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...

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...