Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) is closely monitoring the shooting incident that took place on Monday, July 28, 2025, inside an administrative building Manhattan, New York City, which resulted in the death...

     Dr. Reham Salama, the executive director of the Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism, delivered an informative lecture, entitled “Extremist Organizations' Exploitation of Religion to achieve Political...

     As part of the collaboration between the Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) and the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO) in Egypt, three researchers from AOCE participated in several seminars at the...

     As a part of its ongoing initiative, “Together…Safe Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence,” Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE), in collaboration with the Masaena Foundation for Youth and...

     Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism strongly condemns the heinous racist attack targeting the newly established mosque of the Islamic Association in the town of Piera, located approximately 50 kilometers west of...

     Seekers of peace and stability ceaselessly work for ending all causes of conflicts and wars so that peoples all over the world can live, coexist, and prosper. The religious leaders shoulder greater responsibility in this...

     In the aftermath of its defeat in the Middle East region, terrorist ISIS group might take the Philippines as its new stronghold and platform to launch its terrorist attacks against innocent people. This conclusion is...

     Islam is the religion of all Prophets and Messengers. It highly appreciates education and scholars, which is why it fervently asks its followers to learn and acquire knowledge in a way that secures their happiness in both...

By: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zakzouq The President of Al-Azhar Center for Interfaith Dialogue   In the pre-Islamic era, women were deprived of the right of inheritance. However, with the advent of Islam, they were granted a...

     Every year on the 12th of the month of Rabi al-Awwal Hijri, Muslims worldwide celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which marked the beginning of the battle against ignorance and fanaticism and the long and ever...