Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/14/2023 9:29:00 PM
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Terrorism, the monitoring unit of the world's leading Sunni Islamic authority Al-Azhar, denounced the recent remarks made by Rabbi Uzi Sharbaf, a well-known Zionist figure, who alleged that the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza aims “to continue liberating the land of Israel in Gaza and its milieu.”
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/9/2023 8:18:23 PM
Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni Islamic institution, has welcomed the recently passed law by the Danish Parliament that criminalizes the burning of the Holy Quran — an incident that has recently occurred repeatedly in the West, including Denmark.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/9/2023 1:50:04 PM
The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism expressed outrage over the religious decrees of Zionist rabbis, attributing them as a key factor in reigniting the genocide against Palestinians after after the four-day humanitarian truce, according to a statement on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/3/2023 10:47:51 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb discussed cultural and educational collaboration between Korea and Egypt and the latest developments in Gaza with Korean Ambassador Kim Yonghyon on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Society
11/19/2023 10:42:20 AM
A 40-truck convoy dispatched on Saturday by Al-Azhar’s Egyptian Zakat and Charity House is set to arrive at the Rafah border crossing to provide humanitarian relief to the Gaza Strip.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/18/2023 8:27:41 PM
Egypt strongly condemned, in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, the horrifying bombardment by Israeli forces on the UNRWA's Fakhoura school, which killed scores of Palestinians, as “a war crime”.
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Egypt
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Society
11/13/2023 6:43:00 PM
Al-Azhar called on the international community on Monday to prosecute Israel for war crimes following its attacks on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
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Egypt
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Society
11/12/2023 8:57:50 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayeb congratulated renowned cardiologist Dr Hany Eteiba on his election as the President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow as the first Egyptian Al-Azhar University alumnus to hold such a position.
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Egypt
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Society
11/11/2023 11:40:08 AM
In a heartfelt address ahead of the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit on the Gaza war, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb affirmed that ending Israeli aggression is a “religious legal duty” for Arab leaders and people alike.
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Egypt
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Society
11/4/2023 12:09:46 PM
The targeting of innocent Palestinians as well as medical personnel and infrastructure jeopardizes the Palestinian cause, read a statement by Egypt's Al-Azhar on Friday, referencing several massacres that Israel carried out earlier in the day.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/30/2023 3:58:18 PM
Egypt’s Al-Azhar issued a statement on Monday hailing the Palestinian resistance and the innocent people of Gaza for their perseverance in the face of the Israeli brutal crimes in Gaza, while also praising those in the international community who condemned the “massacres being committed in Gaza."
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Egypt
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Society
10/28/2023 10:33:09 AM
Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, condemned on Friday the Israeli occupation’s intensified attacks in Gaza, denouncing the bombardment, killing, and cutting of electricity and internet connections as blind terrorism and a clear violation of legal and humanitarian principles.
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Egypt
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Society
10/25/2023 2:25:35 PM
An 18-truck convoy dispatched by Al-Azhar’s Egyptian Zakat and Charity House arrived at the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday night to provide humanitarian relief to the Gaza Strip.
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Egypt
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Society
10/22/2023 4:28:53 PM
The Fatwa Centre of Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni Islamic institution, issued a statement on Sunday that it is permissible for Muslims to give Zakat (charitable alms) to assist Palestinians suffering the effects of Israeli attacks.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/18/2023 2:22:46 AM
Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni Islamic institution, called on the Arab and Islamic nations to profoundly reconsider their reliance on the ‘arrogant’ Western European and American powers.
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Egypt
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Society
10/16/2023 2:58:19 PM
The Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) at Al-Azhar condemned attempts of forced displacement, ethnic cleansing, and genocide carried out by the "terrorist Zionist entity against Palestinians," according to a statement on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/13/2023 9:30:04 PM
Hundreds of Egyptians protested following Friday prayers at Cairo’s Al-Azhar Mosque against the Israeli attack on Gaza, following suit with protesters in several other Arab capitals.
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Egypt
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Society
10/11/2023 9:09:00 PM
Egypt's Al-Azhar stated on Wednesday that supporting innocent Palestinian civilians is a religious duty, describing it as a moral and humanitarian obligation.
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Egypt
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Society
10/9/2023 11:12:47 AM
Islam unequivocally prohibits inflicting any harm on Muslim or non-Muslim foreigners and society is responsible for ensuring their protection and safety, read a statement by Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Centre on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/8/2023 11:03:00 AM
Egypt’s Al-Azhar demanded on Saturday the international community stop applying double standards to the Israel-Palestine conflict, mourning Palestinian “martyrs” and praising their resistance.
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