His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmad Al-Tayeb, extends his sincere congratulations to His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and to the Arab and Islamic...

     As a significant step within the project of “Together...Safe Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence,” Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE), in collaboration with the “Masaena Foundation for Youth...

     Al-Azhar Al-Sharif expresses its solidarity with the state of Qatar, calling for respecting the independence and sovereignty of all nations over their entire lands. Al-Azhar believes that the clash of weapons does not stop...

    In collaboration with the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services in Cairo, Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) hosted representatives of European and Arab civil society to promote religious and cultural...

    His Eminence Prof. Ahmad Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, (MCE) extends his sincere congratulations to the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, kings, presidents, and...

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq President of Al-Azhar Center for Dialogue Edited by: Dr. Kamal Boraiqa Abdelsalam Hassan 1- There are many non-Muslims who have misunderstood the concept of Jihad in Islam. They even mistranslated the word...

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq

     As the pace of Zionist Judaization of Jerusalem accelerates; Zionist attacks on Islamic sanctities, including the blessed mosque of al-Aqsa in Al-Haram Al-Sharif (Temple Mount) are increasing. Additionally, Zionist...

    Al-Quds (Jerusalem) is a holy city for all Muslims. It derives its holiness from several religious and historical factors, including the following: The First Qiblah The first thing Jerusalem stands for in Muslims’...

     A couple of weeks ago, the entire world was deeply shocked by the terror attack against Al-Rawdah Mosque in Egypt wherein more than 305 persons were slain in what is described by the international press as the...