Al-Azhar

Al Azhar Scholars reject US Jerusalem move

Cairo - Emirates Voice

Al-Azhar Senior Scholars Council has confirmed its absolute rejection of the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel and move its embassy to it. In the final statement of its emergency meeting, the council stressed that the Arab identity of Jerusalem and its historic Palestinian identity is not liable to any change or tampering and stays Palestinian, ArabRead more

Arteaga supports Egypt’s tourism

Cairo - Fady Ameein

Former Ecuadorian President Rosalia Arteaga, the first woman to rule Ecuador, has said she is keen to visit Egypt every year because she has a special nature and a magical climate. She is happy to visit the pyramids, which she has always heard about in history books. Regarding the measures taken by the Egyptian authorities to improve economy, she revealedRead more

Al-Azhar condemns attack on church-goers in Texas

Cairo - Emirates Voice

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif has strongly condemned the criminal shooting that took place yesterday night, inside a church in the US state of Texas, killing at least 26 people and wounding a further 20. An official statement from Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, said that, "These hateful attacks, that kill and violate the sanctity of houses of worship, lead to the dissemination of sedition, hatred,Read more

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif condemns police bus terror attack

Manama - Emirates Voice

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif has condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a police bus on Friday in Bahrain, and resulted in the death of a policeman and the injury of eight others. In a statement issued last night, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif affirmed its support for the Kingdom of Bahrain in the face of criminal attacks aimed at subverting Bahrain’s security and stability, andRead more

Al-Azhar condemns terrorist bombing in Qatif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Cairo - Emirates Voice

Al-Azhar strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a security patrol in al-Masoura neighborhood in Qatif Governorate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which led to killing one officer and injuring two security men. Al-Azhar stressed in a statement today its condemnation of such acts of terrorism, emphasizing the need to work to coordinate efforts to counter this terrorism, offeringRead more

63 percent of Egyptians against verbal divorce

Cairo - Arab Today

At least 63 percent of Egyptians are against undocumented verbal divorce, in which Muslim men may divorce their wives without going through a court of law, a new poll has shown. The survey showed that only 16 percent support undocumented divorce and 21 percent said they are undecided, a poll conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera).Read more

Al-Azhar sheikh calls for action on Islamophobia at Cairo inter-faith conference

Cairo - Arab Today

The head of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, called on religious institutions in the East and West to act against Islamophobia, telling faith leaders at a Cairo conference that Islam “is not the reason for wars.” El-Tayyeb was giving a speech to a conference on international freedom and citizenship in Cairo on Tuesday which is being attended by religious representativesRead more

Egypt's Al-Azhar, Vatican resume dialogue sessions after 7-year hiatus

Cairo- Arab today

Egypt's Al-Azhar and the Vatican have resumed dialogue sessions in Cairo — focused in particular on combining efforts to combat religious extremism and terrorism — for the first time since the sessions were halted in 2010. A special seminar held at Al-Azhar University Wednesday was attended by a range of Al-Azhar scholars and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, head of theRead more