Protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza are taking place across the Arab and Muslim world following the conclusion of Friday prayers. The video below shows a huge demonstration within the Al-Azhar ...

It is a mosque and university in Cairo, Egypt. It was built by Jawhar the Sicilian writer (Elias al-Siqali), the commander of Abu Tamim’s army, a year after the Fatimid’s conquered Egypt, and ...

CAIRO (RNS) – Four years ago, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called on state-supported Muslim clerics “to improve the image of Islam in front of the world.” In response, Islamic religious ...

Egypt's El-Sisi and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Bin Salman inaugurated on Tuesday renovation work of Al Azhar Mosque (Photo: Al-Azhar's official website) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and ...

Grand Mufti of Egypt and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Nazir Mohamed Ayyad said Al-Azhar represents the nation’s scholarly memory and living religious conscience ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's seat of Islamic learning, al-Azhar, will launch a satellite channel to give the world a better understanding of Islam and counter some Islamic outlets preaching "extremist ...