Under the auspices of His Eminence Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed El-Tayeb, Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) launches Ibda' “Innovation” program in the Islamic Mission City under supervision of Secretary General Dr. Nazir Mohammed Ayyad. The program includes a series of workshops for foreign students to train them on some arts such as: Calligraphy, painting, photography, decoration, copying, printing, and various artworks.