His Eminence, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmad al-Tayeb, extends his sincere congratulations to the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Lieutenant General Abdel Meguid Sakr, Minister of Defense and Military...

     Dr. Reham Salama, Director of Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE), received a high-profile diplomatic delegation, comprised of representatives from several countries: Bulgaria, Germany, Singapore, New Zealand,...

     In the light of the collaboration between AL-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) and Egyptian Universities, AOCE held a symposium entitled “Religious Illiteracy and Social Media fuel Extremism” at Kafr...

      Al-A Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) in collaboration with Al-Azhar University continues its activities as part of the “Towards an Azhari Vision for Combating Extremism” initiative. AOCE...

     In collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) continues its activities as part of the initiative “Towards a Youth-Oriented Vision for Combating...

     Churches, mosques and synagogues have recently been targeted in a series of shootings and bombings all over the world. On 21 April 2019, three churches in Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital,...

     The previous two articles show clearly that neither Allah, Most High, nor the Prophet (PBUH), nor any of the dignified Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) had ever identified a particular verse in the Quran as the...

     The first article on this topic shows that neither Allah, Most High, nor the Prophet (PBUH), nor any of the Companions had ever said that the Quran contains a verse called "The Verse of the Sword", which clearly...

     Many people around the world, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, believe that Islam is a religion that accepts others and deals with them justly and kindly. Yet, some others promulgate the idea that Qur’anic verses on...

     Ever since 9/11, the word “Jihad” has come to be one of the most well-known concepts to non-Muslims. Jihad is considered the main concept that radical groups adopt as a core ideology. It is true that...