil.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/15/2025 2:00:29 PM
The latest editorial of Sawt Al-Azhar, penned by Editor-in-Chief Ahmed El-Sawy, challenges the global celebrations marking the anniversary of the fall of Nazism, highlighting the moral contradiction posed by the ongoing war in Gaza.
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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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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
5/4/2025 10:01:49 AM
Nada Al-Azhari, Arabiya fi Iran: Al-Iraniyoun kama lam na’rifuhum (An Arab Woman in Iran: Iranians as We Have Not Known Them), Beirut: Al Saqi, 2024. pp252
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/28/2025 11:41:41 AM
Al-Azhar, the world's largest Muslim Sunni institution, strongly condemned on Sunday the terrorist attack that killed a Muslim worshipper inside a mosque in the town of La Grand-Combe in southeastern France's Gard region.
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Egypt
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Society
4/22/2025 3:24:46 PM
A high-level official delegation from Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the world's leading and most esteemed Sunni Islamic institution, is set to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88.
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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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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
3/13/2025 7:21:00 PM
The holy Muslim fasting month has always been an opportunity to share the Iftar meal, with this taking on magnificent proportions under Egypt’s historical ruling dynasties.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/3/2025 7:35:09 PM
Al-Azhar condemned Monday what it described as the "cowardly Zionist occupation" decision to block humanitarian aid to Gaza, accusing Israel of disregarding the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan and worsening Palestinians’ suffering.
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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
2/12/2025 10:16:45 PM
Al-Azhar urged support for the Egyptian and Arab stance on Gaza's reconstruction, stressing that no one has the right to force Palestinians to accept "impractical displacement proposals."
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/10/2025 8:13:41 PM
The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism condemned the approval of a legislative bill by the Israeli ministerial committee that aims to rename the West Bank as "Judea and Samaria," warning that such measures further inflame tensions in the occupied Palestinian territories and the broader Middle East.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/28/2025 3:01:26 PM
A massive relief convoy, organized by Al-Azhar's Zakat and Charity House (EZCH) in collaboration with the Tahya Misr Fund and the Egyptian Food Bank, arrived in the Gaza Strip Tuesday morning via the Rafah border terminal.
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